Archives for July 17, 2005

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Superfos takes packaging to Eastern Europe

Danish packaging company Superfos says it is expanding its packaging production in Poland as part of a focused growth strategy that targets all consumer packaging including food and drink products, reports Simon Pitman.

EFSA scientists to review aspartame study

Reports from a fresh Italian study alleging aspartame could pose a cancer risk are not in harmony with the extensive research that exist on aspartame, say suppliers of this popular sweetener.

Effects of pub smoking ban exaggerated, says study

The prospect of a UK-wide smoking ban in pubs by the end of 2008 is daunting but new research suggests the threat to trade may be exaggerated, and trade can be maintained if firms adapt, writes Chris Mercer.

Weekly Comment

A strategy for beating China

As Chinese producers move in on western markets, the first response by many established players is to protect and defend their previous market positions. It's a doomed strategy.

French wine come-back fuels market scrap

Crisis in the French wine industry is spurring producers' acceptance of aggressive marketing strategies that, whilst perhaps long-overlooked, could be worrying for foreign producers on an increasingly competitive world market, writes Chris Mercer.