UK to announce school junk food ban
The UK government will announce plans to ban junk food in the nation's schools, bringing an end to the sale of crisps, chocolate and fizzy drinks in school vending machines.
Archives for September 27, 2005
Flowmeters meet demand for high speed, accurate filling
The launch of a two new flowmeters meets the demand from the food and beverage processors using high speed filling lines, according to its manufacturer.
French wine union rejects EU, US deal
French wine cooperatives have rejected the recent wine labelling agreement between the EU and US, claiming the deal will not benefit European producers as much as the Commission thinks.
Constellation determined to seal Vincor takeover
Canadian wine group Vincor has rejected takeover advances from fellow top-ten producer Constellation Brands, prompting a shouting match between the two, yet the march of industry consolidation may be hard to halt.