Archives for October 22, 2006

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Emerging markets maintain Coca-Cola momentum

By  staff reporter

Emerging markets and a hot summer in Europe helped Coca-Cola to pick up momentum in the third quarter, buying it time to address problems in Japan and North America.

China to lift tariffs on Indonesian cocoa

By  Dominique Patton

China will remove the import duty on Indonesian cocoa from 1 January next year, a move likely to increase demand for the beans from the world's third biggest producer.

Cargill to focus on heart health in Frankfurt

By  Anthony Fletcher

Cargill plans to use next month's Health Ingredients Europe event to unveil a number of products that food and beverage manufacturers can use in future product launches.

San Miguel enters Thai fruit juice market

By  Dominque Patton

San Miguel, the Philippines-based food and beverage conglomerate, has entered the Thai fruit juice market with the launch of the Berri brand.

Resveratrol in red wine could cut colorectal cancer risk

By  staff reporter

Drinking more than three glasses of red wine a week could cut the risk of colorectal cancer by almost 70 per cent, researchers told the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Las Vegas.

Valves designed for PET moulding operations

By  staff reporter

A new series of pneumatic valves solves many of the problems unique to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) stretch-blow molding operations, according to the manufacturer.