UK Budget leaves wine sector sour
The UK wine and spirits industry has said it is 'deeply disappointed' by the UK chancellor's plans to raise duty tax on wine, announced in his 2007 Budget Speech Wednesday.
Archives for March 22, 2007
NEC succeeds in embedding RFID in bottle cap
Two Japanese companies have succeeded in developing a plastic bottle cap embedded with an radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.
Absorbent pads help retain packaged meat colour
A new absorbent pad prevents meat discolouration while retaining moisture in packaging, its manufacturer claims.
Anheuser-Busch looks to China
US brewer Anheuser-Busch is to expand its Chinese distribution outlets as it looks to offset declining sales growth in its domestic operations.
Coffee culture comes home to brew
Sales of coffee machines in the UK more than doubled last year as consumer look to bring a piece of coffee house culture to their homes, new research shows.