Archives for August 29, 2007

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Coca-Cola to close concentrates plant

By  Ahmed ElAmin

Coca-Cola said yesterday it would shut down one of its three ingredients plants in Ireland and cut 166 people from its workforce.

DSM gains application IP rights for asparaginase use

By  Karen Willmer and Jess Halliday

DSM Food Specialities has reached an agreement with Frito-Lay and Proctor & Gamble that gives it intellectual property rights to use asparaginase, the enzyme that underlies its acrylamide-reducing PreventASe preparation, in food products.

Spirit brands drive Diageo profit growth

By  Neil Merrett

Diageo today forecast organic operating profit will increase by nine per cent in the current financial year after posting strong gains across the majority of its big brands, including Guinness.