French and Spanish toast big wine export growth
A thirst for wine in emerging markets has helped give French and Spanish wine exports a 20 per cent boost in the first three months of 2011.
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Turkish drinks firm's €1.4m loan for processing kit
Turkish frozen drinks company Meykar is to get a €1.4m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to buy new processing equipment.
Codex approval will open new stevia markets: PureCircle
Stevia producer PureCircle says the adoption of proposed maximum levels for steviol glycosides by the Codex Alimentarius Commission will open up new markets for the high-intensity sweetener.
Good news for converters and brand owners as BOPET supply crisis eases
The global shortage of BOPET film has eased to the extent that converters and food brand owners can expect an increasingly secure pricing regime for the material, which is used in flexible packaging, over the next two years, said industry consultants PCI...