Archives for January 30, 2004

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Kraft pulls out of Hungary

Kraft Foods has said that it will close down its only production facility in Hungary and move production elsewhere. The company has hinted that production of confectionery and coffee could shift to Slovakia and Austria.

Improved profits from corn syrup supplier

Despite higher raw material prices Corn Products International, a US maker of corn syrups sweeteners, saw profits and sales rise for the year, citing sales in North America and a better price-product mix as key factors responsible for the rise in figures.

Case study: Robots boost pizza packing

Wagner, a Germany-based producer of frozen foods, has seen demand for its pizza snack brand Piccolinis rocket over the last few years, a welcome development but one which has left it with a major problem: how to step up its packaging functions to meet...