Archives for October 12, 2004

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Sugar reforms set to keep new Commissioner busy

In her introductory speech before the European Parliament last week, farm chief designate Mariann Fischer Boel signalled that sugar reform and defending EU products at WTO talks were among the key challenges for EU agriculture over the next five years.

Healthy eating plans under UK regulator's scrutiny

The UK's competition watchdog has moved to calm a potential storm between the government and the food and drink industry after warning an industry association that new goals for healthier products could lead to a breach of competition law, writes...

Novozymes enzyme pierces trans fat market

Breakthroughs in the lab provide food makers with a competitively priced technology designed by Danish enzyme leader Novozymes to cut the artery-clogging trans fats out of food products, writes Lindsey Partos.

Illegal Russian sugar production causing price crisis

Illegal production of refined sugar in Russia has had a devastating impact on prices there, with 'underground' producers able to undercut official processors by a substantial margin through the use of much lower quality sugar. Angela Drujinina reports.

CEDC strengthens its hand ahead of Bialystock auction

Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC) has acquired yet another Polish alcohol distribution company, taking the number of companies owned by the Florida-based holding to 13. But the company is now keen to launch its own products, and will...

Degussa to exit from food ingredients business?

Ending months of speculation, the flavours and texturants units at Degussa, Germany's third largest chemicals group, are up for sale as the firm looks at selling the food ingredients arm or finding a partner for its business.