Archives for May 2, 2005

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Wrigley reaps early benefits of Joyco acquisition

Wrigley, the world's biggest gum manufacturer, has posted record Q1 profits and beat analysts' expectations - buoyed by impressive early sales from its recent acquisition of Spanish confectioner Joyco, Tom Armitage reports.

ASI launches food detection for tricky applications

ASI Instruments has launched ShieldPoint, a series of radio frequency capacitance switches designed for point level detection in challenging food applications such as sticky slurries,reports Anthony Fletcher.