Chocolate maker Thorntons to be bought by chairman?
British chocolate maker and retailer Thorntons has announced that its chairman Christopher Burnett is considering making a buyout offer to the company.
Archives for August 22, 2005
UK to increase targets for recycling packaging waste
The UK's food processors will come under greater pressure to ship their products in environmentally-friendly materials after government announced a plan to increase minimum recycling targets for glass and plastics packaging.
Scientists isolating 'useful' genes in milk
International experts in nutrition and genomics will meet in California to discuss the progress of research into links between the genetic make-up of milk and human health.
Rumours that Purac to build lactate production in Thailand
Leading Dutch lactic acid supplier is believed to be in discussions to expand its presence in the East with plans to build an acid plant in Thailand that uses sugar as a raw material.