Confectioner's demise blamed on supermarket squeeze
Scottish confectioner John Millar and Sons has gone into receivership and blamed aggressive pricing from supermarkets for contributing to its demise, Tom Armitage reports.
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Danish sugar giant to wind up beet operation
Functional flavours and ingredients manufacturer Danisco, one of Europe's largest sugar suppliers, is to cease the processing of sugar beet at one of its sites in Lithuania, Tom Armitage reports.
Nanoscale technology: the future of food safety
Nanotechnology has the potential to dramatically improve the quality of food production at a time when consumer concerns over safety are increasingly influencing key business decisions, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Ragolds to close following top brand sell-off
German confectioner Ragolds Süsswaren has said that it will cease operations at the end of the year - only days after it sold its top cough sweet brands to compatriot manufacturer Storck.
FFG takeover begins for Technology Flavors & Fragrances
Publicly-floated US flavour supplier Technology Flavors & Fragrances is set to go private, as industry rival FFG Industries begins a tender offer to acquire all of the firms outstanding shares of common stock.
R&D spending to stagnate in Europe?
The first ever survey of research and development (R&D) personnel across all industrial sectors in Europe reveals most participants predict there will be little change in their companies' R&D investment levels over the next five years, and perhaps...