Shaun Weston talks to Micha? Bo?ek, owner and president of Ustronianka, who explains the 30-year history of the company and talks about the role of iodine as a functional ingredient in its portfolio of water products. Read more
McVitie's Penguin Caramel Wafer from United Biscuits UK will be available in a 9-pack at an MRRP of £1.86. Sales of the McVitie's Penguin brand currently stand at £30m and are growing by 7%. Read more
Heinz Kitt Green employees have voted to accept the Company's revised pay deal and call off all industrial action to resume normal working. Read more
More than 30 years after they opened their first ice cream scoop shop in Vermont, US, Ben & Jerry's co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield recently accepted The Martin Luther King Jr Center Annual Salute to Greatness Award. Read more
Frigoglass North America has chosen cyclopentane (C5) as the insulation agent for its beverage coolers, in line with manufacturing practices across the rest of Frigoglass' plants. Read more
Vitiva has announced a strategic partnership with South African ingredient supplier Savannah Fine Chemicals to promote Vitiva's advanced Oxidation Management System rosemary-based portfolio in the South African market. Read more
Baltic Beverages Holding AB (???), which belongs to the Carlsberg Group, has increased its ownership in OJSC Olivaria Brewery to 67.8%. Read more
Starbucks' Trenta (from the Italian word for 30) will go on sale in 14 US states this week, and by May will be sold throughout the country. The Trenta cup size holds 31 US fl oz (917ml), or more than one and a half imperial pints. Read more
AusVeg chairman John Brent has said that vegetable growers in Queensland have been hit hard by the recent floods, and long-term federal government assistance was now needed for many to survive the winter growing season. Read more
Refresco Group BV has announced its intention to acquire Spumador, the largest producer of private label carbonated soft drinks and mineral water in Italy. Read more
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