Cadbury has rejected a £9.8bn hostile bid from Kraft Foods after the US company refused to sweeten a previous offer. Read more
Appealing particularly to those who don't like banana-based smoothies, the new cranberries, blueberries and cherries smoothie from Innocent Drinks has appeared on-shelf without any of the usual marketing promotions. Read more
Berry Bros & Rudd – one of Britain's oldest wine merchants – has launched its first iPhone app, which lists more than 2,000 wines. Read more
The global market for carbonated soft drinks dropped from 3% in 2007 to 1.4% in 2008, but Canadean research consultants are forecasting better times ahead. Read more
According to reports, New Yorkers are now paying a 5¢ deposit on water bottles in addition to soda- and beer-container deposits that have been in effect for 25 years. Read more
Fonterra has announced a further increase in the forecast payout to its farmer-shareholders for the current 2009/10 season. Read more
Pall Corporation – a global leader in filtration, separation and purification – has been named one of the greenest companies in America by *Newsweek* magazine. Read more
The AF3 amalgam UV disinfection system from Hanovia is new UV technology for the disinfection of process water for bottled water industry applications. The AF3 offers a high microbial kill rate with low power consumption and hydraulic pressure d... Read more
Shaun Weston talks to Eugenio Ripoli and Dario Loison about Italian patisserie specialist Loison, a company famous for its panettone. Read more
Leibinger has launched its range of inkjet printers and cameras, which work as combined systems for marking and verifying products. The nozzle seal is integrated in each unit and prevents drying in the ink supply, nozzle, gutter tube and return... Read more
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