Terminal agreement for Burns Philp
Australian food ingredients company Burns Philp & Co said on Thursday that it had agreed to sell its Australasian terminals division to Kaneb Pipe Line Partners for A$83 million (€45m).
Archives for August 7, 2002
Hi-tech camera to 'taste' apples
In the competitive world of food retail and food production the quality of a food product is of uppermost importance. Scientists in the US claim to have come up with a novel alternative to the human taster for apples - a robot.
Ajinomoto invests in R&D
Japanese ingredients company Ajinomoto is to open two new food research and development centres in China and the United States. The centres are positioned as branches of the company's existing Food Research and Development Laboratories.
The calcium-fat balance: impact on cancer
Men diagnosed with early stage prostate cancer should try to reduce the levels of fat and calcium in their diet in order to delay the onset of a more serious form of the disease, according to research from the US - a dilemma for those taking calcium...