Rhodia divests as losses hit
Embattled Rhodia CEO resigns coinciding with news that further restructuring drive on the cards for the French food and pharmaceutical ingredients company to shave off €600m in divestments.
Archives for October 6, 2003
How great is hybridisation risk?
A corner stone of the current GM debate in Europe, as elsewhere, is the impact that genetically modified crops might have on their wild neighbours. Researchers in the UK claim to have come up with the right strategy to assess hybridisation risk.
Sugar reform - the winners and losers
Reform of the current preferential EU sugar regime is imminent, with think-tanks, politicians and industry participants among others assessing this complex and heated topic. But who stands to lose the most through reform, asks MTT researcher Ellen...
New stores boost M&S food sales
Marks & Spencer's first half performance was helped considerably by the roll out of its Simply Food format during the period, the company has announced. Meanwhile, troubled retailer Ahold has confirmed that information about its future strategy will...
FSA gives chilli warning
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued further warnings as a part of its continuing investigation into products on the UK market containing the chemical dye Sudan I.