Archives for March 16, 2012

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New £18M bottling facility for Ribena and Lucozade

By Freddie Dawson

Glaxo SmithKline (GSK), the makers of iconic brands Ribena and Lucozade, are to invest £18M in a new bottling facility at its Coleford, Gloucestershire, which will create 20 new jobs.

Probiotics have a ‘good future’ despite EFSA

By Rick Pendrous

Probiotics have a good future, despite the failure of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to approve any dossiers submitted by the food industry for approval under the new health claims rules, leading scientists have claimed.

Banks 'stifle food manufacturers’ innovation'

By Freddie Dawson and Mike Stones

British banks’ failure to understand the food manufacturing sector is choking industry innovation, warned speakers at a conference in London this week.