Europe Agri articles from August 2002

Europe Agri archives from August 2002

DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE ENDORSES COMMISSION POLICY ON TRADE MARKS.(Brief Article)
August 2, 2002... The EU Economic and Social Committee has endorsed the European Commission's approach on protecting EU agricultural trade marks. In a meeting on July 17, the EU's socio-economic advisory body voted overwhelmingly in favour of the EU executive's...

NORTH KOREA: TWO UN AGENCIES SAY FOOD CRISIS IS FAR FROM OVER.(Brief Article)
August 2, 2002... North Korea has suffered widespread food shortages for many years with natural disasters such as floods and droughts making a bad situation worse. The people already had to battle against a dire shortage of arable land, poor soils and severe...

COMMISSION CLEARS JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN L'OREAL AND NESTLE.(Brief Article)
August 2, 2002... The European Commission has given clearance for L'Oreal and Nestle to acquire joint control of a newly-created company, which will be active in food products with cosmetic purposes. L'Oreal is one of France's main producers of cosmetics...

NESTLE WATERS TAKE OVER SAINT SPRINGS AND GAIN A FOOTHOLD IN RUSSIA.(Brief Article)
August 2, 2002... Nestle Waters (ex Perrier Vittel), the bottled water division of the Swiss group Nestle, said it had acquired the company Saint Springs, the leader on the nascent Russian market for bottled water. Up until now, Nestle Waters' only presence in...

PERNOD RICARD SELLS BWG TO ELECTRA INVESTMENT FUNDS.(BWG Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 2, 2002... French drinks group Pernod Ricard has confirmed the sale of BWG Limited, one of its subsidiaries specialising in fruit processing, to investment funds Electra Partners, for Euro 220 million. BWG was the last significant asset to be sold under...

DIAGEO AND MOET HENNESSY AGREE DRINKS ALLIANCE IN MAJOR US MARKET.(Brief Article)
August 2, 2002... Drinks giant Diageo and French spirits company Moet Hennessy have agreed to sell their brands through the same outlet in five key US states. This means their products will not be fighting for shelf space and advertising. The agreement concerns...

STRONG RUMOURS OF DIET VANILLA COKE BEING LAUNCHED IN US IN AUTUMN.(Brief Article)
August 2, 2002... Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is preparing to unveil a diet version of its new Vanilla Coke brand in the US this autumn according to a beverage industry analyst. The editor of the leading industry newsletter, Beverage Digest expects the new drink...

NEW PUBLICATION.(European Commission report on agriculture)(Brief Article)
August 2, 2002... * European Commission report on agriculture in 12 candidate countriesThe European Commission has published a series of country reports on agriculture in 12 candidate countries. They have been prepared with the Directorate-General for...