AFRICA: Diageo completes acquisition <br>of Ethiopia's Meta Brewery

Gains direct access to fast growing Ethiopian beer market complementing existing spirits business

UK food industry welcomes plans to boost export potential

Although the EU remains the UK’s biggest export customer, strong growth has been posted in many emerging markets such as China, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and South Africa

AFRICA: Organisational changes in SABMiller’s African operations

Wittmann Battenfeld India celebrates its 5-year anniversary at Plastindia

Extensive and interesting technical seminars at NPE2012

CECIMO appoints Carl Martin Welcker as General Commissioner

The CECIMO General Assembly, held in November 2011 in Zurich, appointed Mr. Carl Martin Welcker as General Commissioner for EMO 2013, which will take place in Hannover.

Researchers develop whey-based film coatings

Whey protein formulation can be used as the raw material for a film barrier layer for food products

Diary date: Vitafoods Europe 2012

Vitafoods Europe, 22-24 May 2012, Geneva

Korea Pack 2012 to open on May 22

The representative expo in packaging in Korea will be held in KINTEX, Koyang, from May 22 to 25 with 650 companies from 23 countries participating

S. Korea beats archrival China in large ship sales for 2011

Quality norms for electronics may shut out Chinese goods

The action, which could increase tension in trade relations between the two Asian neighbours, is being taken to eliminate spurious and substandard electronic goods that have flooded the Indian market, mostly made in China

New measures to boost consumption

Vehicles and electrical appliances targeted, and may be subsidized