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 Cadbury to expand its Claremont chocolate factory
Cadbury Schweppes, the chocolate and drinks group,
has decided to spend A$ 24.5 million (euros 14.3 million)
for the expansion of its chocolate factory in Claremont
(Tasmania, Australia) - a move that will make the plant
the firm's biggest chocolate factory in the Asia-Pacific
region. The company is also planning to hire up to 50
new staff over the next five years for its yet another
proposed moulding plant that will have the state-of-theart
wrapping and packing equipment. While the new wrapping equipment is expected to be operational
in November this year, the moulding plant will be commissioned in January 2007. Interestingly, Cadbury
Schweppes had previously spent A$ 25 million for the expansion of the plant in 2001. On the
manufacturing front, the upgrade will allow the factory to add 4,500 tonnes of chocolate to its current
annual production of 45,000 tonnes. According to Cadbury Schweppes’ Australia and New Zealand MD,
Mark Smith, the improvements were being made to meet the increasing demand for Cadbury Dairy Milk
in Australia, as well as produce a range of new products for the Australian market. The Tasmanian
government contributed A$ 450,000 towards the project.
EU issues rapid-alert
notification
A total of about 47 food safety problems
were reported across the EU, including a
large number of alerts about aflatoxins in
nuts and un-authorised cheese from UK.
The EU's rapid-alert notification list
serves as an early warning system for
regulators from member states and for
those along the supply chain who uses
the foods as ingredients or put them up
for sale. It may be noted that while
withdrawals of foods can be expensive for
food companies and importers, they can
also damage a brand's reputation in
the market.
Aflatoxins in Iran's pistachio have
been an ongoing problem for importers.
Aflatoxins found in pistachio nuts from
Iran were the subject to nine separate
alert notices that various
countries issued.
The EU has also limited
the validity of the health
certificates issued to Iran's
exports to four months.
Other alerts concerned
cheese and cornflakes,
wherein Latvia reported
finding insects in cornflakes
imported from Estonia and UK found
un-declared gluten and milk ingredients in
pate from Belgium.
Coca-Cola to expand in
non-carbonated drink
segment
Coca-Cola is planning to get hold of the
European market to expand its line of
non-carbonated beverages, according to
Dominique Reiniche, President of the
company's operations in the European
Union. Mr Reiniche said the company
would focus on non-carbonated beverages
possibly including water. Interestingly,
consumers nowadays are shifting to
non-carbonated beverages and diet
beverages due to health concerns.
Over the past three years, the
percentage of Coca-Cola's European
portfolio comprising non-carbonated
drinks has increased from seven per cent
to 11 per cent. Carbonated drinks, such as
Coca-Cola and Fanta, represent
71 per cent of the company's portfolio.
 Heinz to widen its key
product segments
HJ Heinz has announced plans to invest in
key segments including ketchup, sauces,
Cadbury to expand its Claremont chocolate factory
Cadbury Schweppes, the chocolate and drinks group,
has decided to spend A$ 24.5 million (euros 14.3 million)
for the expansion of its chocolate factory in Claremont
(Tasmania, Australia) - a move that will make the plant
the firm's biggest chocolate factory in the Asia-Pacific
region. The company is also planning to hire up to 50
new staff over the next five years for its yet another
proposed moulding plant that will have the state-of-theart
wrapping and packing equipment. While the new wrapping equipment is expected to be operational
in November this year, the moulding plant will be commissioned in January 2007. Interestingly, Cadbury
Schweppes had previously spent A$ 25 million for the expansion of the plant in 2001. On the
manufacturing front, the upgrade will allow the factory to add 4,500 tonnes of chocolate to its current
annual production of 45,000 tonnes. According to Cadbury Schweppes’ Australia and New Zealand MD,
Mark Smith, the improvements were being made to meet the increasing demand for Cadbury Dairy Milk
in Australia, as well as produce a range of new products for the Australian market. The Tasmanian
government contributed A$ 450,000 towards the project.
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ready-to-eat dishes and snacks, as part of
its strategy for 2007 and 2008. In 2007, the
company would introduce over 100 new
products and would focus on increasing
sales by 3-4 per cent. Heinz also
announced that it would concentrate on
its emerging markets, such as Russia,
China, India, Indonesia and Poland. It may
be noted that the greatest competitor for HJ
Heinz Polska is Unilever, which offers
products such as Tortex (18.4
per cent) and Hellman's (10.4
per cent) ketchups. Unilever
also produces Knorr hot
sauces (17.4 per cent).
The other competition
comes from Agros, which is
the market leader for hot
sauces with its Lowicz
products (37.1 per cent) and
the second in the tomato
paste market (15 per cent). In
the vegetable market, Heinz competes with
the leader Bonduelle (27.5 per cent).
Finally, for ready-meals, their main
competitor is Pamapol (26.6 per cent).
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