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Financials

Nutrition profits jump 23% in mixed DuPont Q3 results

29-Oct-2014

By Shane STARLING

DuPont is reaping the benefit of its €5bn 2011 acquisition of Danish probiotics and enzymes giant Danisco, with its nutrition and health division showing 23% profit growth in a “sluggish” world market.

Amcor Flexibles to open Philippines factory

29-Oct-2014

By Jenny Eagle

Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific has announced plans to build a multi-million dollar packaging plant in the Philippines.

Japan

Nestle commissions empathic robot to sell its coffee machines in Japan

29-Oct-2014

By RJ Whitehead

Nestlé Japan will soon begin using a humanoid robot to sell Nescafé machines as the company devises new ways to appeal to customers in the brand’s biggest market.