- Examiner Neil Hughes is assessing bids for Dublin’s Cooke’s Bakery. The business was moved into examinership last month as a result of cashflow problems. One possible buyer is Dublin-based McCambridge Foods, which produces bread, cakes, puddings and ice cream.

- ADM has launched its website www.admworld.com in four new languages – French, German, Spanish and Italian, to demonstrate its commitment to the global ingredients market, according to European marketing manager Shannon Chapoy.