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Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:46:24 GMTSat, 07 Nov 2009 11:46:24 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20http://www.just-food.com/images/small_logo_food.gifhttp://www.just-food.com10021Retail giant Ahold has remained silent on reports it is considering expanding its Dutch Albert Heijn chain to Belgium and Germany.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108707Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:01:00 GMTUnilever, the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate, said it will "reignite" volume growth by investing in its brands.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108706Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:07:00 GMTSos Corporación Alimentaria has announced 700 temporary layoffs and acknowledged that six international and local bidders have expressed interest in its household rice business.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108720Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:00 GMTThe US he Food and Drug Administration and Food Safety and Inspection Service of the US Department of Agriculture has organised a joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing of food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108718Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:19:00 GMTUK sugar and sweetners group Tate & Lyle has indicated that it hopes to boost profitability by sharpening its focus on cost controls and capital management.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108714Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:48:00 GMTIn the wake of Iceland's financial meltdown, food manufacturers in the country have found themselves struggling with higher input costs. However, exporters have also flourished due to the weak currency. Gerald O'Dwyer reports.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108713Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:00 GMTUK sugar and sweetener group Tate & Lyle posted a 13% drop in first-half profits today (6 November) despite a better-than-expected 7% rise in revenues.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108710Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:06:00 GMTSwedish supermarket chain ICA has booked a 37% jump in operating profit as the group saw losses narrow at its Norwegian unit.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108724Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:14:00 GMTThe Hain Celestial Group has booked a 17.6% rise in first-quarter earnings and reaffirmed its full-year outlook, despite declining sales.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108723Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMTUS food group Seneca Foods posted an increase in half-yearly profit today (6 November), boosted by the performance of its retail store brands business.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108721Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:02:00 GMTOver the past week, M&S chairman Sir Stuart Rose shared some of his intentional expansion plans with just-food amid news that the retailer was adding own label products to its offering; Kraft delivered what many have billed as a pivotal trading update in its bid to takeover Cadbury; Ahold said that it was on the lookout for expansion opportunities, including acquisitions; and Sara Lee management enlightened us as to why top-line growth at the meat-to-bakery group is lagging its peers.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108719Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:00 GMTUS poultry food group Tyson has been ordered to pay a US$250,000 fine for labour violation at its Blountsville, Alabama, factory.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108717Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMTPrivate label was the topic on the lips of Xavier Govare, CEO of Alfesca and Delhaize CEO Pierre-Olivier Beckers this week, while Sir Stuart Rose stole the limelight with the news that Marks and Spencer is to roll out its branded products range across the UK.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108716Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:58:00 GMTJapanese food group Ajinimoto said today (6 November) that the global economic recession hit its first half profits.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108715Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:57:00 GMTUS salads-to-soup maker Vaughan Foods narrowed its losses for the first nine months of the year, despite a 6.9% lift in sales.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108712Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:59:00 GMTSweden's AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) posted a drop in operating profit for the first nine months of the year.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108711Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:30:00 GMTCanadian natural food group SunOpta posted a loss for the first nine-months of the year and said its primary focus is on the improvement of operating margins.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108709Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:55:00 GMTLand O'Lakes has seen year-to-date earnings fall on the back of third-quarter losses.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108722Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMTBrazilian food processor Brasil Foods has approved the delisting of the shares of its subsidiary Sadia.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108708Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:21:00 GMTUS-based food group Sara Lee has indicated that it hopes to boost top-line growth in the remainder of the year by increasing its investment in pricing.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108704Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:27:00 GMT