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Published by Aroq Ltd.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:55 GMTFri, 20 Nov 2009 21:46:55 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.com10021Chocolate processing giants Cargill and Barry Callebaut have suggested that any consolidation between the sector's leading brand-owners could lead to more M&A activity among the industry's suppliers.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108900Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:01:00 GMTPinnacle Foods Group has inked a deal to acquire Birds Eye Foods in the US in a transaction valued at US$1.3bn.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108894Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:36:00 GMTArla Foods has strengthened its control over the dairy brand Anchor in the UK after Fonterra, the New Zealand dairy giant, opted to sell its stake in a venture between the two groups.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108891Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:33:00 GMTUS retailer Wal-Mart has confirmed that the president and CEO of its Latin America operations is leaving the company.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108908Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMTJM Smucker said today (20 November) that improved margins had bolstered its second quarter profits, which more than doubled year-on-year.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108906Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMTThis was the week when even the ongoing speculation over the future of Cadbury was trumped as the headline-grabbing story. That honour fell to UK retail's leading Dutchman, Marc Bolland, who is set to switch from Morrisons after three successful years for upmarket rival Marks and Spencer. The Bolland bombshell overshadowed the latest twist in the Cadbury saga, which saw Hershey and Ferrero indicate they could enter the fray - with a possible joint bid for the Dairy Milk maker a possibility. These are the top stories on just-food this week.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108904Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMTThe French vegetable group Bonduelle is tightening its focus on its core business with the sale of the Rijkevorsel fruit and pickles factory.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108910Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:00 GMTThe publication by the UK's Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) of increased energy requirements and the ensuing media reaction has threatened to undermine public health education about obesity and overweight, Ben Cooper writes, and has posed questions for the Food Standards Agency about how it communicates complex scientific findings to the public.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108902Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMTUS jellies and spreads maker JM Smucker has seen its second-quarter profits more than double, as the company benefited from its Folgers Coffee acquisition and consumers increasingly eating at home.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108899Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:28:00 GMTEntremont Alliance has agreed to increase the price paid to producers for milk supplies it received in October by EUR19 (US$28.2) per 1,000 litres to EUR262/1,000 litres.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108909Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:26:00 GMTHere is just-food's week in words.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108905Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMTA Hershey-Ferrero takeover of Cadbury could result in the Dairy Milk maker being broken up, according to business daily Il Sole 24 Ore.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108901Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:11:00 GMTDutch food group Wessanen has claimed "the first step" in its plans to offload its branded and distribution operations in North America with the sale of US food importer Liberty Richter.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108898Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:00 GMTUK dairy co-operative First Milk has trimmed its stake in milk processing giant Robert Wiseman Dairies, the companies announced today (20 November).http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108895Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:36:00 GMTGlanbia, the Irish food group, is to cut 65 jobs from its domestic dairy ingredients business in a bid to stem losses from the division.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108893Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTPantaloon Retail, the Indian retailer, has confirmed that it is seeking potential acquisitions in a bid to expand its food business.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108892Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:44:00 GMTThe chairman of New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra have praised the co-operative's members for "stepping up to the plate" and backing plans to restructure the business.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108912Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:28:00 GMTDavid Singer, the president and CEO of US snack maker Lance, is to take on a director's role at bakery giant Flowers Foods.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108911Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:00 GMTEU dairy farmers have more good news today (20 November), with the approval by the EU Council of Ministers of two reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108907Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:06:00 GMTNestle has warned consumers of a likely shortage of its Libby's Select canned pumpkin this holiday season, because wet conditions have meant a poor pumpkin harvest.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108903Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:34:00 GMT