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Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:17:38 GMTSat, 04 Feb 2012 02:17:38 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20http://www.just-food.com/images/small_logo_style.gifhttp://www.just-food.com10021Unilever is set to meet again with union officials to discuss moves to change the company's UK pension scheme, plans that have enraged staff and led to a series of strikes.http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-agrees-to-union-talks-over-pension-changes_id118146.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 13:48:00 GMTEuropean politicians have rejected plans that would have allowed food makers to use new nutrition claims, including that a product contains 15% less sugar.http://www.just-food.com/news/meps-veto-nutrition-label-claims_id118147.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 14:25:00 GMTA fatal salmonella outbreak that has hit the UK and Germany has been linked to the consumption of watermelon, health officials have said.http://www.just-food.com/news/watermelon-link-to-fatal-salmonella-outbreak_id118148.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 14:55:00 GMTPremier Foods plc marketing director Jon Goldstone will leave the UK food company after it decided to absorb the department into its commercial structure.http://www.just-food.com/news/revamp-leads-premier-marketing-chief-goldstone-to-quit_id118151.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 16:49:00 GMTUnilever's food division has been under the microscope in recent months, with a series of disposals and growth in many categories slow, lagging behind its more buoyant non-food businesses As Michelle Russell writes, this week, as Unilever reported its 2011 results, the scrutiny returned.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/in-the-spotlight-question-marks-over-unilevers-food-unit-return_id118149.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 15:25:00 GMTIceland Foods, the UK frozen food retailer, has reportedly attracted bids from private-equity houses BC Partners and Bain Capital.http://www.just-food.com/news/bc-partners-bain-capital-in-aggressive-bids-for-iceland-foods_id118145.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 13:10:00 GMTThe appointment of a new CEO at Carrefour caused a flurry of comment throughout the industry, with pundits outlining what the new chief's priorities ought to be. Unilever and Kellogg were among manufacturers that announced annual results, while Hain Celestial, reporting its half-year numbers, said it saw a number of acquisition targets in the US. Elsewhere, suppliers expressed anger at a decision in Europe to block the use of new nutrition claims.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id118154.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 19:34:00 GMTAll palm oil present in food products destined for the Belgian market has to be sustainable by 2015, according to a new industry pledge.http://www.just-food.com/news/food-industry-signs-rspo-palm-oil-pledge_id118153.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:00 GMTHershey and Unilever were among the major food manufacturers that this week were the first to report their 2011 financial results. Unilever's profits inched up 1% and CEO Paul Polman pointed to the performance of its home and personal care operations - casting some questions over the prospects of its food operations. In the retail sector, this week saw the long-speculated appointment of a new CEO at Carrefour and analysts expressed concern about the outlook for Ocado despite narrowing full-year losses.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-this-week_id118150.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:00 GMTIn part two of our management briefing, Sam Webb talks to experts about the possible changes to the landscape of the food retail sector in 2012, amid power shifts, market volatility, evolving shopping trends and changing consumer habits.http://www.just-food.com/management-briefing/2012-savvy-shoppers-online-key-areas-of-retail-focus_id118124.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 11:06:00 GMTForecasting that sustainability will be a prominent subject in 2012 is hardly the boldest of predictions. But given the complexity and breadth of the sustainability arena, predicting what the hotspots will be during the coming 12 months is an altogether different proposition. There are some racing certainties, however.http://www.just-food.com/management-briefing/2012-csr-spotlight-moves-to-water-supply-chains_id118119.aspxWed, 01 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMTNorthern Ireland crisp maker Tayto has snapped up England-based pork scratchings firm Midland Snacks.http://www.just-food.com/news/tayto-buys-pork-scratchings-firm-midland-snacks_id118144.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:50:00 GMTAgribusiness giant Wilmar International has invested in US ingredients firm Blue Pacific Flavors.http://www.just-food.com/news/wilmar-international-invests-in-blue-pacific-flavours_id118142.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 11:44:00 GMTJapanese soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp. has lowered its full-year earnings forecast, despite profit growth returning in the third quarter of its financial year.http://www.just-food.com/news/kikkoman-sees-q3-improvement-but-cuts-fy-forecasts_id118141.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 11:22:00 GMTAustralian grocery retailer Coles has recorded higher half-year revenues after its fourteenth straight quarter of comparable-store sales growth.http://www.just-food.com/news/coles-posts-h1-sales-growth_id118140.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 10:48:00 GMTBelgium-based retailer Colruyt has booked an increase in sales for the first nine months of its financial year.http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-nine-month-sales-climb_id118139.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 10:24:00 GMTFinnish retailer Kesko has booked an increase in full-year profits from its food business, boosted by strong sales.http://www.just-food.com/news/grocery-profits-up-at-retailer-kesko_id118152.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:12:00 GMTSenior Asda executives Steve Masters and Bob Simpson have become the latest directors to leave the UK's second-largest retailer.http://www.just-food.com/news/two-more-executives-leave-asda_id118143.aspxFri, 03 Feb 2012 12:09:00 GMTThe US and Russian ice cream markets, and bread and baked goods in Europe and the US are the sector's featured in this week's just-food research round-up.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-research-round-up_id118086.aspxMon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMTUnilever CEO Paul Polman has defended the performance of the consumer goods giant's food business after the recent decline in the division's sales volumes accelerated in the last three months of 2011.http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-defends-food-performance-after-q4-volume-slide_id118123.aspxThu, 02 Feb 2012 09:10:00 GMT