http://www.just-food.comLatest Arla Foods industry news - from just-food.com© 2009 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:32 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:32 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Arla 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 11:37:00 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 15:40:00 GMTHere is just-food's week in words.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108905Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:00 GMTDairy giant Arla Foods today (16 November) hinted that it is looking at cutting costs in select parts of its business - despite news of "significant" investment in the UK.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108823Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:21:00 GMTArla Foods, the dairy giant behind Lurpak butter and Cravendale milk, today (16 October) revealed that it plans to build the world's largest fresh milk dairy near London.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108816Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:40:00 GMTDanish dairy giant Arla Foods has opened a DKK20m (US$4m) R&D facility for its ingredients business.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108606Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:17:00 GMTArla Foods has appointed Frederik Lotz to the post of chief financial officer and executive management group member.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108225Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:39:00 GMTFirst Milk, the UK dairy co-operative, plans to up its focus on its buoyant The Lake District Cheese Co. brand as part of a push to improve branded sales.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108175Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:41:00 GMTThe global dairy industry has thrown its support behind a plan to reduce the sector's carbon emissions as part of the goal to combat climate change.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108152Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:04:00 GMTKeen watchers of the US meat sector should not count their chickens just yet but the mounting speculation that Brazilian giant JBS is set to bid for ailing poultry group Pilgrim's Pride has proved this week's top story on just-food. The news that Auchan and Tesco could be ready to make a move for Ukraine retailer O'Key has also set tongues wagging, while retail eyes have also been watching the tussle over UK group Nisa-Today's. The start of Sodiaal's exclusive talks to buy ailing French dairy firm Entremont Alliance also helped give this week's leading stories on the site an M&A flavour.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=107926Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:34:00 GMTArla Foods has insisted its cost-cutting programme will leave the company well-positioned when the crisis in the dairy market is over, the Danish dairy giant has told just-food.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=107896Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:58:00 GMTDanish dairy giant Arla Foods has posted a steep fall in first-half profits after turnover dropped by almost DKK2bn (US$381.9m).http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=107894Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:39:00 GMTSome in the beleaguered dairy industry will have taken comfort from recent signs that milk and dairy prices on the global commodities market have started to pick up. However, the question of whether this is a short term fluctuation or the start of a longer-term recovery remains contentious. Katy Humphries reports.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=107817Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:08:00 GMTWhile the "turmoil" witnessed by the dairy market has left "little room" for major consolidation initiatives over the past 12-months, the coming year is expected to see an uplift in M&A activity, a Rabobank analyst has suggested.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=107211Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:37:00 GMTDairy Farmers of Britain, the UK co-operative supplying 10% of the country's milk, has become the latest victim of the global economic downturn. Unable to compete as its larger rivals slashed prices, the loss-making DFB has been forced to throw in the towel and call in the receivers. Dean Best looks at how the DFB business turned sour.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=106855Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:11:00 GMTThe European Commission and the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) have approved Arla Foods' acquisition of Friesland Foods Fresh Nijkerk from FrieslandCampina.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=106472Tue, 05 May 2009 10:21:00 GMTThe Swedish Competition Authority, Konkurrensverket, has carried out inspections at a number of Arla Foods premises.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=106443Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:58:00 GMTThe latest numbers from two Cs - Carrefour and Cargill - proved among the more popular stoires on just-food this week. Carrefour insisted it had put in a "resilient" performance during the first quarter of 2009 - despite seeing sales drop almost 3%. Cargill, the agribusiness giant, blamed the downturn for a slump in third-quarter profits. Elsewhere, sales of frozen food in the US are predicted to grow 25% by 2013, according to a US study and in the UK frozen foods are proving ever more popular in the credit cruch, further evidence of the popularity for frozen food on both sides of the Atlantic. These are the top stories on just-food this week.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=106253Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:35:00 GMTArla Foods, the dairy group, is to cut 250 jobs across its global operations as it looks to ride out the global economic downturn and weak demand for high-end dairy products.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=106235Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:20:00 GMTDairy giant Arla Foods insisted today (16 April) that it remains open to industry consolidation in Germany and Poland - but said the company would not join forces with German dairy Viöl.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=106236Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:19:00 GMT