http://www.just-food.comLatest Ahold industry news - from just-food.com© 2009 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:09:36 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 02:09:36 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Dutch retailer Ahold has reported a strong third quarter with rises in sales, operating income and net income.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108859Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:19:00 GMTAhold's move to reorganise its business with a view to expand its operations has prompted a flurry of speculation over the Dutch retailer's future. With a sizeable war chest and the possibility to ramp up cost savings, Ahold is preparing to get its top-line moving and the market is buzzing with M&A rumours. Katy Humphries reports.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108762Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:28:00 GMTOver the past week, Marks and Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose shared some of his intentional expansion plans with just-food amid news that the retailer was adding branded products to its offering. Kraft Foods, meanwhile, delivered what many have billed as a pivotal trading update in its bid to takeover Cadbury. Elsewhere, 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 15:37:00 GMTPrivate label was the topic on the lips of Xavier Govare, CEO of Alfesca, Pierre-Olivier Beckers, Delhaize CEO, and Sara Lee's Brenda Barnes this week, while Sir Stuart Rose stole the limelight with the news that Marks and Spencer is to roll out branded products across the UK.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108716Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:56:00 GMTRetail 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 11:00:00 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 17:12:00 GMTRetail giant Ahold has insisted that the reorganisation of its US and European operations are being made to simplify and streamline its business.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108702Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:28:00 GMTRetail giant Ahold is to reorganise its US and European operations in a bid to position itself to make acquisitions in new and existing markets.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108695Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:33:00 GMTMichael Foods has appointed former Ahold USA executive James Dwyer as president and chief executive officer.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108663Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:44:00 GMTThere is "compelling strategic logic" behind the possibility of UK retailer Tesco launching a takeover bid on smaller Dutch peer Ahold, analysts have suggested.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108650Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMTThis week has seen some food industry giants - from Nestle and Danone in Europe to Hershey in the US - reveal how they are coping with the downturn and outline their strategies for the remainder of the year.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108532Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:34:00 GMTDutch retailer Ahold today (20 October) insisted that it saw "great" volume growth across its banners, despite the negative impact that deflation and price investments had on the company's third-quarter net sales.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108473Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:31:00 GMTRising sales at Ahold's domestic Albert Heijn business lifted the group's performance in the third quarter, which saw more modest sales gains in the US.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108472Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:20:00 GMTDutch retail giant Super De Boer has agreed to a buyout offer from competitor Jumbo, after the bid was raised to fend off Sperwer Holding.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108445Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:39:00 GMTIt is a story that is changing by the day but one thing seems certain - Dutch retailer Super de Boer is set to have a new owner. After struggling for much of the 2000s, the business is ending the decade as one of the European food sector's big M&A stories of the year. And, as Dean Best reports, champagne corks are likely to be popping at its majority owner, France's Groupe Casino.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108340Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:15:00 GMTSperwer Group has quashed speculation in the Netherlands that it is looking to co-operate with Jumbo, a rival bidder for Dutch grocer Super de Boer.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108331Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:20:00 GMTRetail giant Ahold has given backing to local peer Sperwer Group in its bid to buy Dutch retailer Super de Boer.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108316Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:30:00 GMTDutch retailer Ahold is reducing the selling space of some of its largest hypermarkets in the Czech Republic.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108111Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:13:00 GMTAhold has announced that Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh will become its chief corporate governance counsel in December.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=107969Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:24:00 GMTAhold, the Dutch retailer behind US chains Stop & Shop and Giant Food, said it is ready to "seize opportunities" for acquisitions or mergers and is monitoring developments closely.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=107777Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:08:00 GMT