http://www.just-food.comLatest Meat and seafood industry news - from just-food.com© 2009 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:02:29 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 01:02:29 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20This 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 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 15:34:00 GMTHere is just-food's week in words.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108905Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:00 GMTUS poultry food group Tyson Foods has appointed senior group vice president of poultry and prepared foods Donnie Smith as its CEO, with immediate effect.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108882Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:46:00 GMTChinese seafood and snack group China Marine has predicted that sales in 2010 will be greater than US$80m, with growth driven by new products and expanded distribution.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108889Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:32:00 GMTAgro-industrial company MHP saw a drop in profit for the first nine months of the year, despite a 25% increase in sales.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108881Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:00 GMTUK retail giant Marks and Spencer has announced the appointment of Marc Bolland as its new chief executive, where he will replace Sir Stuart Rose.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108858Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:00 GMTThe recession has boosted the satisfaction rating of manufacturers that produce comfort foods such as chocolate, the American Consumer Satisfaction Index revealed today (17 November).http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108850Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:34:00 GMTRecognisable products with a twist will be the breakthrough new products for 2010, according to research by Mintel.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108838Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:44:00 GMTNorwegian food group Rieber & Søn has signed an agreement to divest its marine savoury business.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108835Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:12:00 GMTDenmark's reforming EU agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel has relinquished her power to shape reform of the EU's Common Agriculture Policy.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108826Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:03:00 GMTUK meat supplier Cranswick booked a 22% rise in half-year profits thanks to higher sales to domestic retailers and discounters in Europe.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108813Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:56:00 GMTBrazil-based beef giant JBS has seen quarterly earnings slump by almost 80% as the downturn hit beef prices and weighed on consumption.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108809Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMTThis week saw Kraft Foods table its long-awaited formal offer for Cadbury, to mixed reactions. In other M&A news, IFR Capital purchased Uniq's Polish and German businesses as it looks to create a pan-European food group. Retailers Wal-Mart and Sainsbury's both posted strong results but US baker Flowers Foods revealed sales had come under pressure from increased promotions. Here is just-food's week in words.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108808Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:29:00 GMTThe 'Kradbury' takeover saga took a further twist this week when Kraft Foods went hostile in its pursuit of Cadbury - and formally tabled the same bid it first proposed back in September. Unsurprisingly, the Dairy Milk maker immediately rejected the offer and so set in train a series of events that could take both companies into February before a conclusion is reached. Meanwhile, Tesco, which like the rest of the UK's multiples is gearing up for a tough Christmas, was said to have grown its share of the country's grocery market for the first time in two years. Outside the UK, Winn-Dixie, the US retailer, copped some flak from investors, while Mars Inc and Kellogg both revealed challenges in emerging markets.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108805Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:45:00 GMTLife on Mars, Spandau Ballet, the Fiat 500 - it seems consumers of 2009 are bombarded almost daily with retro echoes from twenty and thirty years ago. But how do food retailers concretely tap into this nostalgia for a modern audience? Garnering empirical data for the trend is still at an embryonic stage and will become a crucial tool to maintain the trend once the recession ends. Using updated advertising and harking back to old-fashioned childhood reminisces are also key, but so is new media as Simon Warburton reports.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108800Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:20:00 GMTBrasil Foods yesterday (12 November) posted a jump in third-quarter profit after a strengthening local currency helped cut debt costs.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108812Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:03:00 GMTCanadian seafood group High Liner Foods has posted a slight dip in third-quarter earnings as sales volumes came under pressure due to the difficult economic environment.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108807Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMTStruggling French sliced ham and charcuterie firm Madrange has reached an impasse with unions over the firm's survival plan.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108779Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:43:00 GMTMarfrig Alimentos has announced that it hopes to raise as much as BRL1.36bn (US$793m) through a new share issue.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108775Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:44:00 GMT