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Published by Aroq Ltd.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:50:47 GMTFri, 20 Nov 2009 23:50:47 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Chocolate 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 15:06:00 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 11:37:00 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 15:55:00 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 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 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 14:27:00 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 17:25:00 GMTHere is just-food's week in words.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108905Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:36:00 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 12:40:00 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 12:04:00 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 18:32:00 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 16:05:00 GMTImperial Sugar, Sugar Growers and Refiners and Cargill have formed a three-way joint venture to build and operate a new cane sugar refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108896Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:00 GMTEurope's hard-pressed dairy industry has been guaranteed EU financial support next year as part of the EU's 2010 budget.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108887Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:48:00 GMTIrish food maker Kerry Group said it has maintained its earnings growth forecast for 2009.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108883Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:15:00 GMTThe EU's moves to regulate the health claims food manufacturers make on products is having a negative impact on innovation, ingredients giant DSM has told just-food.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108873Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:10:00 GMTCanadian natural food group SunOpta has completed the construction of a natural and organic sesame hulling plant in Ethiopia.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108880Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:07:00 GMTDublin-based Greencore Group has sold its bottled water division to Highland Spring for GBP17.5m (US$29.1m).http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108875Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:42:00 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 GMTIrish food group Glanbia is looking at building its nutritionals business - possibly through acquisitions - after seeing the division perform strongly during the downturn, a senior executive told just-food today (18 November).http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108861Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:17:00 GMT