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Published by Aroq Ltd.Wed, 22 May 2013 16:35:57 GMTWed, 22 May 2013 16:35:57 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20South Africa's Pioneer Food Group has booked lower underlying half-year profits, affected by higher input costs and weak consumer confidence.http://www.just-food.com/news/input-costs-hit-pioneer-h1-profits_id123297.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealWed, 22 May 2013 10:58:00 GMTThe latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes baby food markets in central Europe, biscuits in India, and UK bread production.http://www.just-food.com/news/baby-food-in-central-europe-biscuits-in-india_id123262.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealWed, 22 May 2013 09:55:00 GMTUK meat processor Cranswick, dairy group Dairy Crest and Marks and Spencer, perhaps the most scrutinised name on the country's high street, are all set to announce annual results next week. In the US, Spam owner Hormel Foods will post its half-year results.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/the-week-ahead-ms-dairy-crest-fys-hormel-foods-h1s_id123260.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealMon, 20 May 2013 09:18:00 GMTAfter UK organic baby food firm Ella's Kitchen was snapped up by a US buyer a fortnight ago, last week a peer across the pond revealed it agreed to sell to Danone, representing the Aptamil and Cow & Gate owner's move into the category.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-last-week_id123258.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealMon, 20 May 2013 08:49:00 GMTThe week ended on a high note for Morrisons last week after it announced a venture to launch into the online channel with Ocado. The deal has again fuelled speculation that the deal could upset Ocado's current arrangement with Waitrose. Other deals this week included the acquisition of US baby food firm Happy Family by Danone. just-food also spoke with founder of Amy's Kitchen, Amy Berliner about its growth plans.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id123255.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealMon, 20 May 2013 08:48:00 GMTThe latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes emerging food and drinks markets, packaging for an ageing population and packaged food in the US.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-civets-markets-packaged-food-in-the-us_id123170.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealFri, 17 May 2013 08:56:00 GMTTrian Fund Management, the investment vehicle of activist shareholder Nelson Peltz, has upped its stakes in snack food giants PepsiCo and Mondelez International.http://www.just-food.com/news/peltz-ups-mondelez-pepsico-stakes_id123227.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealThu, 16 May 2013 10:55:00 GMTUS breakfast cereal group Post Holdings said it has the firepower for more acquisitions, just a week after it snapped a clutch of brands and own-label lines.http://www.just-food.com/news/we-have-resources-for-more-ma_id123247.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealThu, 16 May 2013 17:18:00 GMTThe world's largest food maker Nestle is investing CHF29m (US$925,092) in new distribution facilities in Russia in a bid to strengthen its supply chain in the country.http://www.just-food.com/news/nestle-invests-to-strengthen-supply-chain_id123244.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealThu, 16 May 2013 15:39:00 GMTUS breakfast cereal firm Post Holdings has insisted its work to make its business more "reliable" are starting to show despite mixed first-half results.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/work-to-boost-business-showing-says-post_id123198.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealTue, 14 May 2013 21:54:00 GMTPost Holdings saw its earnings slide in the first half of the year as the US cereal maker reported higher input costs.http://www.just-food.com/news/post-holdings-h1-earnings-slide_id123179.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealMon, 13 May 2013 15:10:00 GMTUS breakfast cereal group Post Holdings kicks off a relatively quieter week of results with its half-year numbers on Monday. On Tuesday, meat giants Marfig and JBS will report on how it fared in the first three months of the year - as will Wal-Mart on Thursday. The week also includes an international conference in the Netherlands looking at the sustainable cultivation of soy.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/the-week-ahead-wal-mart-q1s-post-holdings-h1-proterra-conference_id123160.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealMon, 13 May 2013 08:41:00 GMTThe quarterly results continued to roll in this week and we listened to a number of CEOs talk about the challenges and opportunities they face in 2013. Elsewhere, just-food covered Hofex, the largest food and hospitality tradeshow in Asia-Pacific, where we spoke with UK SMEs about their international ambitions. Retailer Delhaize Group has also begun the search for a new CEO following the resignation of Pierre-Olivier Beckers.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id123165.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealMon, 13 May 2013 08:40:00 GMTWalkers Shortbread recently launched a line of Weight Watchers breakfast biscuits, which are being produced under license in the UK. The company is hoping that the move will help it build on the growing demand for healthier options as well as the massive growth of the breakfast biscuit category. Katy Askew spoke to David Guest, commercial manager at Walkers Shortbread, about the group's hopes for the category.http://www.just-food.com/interview/walkers-shortbread-on-expansion-in-the-breakfast-aisle_id123163.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealFri, 10 May 2013 14:16:00 GMTUK firm The Good Carb Food Company has set its sights on further expansion in Asia, where it is acting as a trailblazer for the granola category.http://www.just-food.com/interview/uk-cereal-firm-good-carb-food-co-trailblazing-in-asia_id123156.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealFri, 10 May 2013 11:36:00 GMTManufacturers including Nestle and Mars, as well as retailers like Sainsbury's and Marks and Spencer, have pledged to further cut food waste and carbon emissions in the UK.http://www.just-food.com/news/industry-targets-food-waste-carbon-with-new-pledge_id123133.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealThu, 09 May 2013 11:19:00 GMTUS cereal group Post Holdings has signed a US$158m deal to buy cereal, granola and snacks assets owned by Hearthside Food Solutions.http://www.just-food.com/news/post-buys-hearthside-cereal-snacks-assets_id123148.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealThu, 09 May 2013 16:21:00 GMTEU food safety laws are facing reform under new proposals from the European Commission, which wants to "simplify and strengthen" controls in the wake of the horsemeat contamination saga.http://www.just-food.com/news/brussels-proposes-reform-tougher-fines-after-horsemeat-saga_id123085.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealTue, 07 May 2013 09:27:00 GMTFirst-quarter sales fell at Raisio but profits increased as the Finnish food group pulled the plug on some businesses and switched its focus to others with greater value.http://www.just-food.com/news/sales-down-profits-up-as-raisio-refocuses_id123086.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealTue, 07 May 2013 10:03:00 GMTThe rapidly expanding Chinese food sector has long been a focus for multinationals looking beyond developed western markets for expansion. However, it isn't just the international food Goliaths - with big bucks to spend on M&A or organic expansion - that are looking to China for growth. just-food caught up with some smaller enterprises hoping to tame the dragon at Hong Kong trade show Hofex - an event that prides itself of being the largest of its kind in Asia.http://www.just-food.com/comment/international-smes-testing-the-water-at-hofex_id123098.aspx?utm_source=sector-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=cerealTue, 07 May 2013 20:47:00 GMT