http://www.just-food.comLatest Fresh produce industry news - from just-food.com© 2009 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:09:50 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 02:09:50 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 GMTNestle has warned consumers of a likely shortage of its Libby's Select canned pumpkin this holiday season, because wet conditions have meant a poor pumpkin harvest.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108903Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:00 GMTDole Food Co., the US fruit and vegetable group, has posted a quarterly loss of US$54m in its first earnings statement since last month's IPO.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108890Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:20:00 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 GMTUK retail giant Tesco has doubled the amount of Polish food it offers as the demand for the products rises.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108866Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:33:00 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 GMTThe Bulgarian arm of convenience food group Univeg is constructing a warehouse and distribution centre for fresh and frozen products in the Eastern European country.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108827Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:05:00 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 GMTUK-based convenience food group Uniq has agreed to sell its German and Polish businesses to IFR Capital.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108773Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:12:00 GMTKosher food firm G. Willi-Food International is looking for more customers in the US in a bid to build on "growing demand" for the products in the market.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108772Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:55:00 GMTPrivate label products are increasingly posing a threat for FMCG companies in India, a new report from Datamonitor has suggested.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108759Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:48:00 GMTTesco has increased its share of the UK grocery sector, according to figures released by TNS today (10 November) - the first rise since the analysts issued its 12-week updates in 2007.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108748Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:14:00 GMTThe US Food and Drug Administration has published a revised version of its Food Code as part of its bid to tighten food safety in the country.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108744Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:16:00 GMT