http://www.just-food.comLatest Health and wellbeing industry news - from just-food.com© 2009 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:08:30 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 02:08:30 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 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 GMTA cut in Danone's medium-term sales guidance has proved disappointing for the market, with analysts claiming that management gave "conflicting messages".http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108872Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:05:00 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 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 GMTGlanbia, the Irish dairy and nutrition group, has today (18 November) cut its earnings target on the back of a "deterioration" in the performance of its domestic dairy business.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108851Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:54:00 GMTMead Johnson Nutrition said that it intends to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing the proposed exchange offer from Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS).http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108857Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:17:00 GMTTate & Lyle, has today (17 November) insisted it is continuing to expand its food ingredients business and said it would focus on driving down costs for customers and on developing products to improve health.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108846Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:45:00 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 GMTSmart Balance, the US maker of "heart healthy" foods, has signed a global agreement with the Best Life Corporation to develop a Bestlife brand for the US market.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108844Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:33:00 GMTUK health campaigners have criticised scientific claims that suggest calorie intake should be increased by up to 16%.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108815Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:35:00 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 GMTFrench dairy group Danone said today (16 November) it will launch a public offer to buy some of its bonds, in a bid to reduce its debt and lower its costs.http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108817Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:46:00 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 GMTThe European Food Safety Authority's scientific panel on additives has lowered the daily intake levels for the artificial food colours Quinoline Yellow (E104), Sunset Yellow FCF (E110) and Ponceau 4R (E124).http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=108790Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:01:00 GMT