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NETHERLANDS: Albert Heijn appoints marketing and strategy director
2 September 2010
Dutch grocery retailer Albert Heijn has appointed marketing director Jerome Pietryga as director of marketing and strategy.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
27 August 2010
Canadian convenience operator Couche-Tard posted record net earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 this week, up 42% against the same period of the previous year.
NETHERLANDS: Ahold delivers "solid" H1
26 August 2010
Dutch retailer Ahold said it has delivered a "solid" set of financial results, with an increase in first-half profits.
US: Private-equity firm "puts US retailer Bi-Lo up for sale"
10 August 2010
US retailer Bi-Lo is reportedly up for sale after its private-equity owner Lone Star Funds decided to put the business on the block.
SLOVAKIA: Czech exec switches to head Ahold unit
22 July 2010
Ahold, the Netherlands-based retail giant, has appointed a new general director for its operations in Slovakia.
NETHERLANDS: Albert Heijn offers mobile phone scanning
15 July 2010
Albert Heijn has launched an app for its customers to help them create shopping lists by scanning barcodes of products they are running out of using their mobile phone camera.
CZECH: Ahold defends itself in face of probe
9 July 2010
Ahold has insisted its business in the Czech Republic has not broken any laws after the country's antitrust body opened an investigation against the Dutch retailer over an alleged abuse of its market position.
NETHERLANDS: Albert Heijn expands niche food offer
28 June 2010
Albert Heijn has expanded its range of products targeted to customers with food allergies, intolerances or proscribed diets.
US: Ahold, A&P face strike action in New York
18 June 2010
US supermarkets Stop and Shop, King Kullen Markets and A&P are facing the prospect of strikes in New York state.
NETHERLANDS: Ahold Q1 gains on pricing
3 June 2010
Dutch retailer Ahold insisted that its pricing policy is winning market share in the Netherlands and US as it posted an increase in quarterly profits this morning (3 June).
US: Ahold recalls spinach and artichoke dip
19 April 2010
Ahold USA has announced that its Giant Food and Stop and Shop banners are recalling their own-brand frozen spinach and artichoke dip.
US: Ahold USA reorganises back-end ops
16 April 2010
Ahold USA has announced that it is transferring its merchandising functions for fresh and non-perishable products to its offices in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, as part of its move to restructure and streamline the business.
UK: Continued investment boosts Hilton profits
31 March 2010
UK-based meat packer Hilton Food Group booked an increase in full-year profits boosted by new product initiatives and continued investment across Europe.
NETHERLANDS: Cargill launches UTZ Certified chocolate
15 March 2010
Agribusiness and food giant Cargill said it has produced the first UTZ certified chocolate for the Dutch market.
US: P&G recalls Pringles as salmonella scare widens
9 March 2010
Procter & Gamble has recalled two flavours of Pringles on fears that an ingredient used in their production could be contaminated with salmonella.
Top stories on just-food this week
5 March 2010
US food regulators had a busy few days this week. They were forced to deal with the latest salmonella scare to hit the industry, while firing off a series of warning letters to manufacturers - including Nestle and Schwan's - over alleged misleading nutrition labels. The debate over how food is labelled also re-emerged in the UK, with the FSA's latest proposals for a hybrid scheme, which angered the country's retailers. On the retail front, the Co-operative Group received a sales boost in the UK, while over the English Channel, Casino acknowledged problems at home and Dutch giant Ahold eyed expansion.
On the money: Ahold eyes expansion in 2010
4 March 2010
Ahold has insisted that it is optimistic about its growth prospects this year, despite the continuing challenges presented by an unfavourable consumer environment.
NETHERLANDS: Ahold buyback cheers investors as profits fall
4 March 2010
Shares in Ahold rose by more than 4% this morning (4 March) despite an 8% fall in quarterly profits after the Dutch retail giant said it would hand EUR500m (US$682.8m) back to investors.
PREVIEW: Ahold's 2009 annual results
3 March 2010
Dutch retail giant Ahold publishes its 2009 financial results tomorrow (4 March) and industry watchers will be monitoring the company's US business - and waiting for hints on the company's expansion plans this year.
US: Stop & Shop delays strike, talks continue
22 February 2010
A strike among workers at Stop & Shop stores across three US states has been delayed as negotiations continue between the company and the union.
US: Supervalu offloads Connecticut stores
15 February 2010
US retail giant Supervalu Inc is set to sell all its Shaw's stores in the state of Connecticut.
NETHERLANDS: Ahold completes Ukrop buy
9 February 2010
Ahold, the Dutch conglomerate that owns US retailer Giant-Carlisle, has completed the acquisition of 25 stores from Ukrop’s Super Markets.
NETHERLANDS: Ahold shares up despite sales slowdown
21 January 2010
Dutch retail giant Ahold today (21 January) reported slowing sales growth in the fourth quarter of 2009, although its shares rose in early trading as the figures beat analyst forecasts.
UPDATE: US: Ahold will help ailing Ukrop chain
18 December 2009
Dutch retail giant Ahold has insisted it can help the struggling Ukrop Super Markets with the purchase of the US chain announced this morning (18 December).
Top stories on just-food this week
18 December 2009
Cabdury's publication of its formal defence against Kraft Foods' hostile takeover hogged the headlines in the early part of the week but then attention turned to an EU deal on banana tariffs - after a global trade dispute lasting over a decade. The EU and bananas then returned to the news agenda with the announcement that the European Commission is probing an alleged cartel in southern Europe. These are the top ten stories on just-food this week.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
18 December 2009
The battle for Cadbury continued this week as the UK firm outlined its case for independence, urging shareholders to reject the advances of predator Kraft Foods. The US group hit back and claimed Cadbury's investors were leaving themselves open to "significant risk". Meanwhile, General Mills remained bullish on its US brands growth, despite pressure in all categories and Dutch retail giant Ahold purchased the US-based Ukrop, claiming it can help the ailing chain see better times.
US: Ahold buys Ukrop Super Markets
18 December 2009
Ahold, the Dutch conglomerate that owns US retailer Giant-Carlisle, has bought Virginia-based grocer Ukrop’s Super Markets for US$140m.
US: Winn-Dixie appoints Smits to perishables role
9 December 2009
US retailer Winn-Dixie has added ex-Supervalu Inc and Ahold executive Jim Smits to its management team.
UK/DENMARK: Hilton to supply Coop Danmark
27 November 2009
UK meat group Hilton Food Group has struck a deal to supply Danish retailer Coop Danmark.
The just-food interview - Patrick Coveney, Greencore
26 November 2009
Greencore is a private-label giant with a business that spans from sandwiches to sauces and from pickles to puddings. However, with operations centred on convenience, the last year has been a tricky one for the Ireland-based group and its chief executive Patrick Coveney. In this month's just-food interview, Dean Best spoke with Coveney to find out how Greencore had navigated the downturn and what plans they have for the US - a fledgling but key market for the business.
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