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Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
27 January 2012
Carrefour again grabbed the headlines this week, with speculation intensifying that there could be change of leadership at the company. just-food understands an announcement is due in days. Elsewhere in retail, Asda outlined its expansion plans in the UK and we spoke to the CEO of Spar International about the symbol group's ambitions in India. Meanwhile, Premier Foods admitted more jobs could be lost at the company, we took a look at why US baker Hostess Brands filed for Chapter 11 and, in our latest Sustainability Watch, we discussed HJ Heinz's CSR strategy.
GLOBAL: Barry Callebaut signs Unilever supply deal
23 January 2012
Swiss cocoa and chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has signed a deal to supply Unilever's ice cream business.
SWITZ: Barry Callebaut volume growth falls below target
18 January 2012
Barry Callebaut has expressed confidence that it would meet its financial forecasts in its current financial year despite its first-quarter volumes falling below target.
SWITZ: Barry Callebaut to supply Bimbo in Mexico
17 January 2012
Barry Callebaut is to supply bakery giant Grupo Bimbo with chocolate to use in products on sale in Mexico.
SWITZ/SPAIN: Barry Callebaut buys nut maker La Morella
11 January 2012
Barry Callebaut, the Swiss chocolate giant, has acquired Spanish nut maker La Morella.
US: Barry Callebaut launches Fairtrade in US
22 December 2011
Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has launched three Fairtrade products in the US under its Finest Belgian range.
2011 in review - Sustainability
22 December 2011
The year began with predictions that sustainability would continue to rise up the corporate agenda this year, and so it has proved.
Sustainability Watch – Child labour in cocoa production
14 December 2011
Nestle's plan to partner with the Fair Labor Association in investigating the use of child labour in its cocoa supply chain could raise the bar in terms of corporate accountability regarding this long-running problem. Ben Cooper reports.
Logistics - the role of the logistics service provider
30 November 2011
Logistics companies, far from being simple hauliers, have adapted to meet the increasingly complicated and specialised needs of customers in the food manufacture and retail spheres, such as tracking and traceability and flexible volumes. In the second part of his feature on logistics, Stuart Todd gains insight from major logistics providers about this fascinating industry.
IVORY COAST: Barry Callebaut to expand in Ivory Coast
21 November 2011
Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has confirmed that it will increase capacity at its cocoa plants in the Ivory Coast.
INDONESIA: Barry Callebaut enters joint venture with P.T. Comextra Majora
18 November 2011
Barry Callebaut's Indonesia's arm has entered into a joint venture agreement with cocoa bean exporter P.T. Comextra Majora.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
14 November 2011
Another week dominated by results, notably Marks and Spencers, Associated British Foods and Barry Callebaut. A story that broke late this week and could have severe repercussions is the approval of sweetener stevia for use in the EU. Meanwhile, floods hit food producers in Thailand and the death toll sadly continues to rise in the US listeria outbreak. Click on the headlines for more.
On the money: Barry Callebaut turns to emerging markets
11 November 2011
Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut is focusing on emerging markets to maintain its growth in the face of a slowdown in established markets.
SWITZ: Barry Callebaut forecasts lower growth amid fragile economy
10 November 2011
Barry Callebaut, the world's biggest chocolate manufacturer, is cautious about the faltering global economy, despite growth in its final-year profits, announced today (10 November).
AFRICA: Industry, NGOs unite form sustainable cocoa initiative
19 October 2011
Chocolate manufacturers and NGOs have announced a new initiative to try to improve cocoa productivity and the lives of farmers in west Africa.
EUROPE: Barry Callebaut invests in European operations
5 September 2011
Barry Callebaut, the business-to-business chocolate maker, is investing CHF25m (US$31m) in its European production facilities.
INDONESIA: Nestle, Petra Foods to join forces on sustainable cocoa
27 July 2011
Nestle and Singapore-listed cocoa ingredients maker Petra Foods have agreed to work together on improving cocoa production in Indonesia.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
15 July 2011
Premier Foods' appointment of Kraft's Mike Clarke as its new CEO this week was a surprise move but one welcomed by the market. Investors in Brasil Foods were also cheered by the news that the 2009 merger that created the company was cleared by Brazil's competition watchdog. However, a plan to combine Brazil's largest retailer, CBD, with Carrefour's local operations was halted amid continued opposition from Casino, which prompted the country's national development bank to pull planned funding for the deal. Click on the headlines for more.
SWITZ: Barry Callebaut sells Europe consumer unit to Baronie
11 July 2011
Barry Callebaut, the business-to-business chocolate maker, has sold its European consumer unit Stollwerck to privately-owned Dutch firm Baronie Group.
SWITZ: Barry Callebaut confident despite "volatile" commodities
30 June 2011
Barry Callebaut today (30 June) stuck to its mid-term targets for volume and EBIT growth despite the prospect of continued "volatile" and "high" commodity costs.
SWITZ/MEXICO: Barry Callebaut signs Latin America outsourcing deal
27 June 2011
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has signed a long-term outsourcing agreement for Mexico with Chocolates Turin.
US: Hershey expands Barry Callebaut agreement
5 May 2011
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut announced today (5 May) that it has extended its supply agreement with US confectioner Hershey.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
15 April 2011
Flowers Foods, Supervalu Inc and Kraft Foods gave the top just-food headlines a distinctly American flavour this week. Flowers struck a deal to buy Tasty Baking, Supervalu, one of the largest grocers in the US, announced its annual results and Kraft said it was giving some of its smaller brands a marketing push. On this side of the pond, issues of reformulation and functional foods remained high on the industry's agenda. Click on on the headlines to find out more.
COTE D'IVOIRE: Barry Callebaut cautious over cocoa exports
13 April 2011
Barry Callebaut, the business-to-business chocolate maker, said today (13 April) that it is "too early" to judge when cocoa exports would resume from Cote d'Ivoire.
On the money: Barry Callebaut focuses on growth
1 April 2011
Swiss chocolate group Barry Callebaut has insisted that it will focus on driving growth between now and 2013 with the aim of growing operating earnings by 6-8% each year during the period.
SWITZ: Barry Callebaut "outperforms" market
1 April 2011
Shares in Barry Callebaut rose in morning trade today (1 April) after the Swiss chocolate group booked rising first-half volumes and profits, driven by growing sales of cocoa products and expansion in emerging markets.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
1 April 2011
The second edition of the European investment conference CAGE was held in London this week, with the likes of Nestle, Danone and Unilever presenting to analysts. Elsewhere, just-food discussed the impact that the nuclear uncertainty in Japan could have on the country's food sector, analysed Marks and Spencer's return to France - and asked what companies mean by 'corporate responsibility'.
SWITZ: Jump in volumes sweetens Barry Callebaut shares
12 January 2011
Shares in Barry Callebaut, the Switzerland-based chocolate giant, jumped this morning (12 January) after the company posted rising first-quarter sales, helped by the emerging markets.
SWITZ: Barry Callebaut books "top FY results" - CEO
4 November 2010
Barry Callebaut, the world's largest B2B chocolate maker, today (4 November) posted "top results" for its fiscal year with profits up almost 11% and its growth in volumes outpacing the market.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
10 September 2010
This week there was a lot of interest in UK grocery retailer Morrisons' H1 results and the City debut of its new CEO Dalton Philips.
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