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Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
8 May 2012
Bright Food, the Chinese food group, this week at last planted its first flag in Europe with an investment in UK cereal firm Weetabix. Elsewhere in Europe, the CEO of Norway-based consumer goods company Orkla quit amid a disagreement with the company's board and German retailer Metro Group reported a quarterly loss. We also published our latest Sustainability Watch interview, which focused on US food giant General Mills. Click on the headlines for more.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
8 May 2012
Bright Food, the Chinese food group, was full of confidence this week about the prospects for UK cereal firm Weetabix, its first investment in Europe after missing out on companies including United Biscuits and Yoplait. Elsewhere, Orkla explained why its CEO had resigned from the Norwegian consumer goods group, German retailer Metro Group insisted its sales were improving after it reported a quarterly loss and UK peer Morrisons said it would not chase unprofitable volumes despite a fall in like-for-like sales.
US: Produce group Dole mulls spin offs
4 May 2012
US produce giant Dole Food Co. is looking at potentially spinning off one or more of its businesses.
UPDATE: US: Dole points to external source of salmonella
16 April 2012
Dole Food Co. has insisted the salmonella contamination that has sparked a recall of batches of its Seven Lettuces salad in the US did not originate with the company.
US: Dole recalles Seven Lettuces salad
16 April 2012
Dole Food Co. has recalled batches of its Dole Seven Lettuces salad in the US due to possible salmonella contamination.
US: Produce supplier Dole swings to FY profit
16 March 2012
US fresh produce giant Dole Food Co. moved back into profit in 2011 thanks, in part, to cost control, higher sales and improved earnings from its fresh fruit and vegetable divisions.
US: Dole buys snacks firm Mrs May's Natural
5 March 2012
Dole Food Co. has acquired US healthy snack firm Mrs May's Natural for an undisclosed sum.
US: Dole urges US to "Go Bananas"
13 January 2012
Dole Food Co., the US produce giant, has launched a major campaign to encourage consumers to eat more bananas.
US: Dole reports underlying Q3 loss
21 November 2011
Produce giant Dole Food Co. has posted an underlying loss of US$15m for the third quarter of its financial year.
US: Dole buys stake in yonanas maker Healthy Foods
14 November 2011
Produce giant Dole Food Co. has bought an equity stake in Healthy Foods, the producer of the yonanas device that makes frozen treats.
US: Dole launches fruit products in US
26 October 2011
Produce giant Dole Food Co. has launched two products in the US that it claims will help consumers follow a healthier diet.
FINLAND: Dole buys fresh produce firm Fafi Fresh Cuts
14 October 2011
US-based fruit and vegetables group Dole Food Co. has acquired Finnish produce company Fafi Fresh Cuts.
US: Dole Food buys berry producer SunnyRidge Farm
12 October 2011
Dole Food Co. has acquired US berry producer SunnyRidge Farm.
US: Dole to sell Spanish and Portuguese units
21 September 2011
Dole Food Co. is to sell its ripening and distribution units in Spain and Portugal to the Compagnie Fruitière Group.
US: Chiquita joins MyPlate programme
25 August 2011
Chiquita Brands International has teamed up with the US Department of Agriculture to promote MyPlate, the new food advice initiative.
US: Higher sales, lower costs help Dole profits
29 July 2011
Dole Food Co. has reported higher half-year and second-quarter profits as sales rose across the business and the company benefited from a restructing programme last year that cut costs.
US: Dole adds peach flavour to Fruit Crisp snack line
21 June 2011
Dole Food Co. has added to its Fruit Crisp snack portfolio in the US with the launch of a peach flavour.
US: Dole bananas gain Rainforest Alliance certification
27 April 2011
Dole Food Co. announced today (27 April) that its bananas produced on farms in Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala have obtained Rainforest Alliance certification.
US: Falling banana profits hit Dole earnings
15 March 2011
Lower profits from bananas and fresh pineapples hit Dole Food Co.'s earnings in the company's last financial year, the US firm has revealed.
US: Dole rolls-out "all natural" fruit bowls
6 January 2011
Produce giant Dole Food Co. has launched a range of "all natural" Fruit Bowls for the US market.
US: Dole trims Q3 losses as vegetable sales rise
23 November 2010
Produce giant Dole Food Co. has booked smaller third-quarter losses on the back of higher sales of fresh vegetables.
FRANCE/GERMANY: Dole moves Europe HQ
6 October 2010
Dole Food Co. is to move its European headquarters from France to Germany, its largest market on the continent.
US: Court dismisses pesticide case against Dole
16 July 2010
Dole Food Co. today (16 July) attacked the "fraudulent" claims levelled against the the US-based fruit and vegetable giant after a US court overturned a ruling that said the company had left workers sterile through pesticide use.
Sustainability Watch – Sylvain Cuperlier, Dole
28 May 2010
Earlier this month, Dole Food Co. announced the creation of an office of corporate responsibility and sustainability “to build on its existing environmental initiatives at company-owned farms around the world”. Ben Cooper asked director of worldwide corporate social responsibility Sylvain Cuperlier why he feels Dole’s approach to corporate sustainability represents a good model and why the recent organisational changes have further strengthened the company in this area.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
28 May 2010
Here is the best of who said what about the week's burning issues.
SWEDEN: Dole buys stake in Green Vision
12 March 2010
Dole Food Co. has bought a 25% stake in Swedish fruit business Green Vision.
US: Dole books increase in FY earnings
3 February 2010
Global fresh fruit and vegetable producer Dole Food Co. has booked an increase in full-year earnings, despite a drop in revenues.
FRANCE: Dole to present sustainability programmes
29 January 2010
Global fresh fruit and vegetable producer Dole Food Co. has developed a number of programmes designed to reduce its overall environmental footprint.
US/EU: Chiquita sent EU notice on "banana cartel"
21 December 2009
Chiquita Brands International has shed more light on the latest EU probe into claims of a cartel in the banana industry by admitting it has received a notice regarding the investigation.
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.
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