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Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
17 June 2013
The latest just-food interview saw the boss of Nestle's business in Greater China discuss the food giant's strategy in the market and why he believed the world's largest food manufacturer had the edge on its rivals in the region. It was a week of a number of notable pieces of M&A, including Canadian retailer Sobeys' move to buy Safeway Inc's business in Canada and JBS's deal to acquire Seara Brasil from local meat rival Marfrig.
US: Lidl confirms interest in US market entry
14 June 2013
Discount retailer Lidl has confirmed it is exploring the possibility of entering the US market.
IRELAND: Tesco shuffles Ireland management, appoints CEO
29 May 2013
Tesco has named PJ Clarke as chief executive of its Irish business, after current CEO Tony Keohane was appointed chairman of the unit.
UK: Morrisons "sales improve" - Kantar
21 May 2013
UK retailer Morrisons is seeing its sales improve, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
Sustainability Watch - International Finance Corporation
30 April 2013
In this two-part Sustainability Watch, Ben Cooper looks at the lending activities of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the division of the World Bank that lends to private corporations, which is rapidly expanding its activities in the agribusiness sector.
IRELAND: Aldi, Lidl grab "highest-ever share" - Kantar
29 April 2013
Discounters Aldi and Lidl continue to set the pace in Irish grocery retailing, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
UK: Sainsbury's delivers strongest sales growth - Kantar
23 April 2013
UK retailer Sainsbury's delivered the strongest sales growth amongst the big four, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
UPDATE: UK: Lidl focuses on price, quality in fresh push
22 April 2013
Discounter Lidl has said it is focusing on the core values of price and quality as it moves to increase its fresh meat and poultry offering in the UK.
UK: Lidl expands meat, poultry offering
22 April 2013
Lidl has announced plans to invest GBP66m (US$100.6m) to expand its line up of fresh meat and poultry in the UK.
PORTUGAL: Lidl invests EUR45m in Portugal revamp
19 April 2013
Discount retailer Lidl has confirmed plans to invest EUR45m (US$58.9m) on the revamp of its store network in Portugal.
IRELAND: Superquinn gains share at expense of Tesco, Dunnes
2 April 2013
Irish supermarket Superquinn has gained market share in the country for the first time in five years, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel reveal.
UK: Waitrose, Aldi lead UK growth - Kantar
26 March 2013
Upmarket retailer Waitrose and discounter Aldi posted the strongest growth in the UK retail market during the 12 weeks to 17 March, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel revealed today (26 March).
HORSEMEAT: UPDATE: Tesco recall may be "body blow"
13 March 2013
A fresh horsemeat recall initiated by Tesco could come as a "body blow" for the UK retailer, City analysts have warned.
What the analysts say - cautious welcome to Carrefour FY
7 March 2013
Carrefour's shares climbed today after the French retailer's 2012 results, which included better-than-expected core profits and higher earnings in France. Analysts cautiously welcomed the numbers, although they argue more work needs to be done.
UK: Lidl trials Simply value grocery line
4 March 2013
Discounter Lidl is trialling a budget range of products across its UK stores under the name Simply.
HORSEMEAT: Contamination impact on sales emerges
19 February 2013
Sales of frozen products in the UK, Ireland and France have taken a hit from the horsemeat contamination scandal, data has revealed.
HORSEMEAT: Lidl recalls lines in Finland, Sweden, Denmark
19 February 2013
Discount retailer Lidl has pulled two products from its shelves in Finland, Sweden and Denmark after tests found traces of horsemeat.
UK: Government to consult on supply chain security - Defra
11 February 2013
The UK government is to meet industry officials to determine whether the supply chain needs to be placed under greater scrutiny to ensure food security in the country.
UK: FSA says traceability working in horse meat scare
11 February 2013
The UK's Food Standards Agency has insisted the traceability systems in place to track ingredients down the supply chain are proving robust as it works to uncover how undeclared horse meat made its way onto frozen beef products.
Comment: Horse meat scandal likely to widen
8 February 2013
As our understanding of the horse meat contamination scandal develops the number of food products drawn in is likely to expand, raising some fundamental questions about the security of our food supply.
UK: Horse meat confirmed in Findus "beef" lasagne
7 February 2013
Horse meat has been found in beef lasagne produced by French manufacturer Comigel on behalf of Findus UK, sparking fresh recalls from Tesco and Aldi.
UPDATE: UK/IRELAND: McAdam downplays horse meat link
6 February 2013
McAdam Food Service, the Irish meat importer that ABP Foods claimed supplied it with horse meat-contaminated beef, has downplayed the possibility it is involved in the scandal.
UK: FSA to publish results of horse meat tests
5 February 2013
The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will publish the results of tests for horse meat DNA to be carried out on beef burgers sold at UK retailers.
just-food's outlook for 2013: the international retail scene
31 January 2013
2012 was undoubtedly a year of economic pressure for grocery retailers, as consumer spending continued to constrict. With little less pressure expected in 2013, will we see the trend towards internationalisation slow further? Michelle Russell takes a look at some of the key trends that will shape the international retail scene.
UK: Tesco plans DNA tests on meat, ends Silvercrest contract
30 January 2013
Tesco plans to introduce DNA tests on all its meat products in the wake of the horse meat scandal, an affair that has led the UK retailer to drop one of the suppliers at the centre of the contamination.
UK: Tesco stabilises as Aldi, Lidl pile on grocery share
29 January 2013
Fresh market share figures for the UK grocery sector show strong gains for discounters Aldi and Lidl as consumer budgets are squeezed by inflation.
EUROPE: Ireland seeks Polish assurances on horse DNA
29 January 2013
Ireland's agriculture minister has sought assurances from Poland's food safety authorities that beef burger filler supplied by Polish companies to Irish and UK processors will not again contain horse DNA.
UK/IRELAND: Horse DNA in beef burgers traced to Poland
28 January 2013
Filler ingredient from Poland is the source of horse DNA found in beef burgers on sale in the UK and Ireland, according to Irish agriculture officials.
UK/IRELAND: No horse meat in new tests at affected suppliers
25 January 2013
Fresh tests at suppliers in the UK and Ireland affected by the horse meat in beef burgers scandal have come back clear, but officials are still trying to track down the source of the problem.
COMMENT: Horse meat raises supply chain concerns
21 January 2013
Some serious questions over the reliability of the supply chain were raised last week, when Irish food safety authorities detected the presence of undeclared horse and pig meat in burgers and ready meals.
