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UK: Mars, PepsiCo among signatories to hybrid nutrition labels
19 June 2013
Chocolate giant Mars and crisp manufacturer PepsiCo are among over 20 food makers and retailers to agree to adopt new "hybrid" front-of-pack nutrition labels in the UK.
UK: Advertising watchdog finds Morrisons ad "misleading"
19 June 2013
The UK's advertising regulator has ruled that a radio advert for Morrisons was "misleading" following a listener complaint.
UK: "Hybrid" front-of-pack labels to be unveiled tomorrow
18 June 2013
The UK government is set to launch the planned "hybrid" front-of-pack label - including traffic light symbols - tomorrow (18 June).
Talking shop: Amazon's fresh step in fledgling US online grocery
13 June 2013
Amazon has made another stride in taking on US food retailers with the roll out of its fresh grocery business into the second most populous city in the US, Los Angeles. The move is sure to make other players in the market sit up and take notice but will it be enough to really shake up the US online grocery channel and give it the much needed boost it requires? Michelle Russell takes a look.
Comment: Amazon looks to take bigger bite of online grocery
6 June 2013
Online retail giant Amazon is said to be preparing to take on the well-established US food market with a major roll-out of its fresh grocery business, a move that could make other players sit up and take notice.
What the analysts say - City downbeat on Tesco trading
5 June 2013
Tesco's first-quarter trading update contained a fall in UK underlying sales - and lower in LFLs in all but two of the 11 markets it now reports on. The City suggested the numbers showed Tesco has lost momentum and was facing challenges at home and abroad. Shares in the retailer were down more than 4%.
UK: Morrisons' Pennycook takes Co-op finance chief role
5 June 2013
The former CFO of Morrisons, Richard Pennycook, is to join rival UK grocer The Co-operative Group as finance director.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
28 May 2013
Campbell Soup Co. became the third major multinational to invest in the buoyant organic baby food sector in a month with a deal to buy US firm Plum Organics. Danone is another of the three food giants to do business in organic baby food - and this week it continued its investment in faster-growing categories and markets with a fresh attempt to crack China's booming yoghurt sector.
UK: Waitrose plays down "Price Ocado rebuff"
23 May 2013
Waitrose has sought to play down claims MD Mark Price has refused to meet Ocado counterpart Tim Steiner after the online specialist's deal with Morrisons.
UK: Morrisons shares slide on shareholder "sell-off"
23 May 2013
Shares in supermarket group Morrisons have fallen on reports that investor Walter Scott has sold around 100m shares in the UK grocer.
UPDATE: UK: M&S has no plans to launch full online grocery
21 May 2013
Marks and Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland has said the UK retailer has no plans to launch a full online grocery service.
UK: Morrisons "sales improve" - Kantar
21 May 2013
UK retailer Morrisons is seeing its sales improve, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
20 May 2013
After UK organic baby food firm Ella's Kitchen was snapped up by a US buyer a fortnight ago, last week a peer across the pond revealed it agreed to sell to Danone, representing the Aptamil and Cow & Gate owner's move into the category.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
20 May 2013
The week ended on a high note for Morrisons last week after it announced a venture to launch into the online channel with Ocado. The deal has again fuelled speculation that the deal could upset Ocado's current arrangement with Waitrose. Other deals this week included the acquisition of US baby food firm Happy Family by Danone. just-food also spoke with founder of Amy's Kitchen, Amy Berliner about its growth plans.
UPDATE 3: UK: Morrisons chief Philips hails "low-risk" Ocado deal
17 May 2013
Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips today (17 May) claimed the UK grocer's venture to launch into the online channel with Ocado was a "great deal" for shareholders and consumers.
UPDATE 2: UK: Ocado "cast-iron clear" Waitrose deal is safe
17 May 2013
Ocado CEO Tim Steiner today (17 May) insisted the UK online retailer is "cast-iron clear" its new venture with Morrisons has no bearing on its existing partnership with Waitrose.
Comment: Pragmatic deal for Morrisons, Waitrose risk for Ocado
17 May 2013
A deal with Ocado represents Morrisons best route into the UK online channel as it plays catch-up with rivals. For the online specialist, it looks a good deal, although it could threaten its agreement with another partner, Waitrose.
UPDATE: UK: Waitrose coy about Morrisons-Ocado deal
17 May 2013
Waitrose this morning (17 May) refused to be drawn on news long-time online partner Ocado had struck an agreement to help rival grocer Morrisons launch its own home delivery service.
UK: Morrisons, Ocado announce online grocery venture
17 May 2013
UK grocer Morrisons this morning (17 May) confirmed that, after months of talks, it will launch an online food service through a venture with digital specialist Ocado.
On the money: Asda: We offer clear prices, not gimmicks
16 May 2013
Asda CEO Andy Clarke today (16 May) hit out at the "gimmicky" and "unsustainable" promotions of its rivals and said the UK grocer's "clarity" on prices was paying off.
Interview: Amy's Kitchen sets out international mission
15 May 2013
Amy's Kitchen, the US frozen-food, organic and free-from business, is a quarter of a century old this year but there is a passion - almost a sense of mission - one would normally associate with a start-up. Dean Best spoke to co-owner Amy Berliner and European commercial director Damien Threadgold about the company's plans.
Talking shop: Price fires shot across Ocado's bows
13 May 2013
Waitrose MD Mark Price is the self-styled "chubby grocer", one of the more affable figures of UK food retail. However, Price's comments over the weekend about Ocado's talks over a tie-up with Morrisons show a serious side the online specialist would do well to note.
UPDATE: UK: Ocado: Morrisons tie-up would not affect Waitrose deal
13 May 2013
UK online retailer Ocado has again insisted any deal it could strike with Morrisons would not affect its relationship with upmarket grocer Waitrose.
UK: Waitrose concern over Morrisons/Ocado talks
13 May 2013
Waitrose MD Mark Price has expressed concern over the ongoing talks between rival UK grocer Morrisons and online specialist Ocado about a potential tie-up.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
13 May 2013
The quarterly results continued to roll in this week and we listened to a number of CEOs talk about the challenges and opportunities they face in 2013. Elsewhere, just-food covered Hofex, the largest food and hospitality tradeshow in Asia-Pacific, where we spoke with UK SMEs about their international ambitions. Retailer Delhaize Group has also begun the search for a new CEO following the resignation of Pierre-Olivier Beckers.
UK: Ocado lacks global appeal to other retailers - analyst
10 May 2013
Ocado is an unlikely takeover target because its technology and warehouse capabilities do not have enough global appeal, one analyst has suggested following the dampening of reports over a potential acquisition by Morrisons.
On the money: Morrisons secures uplift in fresh sales
9 May 2013
While UK retailer Morrisons witnessed the erosion of like-for-like sales continue as it moved into the first quarter of this year, the group emphasised it is starting to see positive revenue trends, led by improvements in its key fresh categories.
Comment: Sainsbury's solid but challenges lay ahead in tough sector
9 May 2013
Sainsbury's, the UK's third-largest grocer, yesterday (8 May) reported what amount to another solid set of annual results. The year ahead should again be one of progress for Sainsbury's but competition could intensify still further.
What the analysts say: Morrisons Q1
9 May 2013
Morrisons has seen sales continue to decline at a faster rate than its rivals in the first quarter of the year. However, the company has a number of initiatives in the pipeline - significantly its plans to launch online and expand in convenience - that are frequently cited as offering a longer term upside. Here is how the City responded to Morrisons revenue performance.
UK: Morrisons hails "steady improvement" as LFL slide continues
9 May 2013
UK retailer Morrisons insisted this morning (9 May) it is off to a "solid start" to its financial year despite a decline in underlying sales during the first quarter.
