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Published by Aroq Ltd.Tue, 21 May 2013 23:09:03 GMTTue, 21 May 2013 23:09:03 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Danone and Chinese dairy Mengniu have announced plans to set up a dairy venture in China - five years after a similar agreement ended in just 12 months.http://www.just-food.com/news/danone-chinas-mengniu-try-again-with-dairy-jv_id123261.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsMon, 20 May 2013 09:12:00 GMTChina Mengniu Dairy has agreed to buy 26.9% stake in local rival China Modern Dairy in a deal worth US$410m, as it looks improve the security of its milk supply.http://www.just-food.com/news/mengniu-takes-stake-in-china-modern-dairy_id123116.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsWed, 08 May 2013 12:23:00 GMTThe rapidly expanding Chinese food sector has long been a focus for multinationals looking beyond developed western markets for expansion. However, it isn't just the international food Goliaths - with big bucks to spend on M&A or organic expansion - that are looking to China for growth. just-food caught up with some smaller enterprises hoping to tame the dragon at Hong Kong trade show Hofex - an event that prides itself of being the largest of its kind in Asia.http://www.just-food.com/comment/international-smes-testing-the-water-at-hofex_id123098.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsTue, 07 May 2013 20:47:00 GMTArla Foods has indicated its move to take full control of its Russian joint venture is a "natural step" as it looks to drive rapid growth in the market.http://www.just-food.com/news/arla-foods-artis-acquisition-natural-step-arla_id123073.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsFri, 03 May 2013 13:50:00 GMTArla Foods has purchased the 25% stake that it did not already own in its Russian joint venture, Arla Foods Artis, bringing full control of the Russian business into the hands of the Danish dairy giant.http://www.just-food.com/news/arla-takes-control-of-russian-jv_id123068.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsFri, 03 May 2013 10:11:00 GMTWhat will Unilever do with its spreads business? After that part of the company's portfolio was a factor in first-quarter sales that missed analyst expectations, the question has returned to the minds of some in the investment community. Dean Best thinks they will stick with the division.http://www.just-food.com/comment/unilever-likely-to-stick-with-spreads_id123034.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsWed, 01 May 2013 15:55:00 GMTArla Foods has launched a flavoured dairy drink, Wing-Co., in the UK as it looks to build value in the dairy category.http://www.just-food.com/news/arla-launches-flavoured-milk-brand-wing-co_id122957.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsThu, 25 Apr 2013 13:09:00 GMTNordic consumer goods group Orkla has said the new CEO of its recently-formed confectionery and snacks business will look at potential M&A opportunities.http://www.just-food.com/news/orkla-open-to-snacks-ma_id122738.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsMon, 08 Apr 2013 15:27:00 GMTNorwegian conglomerate Orkla has appointed Arla Foods executive, Christer Åberg, as CEO of its confectionery and snacks business.http://www.just-food.com/news/arla-exec-aberg-to-lead-orklas-snacks-business_id122732.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsMon, 08 Apr 2013 11:56:00 GMTFor all the positive publicity around dairy exports, the UK dairy sector is facing some significant challenges. The domestic market is dominated by low-value own label liquid milk sales, while underinvestment means that UK producers and manufacturers operate at a competitive disadvantage to their European peers. However, Arla Foods plans to tackle these issues head-on. Arla UK vice president of marketing Ash Amirahmadi spoke to just-food on the group's plans to ramp up investment in the UK, including the launch of a new liquid milk brand.http://www.just-food.com/interview/arla-to-ramp-up-investment-in-uk-dairy_id122585.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsThu, 21 Mar 2013 12:15:00 GMTArla Foods and UK supplier group Arla Foods Milk Partnership have entered into talks in a bid to define how AFMP members can join Arla's existing farmer-shareholders in ownership of the co-operative.http://www.just-food.com/news/arla-milk-suppliers-to-define-roadmap-to-ownership_id122519.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsFri, 15 Mar 2013 09:24:00 GMTIn a week of results from major retailers, Carrefour cheered the market with improvement in France, upmarket UK grocer Waitrose highlighted its strong year and Belgium's Delhaize insisted its business in the US would improve. Elsewhere across the Atlantic, meat processor Smithfield Foods faced calls from a major investor to consider dividing in three.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-last-week_id122453.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsMon, 11 Mar 2013 08:35:00 GMTEuropean dairy processor Arla Foods had a bumper 2012, with sales and profits up. And its operations in emerging markets played a part in boosting its top and bottom lines. Dean Best spoke with Arla CFO Frederik Lotz about the company's ambitions in emerging markets as it battles stiff competition for rising dairy consumption in markets like China from its European peers.http://www.just-food.com/interview/the-just-food-interview-arla-foods-cfo-frederik-lotz_id122346.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsMon, 04 Mar 2013 17:38:00 GMTArla Foods has initiated a recall of its Mauri branded Gorgonzola cheese after tests detected low levels of Listeria monocytogenes.http://www.just-food.com/news/arla-recalls-mauri-gorgonzola-on-listeria-fears_id122324.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsWed, 27 Feb 2013 13:19:00 GMTAcquisitions and growth in markets outside the EU have helped dairy giant Arla Foods report higher annual sales and profits.http://www.just-food.com/news/ma-emerging-markets-boost-arla-in-2012_id122223.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsWed, 20 Feb 2013 10:14:00 GMTThere may be caution over the prospect for blockbuster deals in a dilapidated economic environment, but the food sector mergers and acquisitions table still has plenty to whet the appetite.http://www.just-food.com/management-briefing/mega-deals-unlikely-as-consolidation-continues_id121962.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsThu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:00 GMTArla Foods Ingredients has revealed plans to invest EUR120m (US$160.1m) in the establishment of a lactose manufacturing facility in Denmark.http://www.just-food.com/news/arla-to-build-denmark-lactose-facility_id121885.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsWed, 23 Jan 2013 15:14:00 GMTLast week, a number of the challenges facing food manufacturers and retailers were once again thrown into sharp relief. The industry continued to grapple with the cyclical difficulties of a down global economy and weak consumer sentiment. However, a number of structural issues that, in some respects, represent the greater threat are also becoming increasingly evident.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/food-industry-faces-structural-challenge_id121744.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsMon, 14 Jan 2013 14:30:00 GMTGrowing competition for space in key emerging markets appears to have convinced Arla Foods that it needs to act now if it is to secure a market for its milk supplies beyond 2015.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/arla-foods-plans-emerging-markets-leap_id121729.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsFri, 11 Jan 2013 15:39:00 GMTArla Foods has told just-food its new strategic plan calls for it to double the proportion of dairy sales derived from emerging markets by 2017.http://www.just-food.com/news/arla-foods-wants-fifth-of-sales-from-emerging-markets_id121727.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=arla-foodsFri, 11 Jan 2013 15:17:00 GMT