http://www.just-food.com/companies/asda_id38Latest Asda industry news - from just-food.com© 2013 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Mon, 20 May 2013 01:18:01 GMTMon, 20 May 2013 01:18:01 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20A 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.http://www.just-food.com/comment/pragmatic-deal-for-morrisons-waitrose-risk-for-ocado_id123257.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaFri, 17 May 2013 15:40:00 GMTAfter UK organic baby food firm Ella's Kitchen was snapped up by a US buyer a fortnight ago, this 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.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-this-week_id123258.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaFri, 17 May 2013 16:56:00 GMTThe week ended on a high note for Morrisons this 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.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id123255.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaFri, 17 May 2013 15:34:00 GMTAsda 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.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/we-offer-clear-prices-not-gimmicks_id123243.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaThu, 16 May 2013 15:33:00 GMTAsda CEO Andy Clarke claimed the UK's second-largest grocer had put in a "strong performance in a tough market" after the retailer booked higher first-quarter like-for-like sales.http://www.just-food.com/news/asda-claims-strong-q1-after-lfl-sales-rise_id123237.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaThu, 16 May 2013 14:28:00 GMTAmy'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.http://www.just-food.com/interview/amys-kitchen-sets-out-international-mission_id123199.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaWed, 15 May 2013 15:38:00 GMTUS breakfast cereal group Post Holdings kicks off a relatively quieter week of results with its half-year numbers on Monday. On Tuesday, meat giants Marfig and JBS will report on how it fared in the first three months of the year - as will Wal-Mart on Thursday. The week also includes an international conference in the Netherlands looking at the sustainable cultivation of soy.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/the-week-ahead-wal-mart-q1s-post-holdings-h1-proterra-conference_id123160.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaMon, 13 May 2013 08:41:00 GMTSainsbury'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.http://www.just-food.com/comment/sainsburys-solid-but-challenges-lay-ahead-in-tough-sector_id123151.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaThu, 09 May 2013 17:52:00 GMTSainsbury's chief executive Justin King has said the UK grocer does not plan to follow rivals Tesco and Asda and offer a click-and-collect grocery service.http://www.just-food.com/news/no-plans-for-grocery-click-and-collect_id123140.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaThu, 09 May 2013 15:17:00 GMTThe UK's third-largest grocer reported solid annual results today (8 May), a year in which profits grew and it gained market share. Analysts largely welcomed the results.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/what-the-analysts-say-city-reflects-on-sound-year-for-sainsburys_id123111.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaWed, 08 May 2013 10:20:00 GMTOnline will be the latest driver of Wal-Mart's growth, the chief of the world's largest retailer's e-commerce operation has claimed.http://www.just-food.com/news/e-commerce-next-growth-engine-for-wal-mart_id123047.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaThu, 02 May 2013 13:42:00 GMTBelton Cheese has been on something of a roll, expanding its business into new international markets with fresh distribution deals in countries as far afield as the US and Japan. The group announced yesterday (30 April) that it is further growing its overseas presence through an agreement to expand into Russia's high growth dairy market. Katy Askew caught up with Belton sales manager Phil Jones to find out more.http://www.just-food.com/interview/uk-firm-belton-cheese-looks-to-drive-international-growth_id123041.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaWed, 01 May 2013 17:43:00 GMTThe UK continues to witness a rapid increase in demand for gluten-free foods. The sector represents the largest within the UK market for free-from foods, targeted at people with food allergies or intolerances, and it is a category seeing dramatic growth.http://www.just-food.com/management-briefing/the-uk-market_id123018.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaTue, 30 Apr 2013 15:17:00 GMTThe GM debate has re-emerged in the UK in the last couple of weeks with the news four major supermarket operators will allow their suppliers to use GM feed for poultry and eggs.http://www.just-food.com/comment/consuming-issues-gm-debate-comes-down-to-question-of-trust_id122953.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaThu, 25 Apr 2013 12:14:00 GMTAsda said today (23 April) the focus of its investment has "shifted" to accelerating the expansion of its multichannel operations as it outlined plans for its online food business.http://www.just-food.com/news/multichannel-focus-for-asda-investment_id122908.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaTue, 23 Apr 2013 11:11:00 GMTUK retailer Sainsbury's delivered the strongest sales growth amongst the big four, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.http://www.just-food.com/news/sainsburys-delivers-strongest-sales-growth-kantar_id122918.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaTue, 23 Apr 2013 15:22:00 GMTRetailers are rationing the amount of infant formula consumers can buy in markets including Hong Kong, Australia and now the UK. The move has been prompted by the huge demand for infant formula in China, with consumers buying products overseas and shipping them home. While you might think that rationing comes in response to supply shortages, in actual fact it is more likely an attempt to protect the power to price the same product differently in different markets. Katy Askew reports.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/infant-formula-prices-drive-chinese-consumers-overseas_id122814.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaMon, 15 Apr 2013 14:52:00 GMTUK-based R&R Ice Cream last week snapped up local rival Fredericks Dairies, a deal its CEO told us will help it compete better with Unilever. We spoke to M&A analysts about the potential sale of Burton's Biscuit Co. and to the chairman of Canada's Dare Foods about his expansion plans. In Europe, the sector was rocked by fresh horsemeat revelations, including news an Asda product contained the veterinary drug phenylbutazone.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id122800.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaMon, 15 Apr 2013 08:26:00 GMTUnite, the union representing workers at the now closed Vion UK site Welsh Country Foods, has said it is "disappointed" with the way the firm has let the business "slip away".http://www.just-food.com/news/unite-disappointed-at-welsh-country-foods-closure_id122798.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaFri, 12 Apr 2013 12:25:00 GMTVion-owned Welsh Country Foods is to close its lamb processing business in Anglesey, putting 310 jobs on the line.http://www.just-food.com/news/vions-welsh-country-foods-lamb-unit-to-close_id122797.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=asdaFri, 12 Apr 2013 11:56:00 GMT