http://www.just-food.com/companies/ebro-foods_id69Latest Ebro Foods industry news - from just-food.com© 2013 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Thu, 23 May 2013 23:22:54 GMTThu, 23 May 2013 23:22:54 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Spanish food group Ebro Foods said today (26 April) that its strategy of "pursuing long-term sustainability" was paying off as it booked a 2% increase in first-quarter net profit.http://www.just-food.com/news/ebro-reaffirms-strategy-as-q1-profits-rise_id122975.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsFri, 26 Apr 2013 13:23:00 GMTDairy featured heavily in our headlines last week. We interviewed Fonterra's CFO about the New Zealand giant's half-year results and plans for emerging markets. Swiss peer Emmi published its annual figures and we spoke to its international boss about its plans outside its domestic market. Meanwhile, in the UK, Greek yoghurt producer Fage won its court battle with rival Chobani over how the US firm labels its products here.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-this-week_id122665.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsTue, 02 Apr 2013 08:22:00 GMTLast week, just-food grilled a number of top executives on their growth plans and strategy for the future. Fonterra CFO Jonathan Mason told how the New Zealand dairy giant is exploiting increased demand for dairy in emerging markets. The head of Emmi's international business talked about international sales targets. And Divine Chocolate's commercial director told us about how it is facing pressure on Fairtrade specialists.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id122671.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsTue, 02 Apr 2013 08:21:00 GMTSpanish food group Ebro Foods has been busy transforming itself. Over the last year the pasta and rice producer has evolved into a truly international company that now spans 25 countries and four continents. No longer a sugar and dairy group, Ebro has expanded into new categories and is leveraging these to build on its ambitions for global growth. Manuel Gonzalez de Luna, Ebro's director of investor relations spoke to just-food at this year's Consumer Analyst Group of Europe conference in London on the group's plans to ramp up international expansion and diversity its portfolio.http://www.just-food.com/interview/ebro-foods-keeps-sharp-eye-on-growth-and-diversification_id122636.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsTue, 26 Mar 2013 14:12:00 GMTSingapore agribusiness giant Olam International has sold its basmati rice milling business in India to Ebro Foods.http://www.just-food.com/news/olam-sells-basmati-rice-business-to-ebro-foods_id122484.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsWed, 13 Mar 2013 10:44:00 GMTSpanish food group Ebro Foods has booked an increase in full-year earnings, boosted by marketing and innovation initiatives implemented last year.http://www.just-food.com/news/ebro-foods-records-fy-profit-increase_id122354.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsFri, 01 Mar 2013 10:31:00 GMTThe financial results continued to roll in last week with Danone adamant it will return to growth in Europe despite the macro-economic environment and the new CEO of Premier Foods plc outlining his focus for the company. The horsemeat saga also rumbled on with Nestle and Birds Eye being forced to pull ready meals in Europe. Elsewhere, Ebro Foods revealed plans for the brands it bought as part of the Riso Scotti deal.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id122258.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsMon, 25 Feb 2013 08:34:00 GMTLast week ended as it started: with a household brand caught up in the horsemeat contamination scandal. On Monday, Nestle said it had pulled Buitoni products in Spain and Italy after positive tests and, on Friday, Birds Eye said it had recalled ready meals across Europe after similar results. Over in the US, leading executives from some of the largest packaged food companies were at CAGNY to discuss their prospects for the year ahead.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-last-week_id122274.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsMon, 25 Feb 2013 08:33:00 GMTEbro Foods plans to launch the products of Italian rice producer Riso Scotti, in which it has bought a 25% stake, into new markets, including the US.http://www.just-food.com/news/ebro-to-take-riso-scotti-products-into-new-markets_id122226.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsWed, 20 Feb 2013 15:20:00 GMTSpanish food group Ebro Foods has acquired a stake in Italian rice producer Riso Scotti.http://www.just-food.com/news/ebro-buys-share-in-italys-riso-scotti_id122195.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsMon, 18 Feb 2013 11:13:00 GMTjust-food's interviews with senior executives in the international food sector provide exclusive insight into how the leading lights in the industry deal with the challenges and embrace the opportunities in front of them. This year, the most-read interviews on just-food included one-on-ones with companies from General Mills and Heinz to Russian retail giant Magnit to the UK government minister responsible for food policy.http://www.just-food.com/interview/the-ten-most-read-interviews-on-just-food-in-2012_id121553.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsTue, 18 Dec 2012 15:43:00 GMTSpain's Del Pino family has sold its 3.4% share in Ebro Foods for EUR69m (US$88.3m).http://www.just-food.com/news/del-pino-sells-ebro-foods-stake_id121284.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsWed, 21 Nov 2012 11:27:00 GMTSpanish food group Ebro Foods has recorded an increase in profit in the first nine months of the year driven by the integration of businesses acquired last year and innovation.http://www.just-food.com/news/ma-drives-ebro-foods-9m-profit_id121035.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsFri, 02 Nov 2012 09:58:00 GMTSpanish food group Ebro Foods' US arm Riviana Foods has added range of microwaveable rice and pasta meals to its frozen food line.http://www.just-food.com/news/ebro-launches-rice-pasta-meals_id119956.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsFri, 27 Jul 2012 11:45:00 GMTThe integration of businesses acquired last year has boosted half-year profits at Ebro Foods, the Spanish food company has said.http://www.just-food.com/news/ma-boosts-ebro-h1-profits_id119925.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsWed, 25 Jul 2012 15:47:00 GMTSpanish food group Ebro Foods has recorded an increase in profits for the first quarter of the year as higher earnings from rice offset lower a decline in its pasta division.http://www.just-food.com/news/rice-earnings-boost-ebro-q1-profits_id118973.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsThu, 26 Apr 2012 11:35:00 GMTAfter a relaxing Easter break, news of another piece of M&A in the UK food sector emerged with a potential management buy-out at cake maker Lees Foods. Later in the week, another UK manufacturer, Adelie Food Holdings, made the headlines with news of its sale to an Indian buyer. Embattled retailers Carrefour and US grocer Supervalu Inc providing trading updates to the market. And, our pages carried an exclusive interview with the chairman and CEO of Spanish food manufacturer Ebro Foods. Click on the headlines for more.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-this-week_id118855.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsMon, 16 Apr 2012 10:07:00 GMTCarrefour's first-quarter and Supervalu's full-year results kept the just-food news desk busy this week, despite a shorter week following the Easter break. Carrefour's CFO in particular sounded an upbeat note on the firm's earnings call, despite its struggles in France. Supervalu chief executive Craig Herkert was equally optimistic, informing analysts of the firm's expectations for "another year of solid progress". Elsewhere, just-food spoke exclusively to Ebro Foods's chairman and CEO Antonio Hernandez Callejas who talked about the firm's growth plans and its battle with rising raw material costs.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id118854.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsMon, 16 Apr 2012 10:06:00 GMTEbro Foods, the Spanish food group, has changed dramatically in just a decade. No longer in the two categories that defined the business in 2000 - sugar and dairy - the company has expanded into new categories and geographies and, speaking to Michelle Russell, chairman and CEO Antonio Hernandez Callejas says that will continue.http://www.just-food.com/interview/the-just-food-interview-ebro-foods-chairman-and-ceo-antonio-hernandez-callejas_id118832.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsThu, 12 Apr 2012 15:00:00 GMTSpanish food group Ebro Foods has said it will continue to invest in new concepts and products, making acquisitions and expanding its geographical reach.http://www.just-food.com/news/ebro-outlines-geographic-ma-expansion-plans_id118655.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=ebro-foodsThu, 22 Mar 2012 07:07:00 GMT