http://www.just-food.com/companies/findus-group_id531Latest Findus Group industry news - from just-food.com© 2013 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 25 May 2013 18:46:34 GMTSat, 25 May 2013 18:46:34 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Frozen food firm Findus Group has appointed William Showalter as its CFO.http://www.just-food.com/news/findus-appoints-showalter-as-cfo_id122742.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupMon, 08 Apr 2013 15:38:00 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=findus-groupMon, 25 Feb 2013 08:33:00 GMTBirds Eye has pulled three beef ready meals from supermarkets in the UK and Ireland as a precaution after a product it sells in Belgium tested positive for horse DNA.http://www.just-food.com/news/birds-eye-pulls-ready-meals-on-positive-test_id122259.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupFri, 22 Feb 2013 11:04:00 GMTNestle has recalled two beef ready meals on sale in Spain and Italy after tests returned positive for horse DNA.http://www.just-food.com/news/nestle-recalls-ready-meals-in-spain-italy_id122210.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupTue, 19 Feb 2013 11:11:00 GMTResults from the first set of UK tests on beef products for horsemeat have in the main cleared the country's retailers.http://www.just-food.com/news/uk-fsa-publishes-first-test-results_id122180.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupFri, 15 Feb 2013 14:50:00 GMTThree men have been arrested in the UK on suspicion of offences under the Fraud Act by police investigating allegations horsemeat was mislabelled as beef.http://www.just-food.com/news/three-arrests-made-in-uk-over-horsemeat-fraud_id122177.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupFri, 15 Feb 2013 13:09:00 GMTThe French government has pointed the finger firmly at local firm Spanghero in the scandal over horse meat being passed off as beef.http://www.just-food.com/news/french-minister-points-finger-at-spanghero_id122166.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupThu, 14 Feb 2013 17:47:00 GMTThe UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found traces of potentially harmful horse drug phenylbutazone in eight horses slaughtered in the UK - and warned six may have entered the French food chain.http://www.just-food.com/news/bute-found-in-eight-carcasses-in-uk_id122152.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupThu, 14 Feb 2013 14:30:00 GMTNestle has dismissed suggestions its days of "easy gains" in emerging markets are over as the group recorded what one analyst described as "sustained weakness" in Asia, Oceania and Africa.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/nestle-plays-down-concerns-over-emerging-markets_id122155.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupThu, 14 Feb 2013 15:23:00 GMTThe European Commission has called on the EU's 27 members states to test for horse DNA in beef products.http://www.just-food.com/news/eu-pushes-for-dna-tests-on-beef-products_id122149.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupThu, 14 Feb 2013 12:31:00 GMTRetailers in Norway, Belgium and Switzerland have become the latest to pull products from shelves amid concerns their lines could contain horsemeat.http://www.just-food.com/news/recalls-in-norway-belgium-and-switzerland_id122148.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupThu, 14 Feb 2013 12:27:00 GMTGerman retailer Metro Group and Dutch peer Ahold are among the latest firms to recall products after admitting certain lines contained horsemeat.http://www.just-food.com/news/ahold-metro-group-pulls-horsemeat-products_id122164.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupThu, 14 Feb 2013 17:29:00 GMTUK police have raided two meat firms as part of an investigation into how beef products containing horse meat have been sold.http://www.just-food.com/news/police-raid-two-uk-meat-firms_id122128.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupWed, 13 Feb 2013 08:26:00 GMTChanges to France's laws on food labelling and traceability look set to be introduced in the wake of the horse meat contamination that has engulfed the country's food sector.http://www.just-food.com/news/deal-on-plans-to-change-labelling-rules_id122127.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupWed, 13 Feb 2013 08:29:00 GMTTwo Dutch supermarket chains have become the latest European retailers to pull frozen lasagnes from shelves amid concerns the lines could contain horse meat.http://www.just-food.com/news/dutch-retailers-plus-boni-recall-lasagnes_id122123.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupWed, 13 Feb 2013 14:44:00 GMTRomania this afternoon (11 February) insisted the two slaughterhouses in the country under scrutiny over horse meat contamination have not broken EU food rules.http://www.just-food.com/news/bucharest-protests-innocence-over-horse-meat_id122110.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupMon, 11 Feb 2013 18:46:00 GMTThe 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.http://www.just-food.com/news/government-to-consult-on-supply-chain-security-defra_id122100.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupMon, 11 Feb 2013 15:15:00 GMTTesco has admitted an own-label spaghetti bolognese in the UK contained horse DNA.http://www.just-food.com/news/tesco-own-label-spag-bol-contained-horse-meat_id122111.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupMon, 11 Feb 2013 19:32:00 GMTThe "prime responsibility" for ensuring the safety of the UK's food supply lies with "retailers and food producers", Food Secretary Owen Paterson said this evening (11 February).http://www.just-food.com/news/industry-responsible-for-horse-meat-scare-paterson_id122108.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupMon, 11 Feb 2013 19:07:00 GMTGerman retailer Tengelmann has confirmed its Kaiser's supermarket chain has pulled frozen lasagnes from shelves amid concerns the lines could contain horse meat.http://www.just-food.com/news/retail-chain-kaisers-pulls-lasagnes-amid-horse-meat-fears_id122106.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=findus-groupMon, 11 Feb 2013 17:39:00 GMT