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Published by Aroq Ltd.Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:37:51 GMTThu, 09 Feb 2012 03:37:51 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Waitrose's promotions offered consumers the highest saving on average, according to the latest data from the just-food Promo Tracker.http://www.just-food.com/news/waitrose-offers-deepest-promotions_id118172.aspxTue, 07 Feb 2012 14:17:00 GMTUK grocery retailer Tesco dropped market share, while Iceland put in its strongest performance in a decade, according to the latest data from Kantar Wordpanel.http://www.just-food.com/news/iceland-glitters-tesco-feels-the-chill-kantar_id118108.aspxTue, 31 Jan 2012 13:38:00 GMTUK-based Kingdom Bakers has gone into receivership, putting around 100 jobs on the line.http://www.just-food.com/news/kingdom-bakers-enters-into-receivership_id118087.aspxMon, 30 Jan 2012 11:59:00 GMTSteve Murrells, the chief executive of UK meat processor Tulip, is to become CEO of The Co-operative Group's food retail business.http://www.just-food.com/news/tulip-chief-murrells-to-lead-co-ops-food-business_id118075.aspxFri, 27 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMTSainsbury's has named former Heineken executive Sarah Warby as its new marketing director.http://www.just-food.com/news/ex-heineken-exec-named-sainsburys-marketing-chief_id118023.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 15:25:00 GMTMuller and Robert Wiseman Dairies are talking up the benefits of the German yoghurt maker's planned takeover of the UK milk supplier but profits in the sector have been under pressure in recent months.http://www.just-food.com/comment/muller-faces-challenges-in-uk-milk-sector_id117946.aspxMon, 16 Jan 2012 15:41:00 GMTYoghurt maker Müller is in talks to buy UK milk supplier Robert Wiseman Dairies, it emerged today (13 January).http://www.just-food.com/news/muller-in-talks-to-buy-robert-wiseman-dairies_id117920.aspxFri, 13 Jan 2012 13:30:00 GMTTesco's continuing difficulties in the UK forced the retailer to stun the City with something of a profit warning. As Chris Brook-Carter writes, the company needs to look beyond price to regain the ground lost to the likes of Sainsbury's.http://www.just-food.com/comment/values-not-just-value-must-underpin-tesco-revival_id117930.aspxFri, 13 Jan 2012 17:37:00 GMTMajor UK retailers reported a bit of a mixed Christmas, with Tesco's shares sliding following a trading announcement, while Sainsbury's claimed a "record-breaking" festive period. The fortunes of US baker Hostess Brands are more clear cut. The company this week entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id117926.aspxFri, 13 Jan 2012 15:39:00 GMTTesco's trading update - which included another fall in UK sales - and a forecast for weak profit growth in its next financial year sent shockwaves through the City and the wider UK economy. Here, leading analysts run the rule over Tesco.http://www.just-food.com/news/what-the-analysts-say-city-verdict-on-tesco_id117922.aspxFri, 13 Jan 2012 14:26:00 GMTAsda, unlike Tesco and Sainsbury's, increased its number of promotions in December, according to data from just-food's Promo Tracker.http://www.just-food.com/news/asda-upped-discounts-in-december_id117915.aspxFri, 13 Jan 2012 11:05:00 GMTThe performance of the UK food retail sector over Christmas came under scrutiny this week and there were some clear winners and losers. Elsewhere, the M&A rumour mill continued to turn, with German yoghurt giant Müller in talks to buy UK milk supplier Robert Wiseman Dairies. In the US, baker Hostess Brands applied for Chapter 11 protection for a second time, Cargill reported its worst quarter in a decade and Archer Daniels Midland announced a swathe of job cuts. On just-food's insight pages, we looked at Bi-Lo's plan to buy fellow UK retailer Winn-Dixie and at the importance of price optimisation.http://www.just-food.com/news/highlights-on-just-food-this-week_id117934.aspxFri, 13 Jan 2012 17:50:00 GMTSainsbury's chief executive Justin King has predicted that food sales volumes will fall again in the UK in 2012 despite signs that commodity costs could be easing.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/food-volumes-will-fall-again-in-2012-says-sainsburys_id117888.aspxWed, 11 Jan 2012 15:24:00 GMTSainsbury's said today (11 January) that its "best Christmas ever" had helped underlying sales climb over 2% in what the UK retailer described as a "strong" third quarter.http://www.just-food.com/news/christmas-drives-strong-quarter-for-sainsburys_id117881.aspxWed, 11 Jan 2012 11:01:00 GMTAsda and Sainsbury's have increased their share of the UK grocery market, according to the latest data from Kantar Wordpanel, which includes the run-up to Christmas.http://www.just-food.com/news/asda-sainsburys-gain-market-share-kantar_id117867.aspxTue, 10 Jan 2012 12:15:00 GMTMorrisons, the UK's number four grocer, kicked off a week in which the country's largest food retailers will report on their Christmas performance with slowing sales growth. And the company's predictions for 2012 would have made difficult reading.http://www.just-food.com/comment/morrisons-sets-scene-for-tough-2012_id117853.aspxMon, 09 Jan 2012 15:03:00 GMTThe consensus is that those hoping for an easier year in 2012 could be disappointed. Consumer confidence will remain in the doldrums, competition will remain fierce and economic uncertainty will continue. In his first column of the year, SymphonyIRI's Rod Street suggests some ways in which manufacturers and retailers could look to improve in 2012.http://www.just-food.com/comment/four-resolutions-for-an-uncertain-2012_id117852.aspxMon, 09 Jan 2012 14:54:00 GMTAsda and Aldi enjoyed the fastest sales growth in the UK in the run-up to Christmas, according to data issued by Nielsen.http://www.just-food.com/news/asda-aldi-grow-fastest-in-disloyal-christmas-nielsen_id117849.aspxMon, 09 Jan 2012 13:10:00 GMTUK retailer Morrisons is preparing for its third marketing director in 12 months with the appointment of Sainsbury's executive Rebecca Singleton.http://www.just-food.com/news/morrisons-set-for-third-marketing-chief-in-a-year_id117827.aspxThu, 05 Jan 2012 15:27:00 GMTThe UK's largest grocers have started the new year with more claims that they can provide value to the country's cash-strapped shoppers.http://www.just-food.com/news/new-year-more-value-claims-from-uk-grocers_id117800.aspxTue, 03 Jan 2012 14:54:00 GMT