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Published by Aroq Ltd.Sun, 26 May 2013 05:33:30 GMTSun, 26 May 2013 05:33:30 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20US baker Flowers Foods has said it is "confident" its snack cake business will continue to thrive even as the new-look Hostess Brands returns to the market, with products including Twinkies.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/flowers-confident-on-cakes-ahead-of-hostess-return_id123259.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpFri, 17 May 2013 17:14:00 GMTUS baker Flowers Foods recorded an increase in earnings in the first quarter driven by gains from a recent acquisition.http://www.just-food.com/news/acquisition-boosts-flowers-foods-q1_id123235.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpThu, 16 May 2013 12:24:00 GMTUS food group Hillshire Brands has added to its Sara Lee dessert line with the launch of two products.http://www.just-food.com/news/hillshire-adds-to-sara-lee-dessert-stable_id122931.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpWed, 24 Apr 2013 12:08:00 GMTUS agribusiness giant Cargill has appointed former Sara Lee chief executive, Marcel Smits, as its CFO.http://www.just-food.com/news/former-sara-lee-chief-smits-appointed-cargill-cfo_id122680.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpTue, 02 Apr 2013 11:55:00 GMTUS baker Flowers Foods said its sales are up year-to-date and that the company is "well-positioned" for accelerated growth in 2013.http://www.just-food.com/news/flowers-foods-sales-climb-well-positioned-for-growth_id122584.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpThu, 21 Mar 2013 11:07:00 GMTUS baker Flowers Foods has purchased the royalty-free licenses to use the Sara Lee and Earthgrains brands in California from Groupo Bimbo.http://www.just-food.com/news/flowers-closes-earthgrains-sara-lee-deal_id122320.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpWed, 27 Feb 2013 12:19:00 GMTUS ggroup Hillshire Brands plans to accelerate the growth of its core brands through higher investment in innovation and marketing.http://www.just-food.com/news/hillshire-brands-plans-branded-push_id122253.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpThu, 21 Feb 2013 16:48:00 GMTAllen Shiver, president of US baker Flowers Foods, has been named the company's new CEO.http://www.just-food.com/news/shiver-takes-ceo-role-at-bakery-giant-flowers-foods_id122194.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpMon, 18 Feb 2013 10:08:00 GMTUS spreads-to-coffee group JM Smucker has booked an increase in third-quarter profits, boosted by lower commodity costs, and the impact of its recently-acquired Sara Lee coffee business.http://www.just-food.com/news/jm-smucker-q3-profit-climbs_id122189.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpFri, 15 Feb 2013 18:07:00 GMTUS baker Flowers Foods has delayed issuing guidance for 2013 until the outcome of its attempt to buy various assets, including bread operations from Hostess Brands, is clear.http://www.just-food.com/news/flowers-delays-guidance-on-ma-outcome_id122072.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpThu, 07 Feb 2013 15:12:00 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=sara-lee-corpThu, 31 Jan 2013 15:00:00 GMTHillshire Brands has announced that Brian Davison has joined the company from Kraft Foods as VP of corporate strategy and development.http://www.just-food.com/news/hillshire-brands-poaches-kraft-exec-for-strategy-vp-role_id121620.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpFri, 04 Jan 2013 09:56:00 GMTHillshire Brands has agreed to sell its Australia and New Zealand bakery business, Kitchens of Sara Lee, to McCain Foods.http://www.just-food.com/news/hillshire-brands-to-sell-aussie-bakery-unit-to-mccain-foods_id121564.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpWed, 19 Dec 2012 14:57:00 GMTUS own-label group Ralcorp Holdings, which today (27 November) agreed to a takeover bid from ConAgra Foods, returned to profit in its fiscal 2012 year, boosted by acquisitions made during the year.http://www.just-food.com/news/ralcorp-reports-fy-profit-alongside-conagra-bid_id121339.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpTue, 27 Nov 2012 13:25:00 GMTJM Smucker has booked an increase in second-quarter earnings and raised its outlook for the full-year.http://www.just-food.com/news/smucker-raises-outlook-as-profits-rise_id121237.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpFri, 16 Nov 2012 19:10:00 GMTUS baker Flowers Foods has reported a slight lift in third-quarter earnings, which were boosted by "solid" sales gains.http://www.just-food.com/news/flowers-raises-sales-outlook-on-q3-gains_id121137.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpFri, 09 Nov 2012 14:56:00 GMTEuropean food group PinguinLutosa has undergone a period of significant change in recent years, with two notable acquisitions. And that transformation has continued but this time with a deal to sell one part of its business, Lutosa, to McCain Foods. COO Herwig Dejonghe speaks to just-food about the changes and his thoughts for the future of the frozen and canned food group.http://www.just-food.com/interview/just-the-answer-pinguinlutosa-coo-herwig-dejonghe_id121040.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpMon, 05 Nov 2012 15:37:00 GMTFollowing the news last week that Premier plc sold its sweet pickles and table sauces business to Mizkan, just-food caught up with the Japanese firm's Euro-Americas president Craig Smith to discuss its plans for the brand. Elsewhere, word reached UK shores of the devastation Hurricane Sandy has left on the east cost of the US. Mondelez revealed an R&D site in New Jersey was still closed yesterday in the wake of the super storm. Elsewhere, the debate over the implementation of fat taxes continued.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id121036.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpMon, 05 Nov 2012 08:35:00 GMTGrupo Bimbo saw its third-quarter earnings tumble 82% after it incurred a jump in pension costs and charges from the integration of the Sara Lee business the bakery giant acquired in North America.http://www.just-food.com/news/bimbo-profits-slump-on-pension-ma-costs_id120985.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpTue, 30 Oct 2012 15:36:00 GMTFlowers Foods has acquired the licence to the Earthgrains and Sara Lee brands in California from Grupo Bimbo.http://www.just-food.com/news/flowers-acquires-sara-lee-earthgrains-assets-in-california_id120961.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=sara-lee-corpMon, 29 Oct 2012 12:26:00 GMT