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Published by Aroq Ltd.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:58:59 GMTThu, 20 Jun 2013 05:58:59 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Chocolate giant Mars and crisp manufacturer PepsiCo are among over 20 food makers and retailers to agree to adopt new "hybrid" front-of-pack nutrition labels in the UK.http://www.just-food.com/news/mars-pepsico-among-signatories-to-hybrid-nutrition-labels_id123541.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:00 GMTThe UK government is set to launch the planned "hybrid" front-of-pack label - including traffic light symbols - tomorrow (18 June).http://www.just-food.com/news/hybrid-front-of-pack-labels-to-be-unveiled-tomorrow_id123536.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:24:00 GMTWestaways Sausages has teamed up with cider producer Thatchers to launch a sausage with a "twist" for the UK market.http://www.just-food.com/news/westaways-thatchers-roll-out-cider-sausage_id123535.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:00 GMTUS billionaire investor Ron Burkle is reportedly in discussions to buy Tesco's US chain Fresh & Easy.http://www.just-food.com/news/billionaire-burkle-in-talks-to-buy-fresh-easy_id123493.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoThu, 13 Jun 2013 12:04:00 GMTSainsbury's has booked another quarter of like-for-like sales gains - bucking the downward trends in the wider UK grocery market and outperforming its peers. However, LFL growth has slowed significantly and management has sounded a downbeat note on the consumer outlook. Here is the City's take on Sainsbury's first quarter results. http://www.just-food.com/analysis/sainsburys-q1_id123488.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoWed, 12 Jun 2013 14:27:00 GMTUK dairy Cricketer Farm has launched Cheeky Cow, a low-fat cheese brand.http://www.just-food.com/news/cricketer-farm-launches-cheeky-cow-cheese_id123460.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoMon, 10 Jun 2013 14:17:00 GMTA tragic fire in a Chinese poultry facility highlighted continued concerns over safety standards in emerging markets last week. The just-food briefing looked at the need to innovate to prevent breakfast cereal sales going soggy, insight that was swiftly followed by the news that Kellogg is launching a number of breakfast bar and drink products in response to changing consumption patterns. Meanwhile, chocolate giants Nestle and Mars were accused of price fixing in Canada. Here are the highlights on just-food this week.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-last-week_id123453.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoMon, 10 Jun 2013 08:52:00 GMTUK retailer Tesco last week published its latest trading update that the City suggested showed it had lost momentum and was facing challenges at home and abroad. Elsewhere, a fire at a poultry facility in China took the lives of nearly 120 workers. just-food also published a management briefing, which took at look at the global cereal market.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id123447.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoMon, 10 Jun 2013 08:52:00 GMTTesco has struck an upbeat note about central and eastern Europe, where its sales are under pressure and where economic conditions remain challenging.http://www.just-food.com/news/tesco-positive-on-outlook-for-central-eastern-europe_id123448.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoFri, 07 Jun 2013 11:51:00 GMTTesco CEO Philip Clarke today (5 June) brushed off suggestions the retail giant might have to adapt its strategy outside the UK - where sales in all but two of its markets fell in its first quarter.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/tesco-ceo-defends-international-strategy_id123432.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoWed, 05 Jun 2013 18:05:00 GMTTesco's first-quarter trading update contained a fall in UK underlying sales - and lower in LFLs in all but two of the 11 markets it now reports on. The City suggested the numbers showed Tesco has lost momentum and was facing challenges at home and abroad. Shares in the retailer were down more than 4%.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/what-the-analysts-say-city-downbeat-on-tesco-trading_id123428.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoWed, 05 Jun 2013 15:08:00 GMTTesco has insisted its UK margin target is "sustainable" despite concerns among some in the City amid intensifying competition and after the retailer reported lower sales.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/tesco-insists-uk-margin-target-sustainable_id123433.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoWed, 05 Jun 2013 19:55:00 GMTTesco this morning (5 June) reported lower first-quarter underlying revenue as sales fell in a number of key markets, including the UK, Ireland, South Korea and Thailand.http://www.just-food.com/news/tesco-battles-lower-lfl-sales-in-most-markets_id123423.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoWed, 05 Jun 2013 09:30:00 GMTRetail majors Ahold and Tesco are preparing to announce first-quarter results, while bakery group Aryzta and US spreads firm JM Smucker look set to detail continued progress in growing profits over the past year. Meanwhile, we can expect free-from to take centre stage in two European trade shows and UK exporters will be discussing opportunities in CEE countries.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/the-week-ahead-ahold-tesco-smucker-results-free-from-export-events_id123393.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoMon, 03 Jun 2013 12:01:00 GMTAdams Foods has moved its Mu cheese brand into the milkshake category with a launch in Tesco.http://www.just-food.com/news/adams-foods-takes-mu-cheese-brand-into-milkshakes_id123379.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoThu, 30 May 2013 15:35:00 GMTTesco has named PJ Clarke as chief executive of its Irish business, after current CEO Tony Keohane was appointed chairman of the unit.http://www.just-food.com/news/tesco-shuffles-ireland-management-appoints-ceo_id123356.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoWed, 29 May 2013 12:56:00 GMTThe problem of food waste is due to the low value people in the West put on cheap food. And cheap food is a product, in part, of the modern, industrial food system. However, amid some scepticism, the industry is trying to act on the problem. Ben Cooper argues, ultimately, the dynamics of supply and demand will right the situation.http://www.just-food.com/comment/wasting-away_id123327.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoFri, 24 May 2013 16:01:00 GMTUK retailer Morrisons is seeing its sales improve, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.http://www.just-food.com/news/morrisons-sales-improve-kantar_id123287.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoTue, 21 May 2013 15:04:00 GMTTesco is reportedly looking for a partner in China, a market the UK retail giant has been in for almost a decade but where it has slowed expansion in recent months.http://www.just-food.com/news/tesco-looking-for-jv-partner-in-china_id123271.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=tescoMon, 20 May 2013 18:13:00 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=tescoThu, 16 May 2013 15:33:00 GMT