http://www.just-food.com/companies/unilever_id4Latest Unilever industry news - from just-food.com© 2013 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 25 May 2013 02:38:54 GMTSat, 25 May 2013 02:38:54 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20UK meat processor Cranswick, dairy group Dairy Crest and Marks and Spencer, perhaps the most scrutinised name on the country's high street, are all set to announce annual results next week. In the US, Spam owner Hormel Foods will post its half-year results.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/the-week-ahead-ms-dairy-crest-fys-hormel-foods-h1s_id123260.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverMon, 20 May 2013 09:18:00 GMTTaywell Ice Creams is hoping to cater to affluent consumers in China and the Gulf as it seeks out premium markets for its ice creams.http://www.just-food.com/interview/taywell-looks-to-china-gulf-for-premium-ice-cream-opportunity_id123132.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverThu, 09 May 2013 10:50:00 GMTUnilever has sold a US ice cream manufacturing facility in Hagerstown, MD, to investment groups New Mill Capital and M Davies Group.http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-offloads-ice-cream-plant_id123117.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverWed, 08 May 2013 12:31:00 GMTThe rapidly expanding Chinese food sector has long been a focus for multinationals looking beyond developed western markets for expansion. However, it isn't just the international food Goliaths - with big bucks to spend on M&A or organic expansion - that are looking to China for growth. just-food caught up with some smaller enterprises hoping to tame the dragon at Hong Kong trade show Hofex - an event that prides itself of being the largest of its kind in Asia.http://www.just-food.com/comment/international-smes-testing-the-water-at-hofex_id123098.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverTue, 07 May 2013 20:47:00 GMTM&A - as ever - was a hot topic on just-food this week. Some deals were done - Hain Celestial acquired UK organic baby food firm Ella's Kitchen and PAI Partners snapped European own-label giant R&R Ice Cream. Potential transactions were speculated about - the spin off of WhiteWave Foods prompted rumours over possible suitors and Unilever's ongoing problems in spreads led to talk it could one day sell the unit.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-this-week_id123078.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverFri, 03 May 2013 15:27:00 GMTWhat will Unilever do with its spreads business? After that part of the company's portfolio was a factor in first-quarter sales that missed analyst expectations, the question has returned to the minds of some in the investment community. Dean Best thinks they will stick with the division.http://www.just-food.com/comment/unilever-likely-to-stick-with-spreads_id123034.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverWed, 01 May 2013 15:55:00 GMTUK food group Symington's has signed a licensing deal with Unilever that will see the firm expand its reach to Australia and New Zealand.http://www.just-food.com/news/symingtons-signs-unilever-licencing-deal_id123033.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverWed, 01 May 2013 15:23:00 GMTUnilever has said that it is not plotting an attempt take full-control of listed Indian subsidiary Hindustan Unilever.http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-has-no-plans-for-100-of-hindustan-unilever_id123016.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:08:00 GMTThe divide between Unilever's high-growth home and personal care business and its food operations has attracted reams of copy. Unilever's stronger performance in emerging markets in non-food has prompted much speculation that the group could, at some point, split the businesses in two as it expands in developing economies. However, Unilever has repeatedly rebuffed such conjecture - and for good reason.http://www.just-food.com/comment/unilevers-strength-in-non-food-could-offer-long-term-boost-to-food_id123024.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverTue, 30 Apr 2013 17:35:00 GMTUnilever has said that it wants to raise its stake in Hindustan Unilever, its listed Indian subsidiary.http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-looks-to-up-stake-in-hindustan-unilever_id123014.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverTue, 30 Apr 2013 13:49:00 GMTPAI Partners has agreed to buy R&R Ice Cream from Oaktree Capital Management and the European ice cream group's other shareholders.http://www.just-food.com/news/pai-partners-to-buy-rr-ice-cream_id122987.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverMon, 29 Apr 2013 10:34:00 GMTAssociated British Foods grabbed the headlines this week - for good and tragic reasons. Twenty-four hours before a factory in Bangladesh that supplied ABF's discount clothing chain Primark, just-food discussed the Kingsmill bread owner's half-year results. Another UK-listed major, Unilever, this week reported its Q1 sales, which missed analyst estimates on weaker spreads and ice cream sales. Elsewhere, we analysed the return of GM to national UK headlines and China's attempts to improve food safety.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-last-week_id122983.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverMon, 29 Apr 2013 09:10:00 GMTAnglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever this morning (25 April) saw its share price fall as weakness in its spreads division held back an otherwise "solid" first-quarter performance. The underlying sales increase came in below analyst forecasts who gave a relatively mixed view of the results.http://www.just-food.com/news/what-the-analysts-say-unilever-q1-misses-analyst-estimates_id122945.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverThu, 25 Apr 2013 08:29:00 GMTUnilever's share price was down this morning (25 April) as weakness in spreads held back an otherwise "solid" first-quarter performance.http://www.just-food.com/news/spreads-holds-back-solid-unilever-q1_id122944.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverThu, 25 Apr 2013 08:23:00 GMTA decade ago, the conversation around emerging markets was purely about growth. Now, with the developing world accounting for a growing chunk of some businesses, and with some of the faster-growing economies cooling, there is more attention on company performance in the BRICs and beyond. As Nestle found out last week.http://www.just-food.com/comment/emerging-market-operations-under-more-scrutiny_id122922.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverTue, 23 Apr 2013 17:06:00 GMTUnilever is to launch three sauces under its Colman's brand in the UK to try to attract younger consumers.http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-launches-colmans-sauces_id122909.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverTue, 23 Apr 2013 11:14:00 GMTA raft of companies report to the market next week, including UK-based food group Associated British Foods, which is set to unveil its half-year results. Data for the first quarter of 2013 will continue to come in, with Unilever, Hershey and Premier Foods plc among those set to publish numbers.http://www.just-food.com/news/abf-h1s-unilever-hershey-premier-q1s_id122892.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverMon, 22 Apr 2013 08:34:00 GMTDanone's Oikos Greek yoghurt was the top-selling new product in the US in 2012, according to IRI's annual poll of the best-performing lines.http://www.just-food.com/news/danones-oikos-greek-yoghurt-tops-iri-npd-poll_id122868.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverThu, 18 Apr 2013 16:58:00 GMTUnilever is to launch frozen fruit bar brand Fruttare, first developed in Brazil in the 1980s, in the US.http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-launches-fruttare-frozen-fruit-bar-brand_id122819.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverMon, 15 Apr 2013 17:19:00 GMTUnilever has extended its Hellmann's range in the US with the addition of a "tangy" dressing.http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-extends-hellmanns-range_id122812.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=unileverMon, 15 Apr 2013 12:29:00 GMT