Food Industry News, Analysis and Insights

Comprehensive coverage of the food industry's latest, breaking news and insights brought to you by just-food's leading network of international journalists.

On the money: Kellogg still struggling with cereal 1 Aug 14

Hannah Abdulla

Breakfast is still proving to be a challenge for Kellogg, which cut its forecasts for annual sales and earnings after reporting lower revenues and profits for the second quarter.

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On the money: Pricing, promos pinch Kraft results 1 Aug 14

Dean Best

Kraft Foods Group's moves to up prices on certain products - and a step-up in its promotional activity in other areas - combined to put pressure on the US food company's results in the first half of the year.

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On the money: India's ITC sets out FMCG ambition 31 Jul 14

Dean Best

Indian conglomerate ITC this week reported losses from its FMCG arm, as well as a slowdown in sales, but the company's has big ambitions for its consumer goods business.

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Sustainability Watch: Ceres' latest report on food 30 Jul 14

Ben Cooper

Gaining Ground, a report produced by sustainability thinktank Ceres and investment analysts Sustainalytics, compares the performance of 613 US companies and looks at comparative performance across different sectors. Ben Cooper asked Andrea Moffat, vice president of the corporate programme at Ceres and author of the report, how the food and beverage sector is faring.

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Analysis: The opportunities for FMCG from Dollar Tree's move for Family Dollar 30 Jul 14

Dean Best

Customer consolidation, of course, can present challenges and US grocery manufacturers, so keen to up their presence in dollar stores, may have frowned a little at news two dollar chains, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Stores, are set to combine. However, the deal could give the savvy manufacturer an opportunity or two.

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Interview: PepsiCo chief scientific officer Dr Mehmood Khan - part two 29 Jul 14

Olly Wehring

In the second part of a two-part interview, Dr Mehmood Khan, chief scientific officer and head of global research and development at PepsiCo, gives Olly Wehring, editor of just-food sister site just-drinks, a tour of the inner workings of the food and beverage group's R&D approach and defines success and failure for his department

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Latest blog entry: Carlyle snaps up FMCG agency Acosta - but was the deal worth it? 30 Jul 2014

Dean Best

Acosta Sales & Marketing, the US agency that works on in-store executions with US FMCG giants, has been snapped up by Carlyle. But was the multiple the private-equity firm is said to have paid too pricey?

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Shopper trends

Industry analysts IRI discuss the trends focusing the minds of manufacturers and retailers.

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Consuming issues

In a regular column, just-food contributing editor Ben Cooper chews over how the industry is tackling issues from obesity to labelling and from child labour to its environmental impact.

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What the analysts say

The verdict from global analysts on major company news

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The just-food international basket

Exclusive data highlighting the price of brands and own-label products in key categories across Europe and the US. Compiled in association with industry analysts IRI.

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Deal or no deal

We look at the potential suitors when food manufacturers or retailers are up for sale - or put forward as possible takeover targets.

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On the move

just-food examines executives on the move

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BRICs and beyond

Coverage and analysis of the world's fastest-growing emerging markets

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Sustainability Watch

We put the latest CSR moves under the microscope.

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Talking shop

The just-food team check out the latest goings-on among food retailers.

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Best bits

Dean Best's views on the industry's hot issues.

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In the spotlight

Which manufacturers, retailers or issues are grabbing the headlines?

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On the money

Food companies discuss and dissect their latest results.

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