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Dean Best
Sainsbury's invests in green energy start-up
22 February 2012 15:57
UK retailer Sainsbury's has become an investor in Tamar Energy, a new firm looking to produce energy from anaerobic digestion.
Katy Askew
Tesco ad sparks UK jobs row
20 February 2012 15:27
Tesco has again been making headlines in the UK, this time over the company's involvement in the coalition government's controversial scheme to force unemployed people to take part in unpaid work placements.
Michelle Russell
We remained focused on healthier categories, says PepsiCo's Nooyi
10 February 2012 15:54
PepsiCo's CEO Indra Nooyi had the tough task of fielding questions yesterday (9 February), following the results of a review that outlined a series of plans to revitalise the business, including more investment in advertising, a streamlining of the company's management and a raft of job cuts.
Chris Brook-Carter
Tech advances make work a home from home
28 September 2011 12:38
Launch shows for new software applications into the food and drinks industry are, I must admit, not a regular entry in my diary.
The just-food guest blog
Is Whole Foods a "faux hippie Wal-Mart"?
28 July 2011 14:36
An epic resignation letter written by a disgruntled Whole Foods employee from Toronto has gone viral, arguing that the US retailer's business practices are at odds with its hippie, do-gooder reputation.
Latest just-food blogs
Sainsbury's invests in green energy start-up
By: Dean Best - 22 Feb 2012 15:57
UK retailer Sainsbury's has become an investor in Tamar Energy, a new firm looking to produce energy from anaerobic digestion.
Coles chief hits out at suppliers
By: Dean Best - 21 Feb 2012 15:40
Domestic and international manufacturers operating in Australia have spent months complaining about the tough trading conditions in the country and there have even been calls for a watchdog to oversee the sector. Coles, the country's second-largest grocer, has hit back.
Tesco ad sparks UK jobs row
By: Katy Askew - 20 Feb 2012 15:27
Tesco has again been making headlines in the UK, this time over the company's involvement in the coalition government's controversial scheme to force unemployed people to take part in unpaid work placements.
Kellogg's ambitious move for Pringles
By: Dean Best - 15 Feb 2012 19:46
In a deal that raised eyebrows, Kellogg has agreed to buy Pringles for US$2.7bn. The US cereal giant believes the brand will bolster its snacks business but challenges lie ahead for the company.
Wal-Mart in emerging market spotlight
By: Dean Best - 15 Feb 2012 19:45
Over the last 48 hours, Wal-Mart has made headlines over its operations in China and over whether if or when it will invest in Russia.
General Mills serves up spoonful of nostalgia for breakfast
By: Dean Best - 14 Feb 2012 19:45
As a child of the Eighties, General Mills' decision to sell Cheerio cereals in "retro" packaging caught my eye - not least because the packs feature titles from video games made by Atari.
How Ahold's Peapod is targeting commuters
By: Dean Best - 13 Feb 2012 15:40
Rail users in and around Philadelphia can shop while they wait for their train after Ahold-owned online grocer Peapod become the latest retailer to target commuters with a virtual shop.
We remained focused on healthier categories, says PepsiCo's Nooyi
By: Michelle Russell - 10 Feb 2012 15:54
PepsiCo's CEO Indra Nooyi had the tough task of fielding questions yesterday (9 February), following the results of a review that outlined a series of plans to revitalise the business, including more investment in advertising, a streamlining of the company's management and a raft of job cuts.
What does PepsiCo's "review" mean for its health ambitions?
By: Dean Best - 9 Feb 2012 15:37
So, now we know. After six months of fevered speculation, which included talk that the company could split in two, PepsiCo has outlined the detail of its wide-ranging review of the business designed to put some fizz back into the food and beverage giant.
Will PepsiCo move to calm shareholders tomorrow?
By: Michelle Russell - 8 Feb 2012 11:28
PepsiCo is set to publish its earnings results tomorrow (9 February), spanning a year in which the snacks and beverage giant has had its fair share of headlines.
Major M&A deals fall into place
By: Dean Best - 7 Feb 2012 16:00
Two of the more notable pieces of M&A in the food sector in recent months look to be nearing completion.
Crunch time for PepsiCo in "all-natural" crisp lawsuit
By: Michelle Russell - 6 Feb 2012 13:45
A New York man is the latest to file a lawsuit against soft drinks and snacks giant PepsiCo in the US.
Polman speaks up for Unilever's food business
By: Michelle Russell - 2 Feb 2012 14:49
Unilever CEO Paul Polman was keen to emphasise the robustness of the firm's food business this morning (2 February) after the consumer goods giant reported its annual results for 2011 .
Economic chill deters visitors from ISM
By: Dean Best - 31 Jan 2012 09:20
After attending the giant Anuga trade show at Cologne's sprawling Messe exhibition centre, the ISM confectionery expo, held at the same venue since Sunday, was always going to feel smaller. However, seasoned exhibitors believe this year is one of the quietest ISM events in recent years.
Sweet start to the week
By: Dean Best - 30 Jan 2012 10:20
Waiting for a flight at six o'clock on a cold January morning at Gatwick is not the ideal way to start the working week but, when a confectionery trade show awaits, perhaps one should not complain too much.
Katie Price's economic musings spark ASA Snickers probe
By: Sam Webb - 27 Jan 2012 15:15
Reality TV star Katie Price, her Tweets providing insight into complicated global economic issues and the Snickers chocolate bar, may land Mars in hot water with the UK advertising watchdog.
Wal-Mart talks up Africa's potential at Davos
By: Dean Best - 26 Jan 2012 18:22
With the Swiss mountains behind him, Doug McMillon, chief executive of Wal-Mart's international operations, discussed the retail giant's new business in Africa in an interview with CNN.
Workers take Unilever pensions fight to Davos
By: Sam Webb - 25 Jan 2012 15:39
UK workers clashing with Unilever over changes to its pension scheme are stepping up their protests.
Katie Price, Twitter and Chinese fiscal policy
By: Sam Webb - 24 Jan 2012 15:32
Reality TV star totem Katie Price shocked her Twitter followers with a series of tweets on global fiscal policy on Sunday (22 January).
Buffett ups stake in Tesco
By: Dean Best - 19 Jan 2012 18:15
A week after Tesco shocked the market and sent its shares tumbling with a profit warning, it has emerged that the US billionaire investor Warren Buffett has quietly increased his stake in the retailer.
Unilever compared to Willie Walsh as strikes begin
By: Dean Best - 18 Jan 2012 16:02
Workers at six Unilever sites today (18 January) held industrial action around the UK in the latest protests against the company's reform to its pension scheme - and the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate was compared to perhaps the bete noire of the country's union movement in recent years.
Irish exporters are smiling
By: Dean Best - 18 Jan 2012 15:08
The spike in commodity prices helped push Irish food and drink exports to a record level in 2011. Ireland's exporters may not enjoy quite the same benefit in 2012 but confidence about Irish prospects overseas is on the rise.
Uncertainty remains over Indian FDI
By: Sam Webb - 11 Jan 2012 17:43
The future of troubled proposals for supermarket companies to enter India is still uncertain, despite today's (11 January) government announcement that it will allow foreign brands to own single-brand stores.
Workers take pension protests to Unilever's front door
By: Dean Best - 10 Jan 2012 21:31
On the north bank of the Thames, Unilever's London HQ has been the home of the consumer goods giant for almost 90 years. Today, on a mild but grey Tuesday afternoon in January, it formed the backdrop for the latest instalment of what is likely to be one of the most dispiriting episodes in the company's history.
TV chef Worral Thompson cooks up humble pie
By: Sam Webb - 9 Jan 2012 15:33
TV chef Antony Worral Thompson has issued an apology over a series of shoplifting offences at a Tesco supermarket.
"Mounting pressure" for Hershey to expand into emerging markets
By: Dean Best - 6 Jan 2012 19:45
It has been one of the most regular assertions in the confectionery sector in recent years - and one US analyst has repeated it again today (6 January).
Yoghurt maker Rachel's lifts lid on impact of retail rift
By: Dean Best - 5 Jan 2012 15:41
Rachel's Dairy, the UK organic yoghurt maker, has revealed just how much a delisting by a major UK retailer can cost a business.
Surveys highlight business gloom in UK
By: Dean Best - 4 Jan 2012 15:28
A couple of surveys published in the UK over the last 24 hours indicate the gloomy mood permeating parts of the country's economy.
Questions over food safety in China return
By: Dean Best - 3 Jan 2012 15:40
A new year but the same old questions over the safety of food made in parts of China's food sector have reared their head once again.
just-food is closed for Christmas
By: Dean Best - 23 Dec 2011 15:18
just-food is closed for Christmas and the New Year from tomorrow. We return to our desks probably a little heavier on Tuesday, 3 January.
