The food industry is one of the sectors most resilient to economic downturns but 2009 has not been without its challenges for the world's leading manufacturers. The turmoil seen on the financial markets in late...
In food retail, 2009 was the year of the value message. As ever in an increasingly competitive environment, there have been winners and losers. Here is just-food's take on the food retailers that have prospered over the past year and those who have become casualties of the adverse economic conditions.
Speculation over the future of Wessanen is growing after volatility in the Dutch food group's share price in the last 24 hours.
General Mills, the US group behind Cheerios cereals and Yoplait yoghurts, said today (17 December) that it expects to continue to growing the distribution of its brands among US retailers.
X5 Retail Group, Russia's largest retailer by sales, has revealed plans to spend RUR18bn (US$615.8m) on opening up to 275 stores in 2010.
The food industry needs to transform its strategies on sustainability to more effectively tackle issues like climate change, the chief executive of Unilever claimed today (13 October). Paul Polman said…
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