RSS http://www.foodmarketingmadesimple.com/in-the-news.aspx http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ The appointment of a new CEO at Carrefour caused a flurry of comment throughout the industry, with pundits outlining what the new chief's priorities ought to be. Unilever and Kellogg were among manufacturers that announced annual results, while Hain Celestial, reporting its half-year numbers, said it saw a number of acquisition targets in the US. Elsewhere, suppliers expressed anger at a decision in Europe to block the use of new nutrition claims. http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id118154.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:34:00 GMT All palm oil present in food products destined for the Belgian market has to be sustainable by 2015, according to a new industry pledge. http://www.just-food.com/news/food-industry-signs-rspo-palm-oil-pledge_id118153.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:38:00 GMT Finnish retailer Kesko has booked an increase in full-year profits from its food business, boosted by strong sales. http://www.just-food.com/news/grocery-profits-up-at-retailer-kesko_id118152.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:12:00 GMT Premier Foods plc marketing director Jon Goldstone will leave the UK food company after it decided to absorb the department into its commercial structure. http://www.just-food.com/news/revamp-leads-premier-marketing-chief-goldstone-to-quit_id118151.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:49:00 GMT Hershey and Unilever were among the major food manufacturers that this week were the first to report their 2011 financial results. Unilever's profits inched up 1% and CEO Paul Polman pointed to the performance of its home and personal care operations - casting some questions over the prospects of its food operations. In the retail sector, this week saw the long-speculated appointment of a new CEO at Carrefour and analysts expressed concern about the outlook for Ocado despite narrowing full-year losses. http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-this-week_id118150.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:46:00 GMT A fatal salmonella outbreak that has hit the UK and Germany has been linked to the consumption of watermelon, health officials have said. http://www.just-food.com/news/watermelon-link-to-fatal-salmonella-outbreak_id118148.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:55:00 GMT European politicians have rejected plans that would have allowed food makers to use new nutrition claims, including that a product contains 15% less sugar. http://www.just-food.com/news/meps-veto-nutrition-label-claims_id118147.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:25:00 GMT Unilever is set to meet again with union officials to discuss moves to change the company's UK pension scheme, plans that have enraged staff and led to a series of strikes. http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-agrees-to-union-talks-over-pension-changes_id118146.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:48:00 GMT Iceland Foods, the UK frozen food retailer, has reportedly attracted bids from private-equity houses BC Partners and Bain Capital. http://www.just-food.com/news/bc-partners-bain-capital-in-aggressive-bids-for-iceland-foods_id118145.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:10:00 GMT Northern Ireland crisp maker Tayto has snapped up England-based pork scratchings firm Midland Snacks. http://www.just-food.com/news/tayto-buys-pork-scratchings-firm-midland-snacks_id118144.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:50:00 GMT Senior Asda executives Steve Masters and Bob Simpson have become the latest directors to leave the UK's second-largest retailer. http://www.just-food.com/news/two-more-executives-leave-asda_id118143.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:09:00 GMT Agribusiness giant Wilmar International has invested in US ingredients firm Blue Pacific Flavors. http://www.just-food.com/news/wilmar-international-invests-in-blue-pacific-flavours_id118142.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:44:00 GMT Japanese soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp. has lowered its full-year earnings forecast, despite profit growth returning in the third quarter of its financial year. http://www.just-food.com/news/kikkoman-sees-q3-improvement-but-cuts-fy-forecasts_id118141.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:22:00 GMT Australian grocery retailer Coles has recorded higher half-year revenues after its fourteenth straight quarter of comparable-store sales growth. http://www.just-food.com/news/coles-posts-h1-sales-growth_id118140.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:48:00 GMT Belgium-based retailer Colruyt has booked an increase in sales for the first nine months of its financial year. http://www.just-food.com/news/colruyt-nine-month-sales-climb_id118139.aspx Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:24:00 GMT Kellogg said today (2 February) it had ended 2011 with a "strong" fourth quarter, in which profits jumped by a quarter, boosted by improved earnings in North America and Asia-Pacific. http://www.just-food.com/news/kellogg-ends-2011-with-strong-q4_id118137.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:01:00 GMT Dairy giant FrieslandCampina has signed a deal to buy Balkans processors Imlek and Mlekara Subotica. http://www.just-food.com/news/frieslandcampina-to-buy-balkans-dairies-imlek-mlekara-subotica_id118130.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:46:00 GMT Swiss dairy Emmi has booked an increase in full-year sales, boosted by recent acquisitions and international growth. http://www.just-food.com/news/acquisitions-and-foreign-growth-boost-emmi-profits_id118129.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:02:00 GMT Unilever CEO Paul Polman has defended the performance of the consumer goods giant's food business after the recent decline in the division's sales volumes accelerated in the last three months of 2011. http://www.just-food.com/news/unilever-defends-food-performance-after-q4-volume-slide_id118123.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:10:00 GMT The US and Russian ice cream markets, and bread and baked goods in Europe and the US are the sector's featured in this week's just-food research round-up. http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-research-round-up_id118086.aspx Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:00 GMT