The top two stories on just-food's pages this week included Barry Callebaut's deal to buy Petra Foods' cocoa ingredients business and the European Commission's warning it will come forward with ideas for a grocery code adjudicator next ...
Tags: Barry Callebaut, Petra Foods, cocoa, grocery code adjudicator
The latest batch of reports from the just-food research store includes seafood processing in the UK, the ethnic/traditional snack market in the US and functional food and drinks. SEAFOOD Seafood (Frozen, Canned and Fresh) This report ...
Tags: Seafood, Snacks, Functional Food, Next-Generation Superfruits
Wal-Mart Stores is reportedly in talks to buy Turkish retailer Migros Ticaret from UK private-equity firm BC Partners. Reports in London today (13 December) claimed the world's largest retailer was in discussions with the buy-out house, ...
Tags: WalMart Stores, Migros Ticaret, BC Partners
PinguinLutosa COO Herwig Dejonghe has admitted he did not see why the company had to sell potato business Lutosa to McCain Foods - but has expressed confidence about the European food group's future. The Belgium-based firm agreed to ...
Tags: PinguinLutosa, potato business, McCain Foods, Lutosa
Tesco is reportedly set to announce a strategic review of its US business, which could lead the UK's largest retailer to quit the market after five years. Sky News reported this evening Tesco will reveal plans to look at the future of its ...
Tags: Tesco, strategic review, US business, Fresh&Easy
US snack firm Snyder's-Lance is reported to be in negotiations to offload its own-label snacks business Vista. Citing two unnamed sources, Bloomberg said ConAgra Foods, TreeHouse Foods and Ralcorp Holdings are interested in the unit, ...
Tags: Snyder's-Lance, own-label snacks, unnamed sources, ConAgra Foods
A sale of Supervalu to private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management could lead to a break-up of the US retailer, sources have told Reuters. Buyout firm Cerberus is reported to be preparing a takeover bid for Supervalu, with an eye ...
Tags: Supervalu, takeover bid, Buyout, falling sales
US retailer Safeway Inc has booked an increase in third-quarter earnings, helped by one-time items, but reported a drop in operating profit as it battled weak consumer confidence. The company said yesterday (11 October) net profit ...
Tags: Safeway Inc, earnings, operating profit, consumer confidence
Wyke Farms has increased the price it pays farmers for milk by 5ppl and issued a stark warning to the rest of the industry that if they fail to follow suit the UK could be facing milk shortages this winter. Wyke, the UK's largest ...
Tags: Wyke Farms, milk, milk farmer, milk shortage
Mondelez International, formerly Kraft Foods, has completed the spin-off of its North American grocery business, Kraft Foods Group. The spin was completed yesterday (1 October). Mondelez and Kraft Foods Group will both trade on the ...
Tags: Mondelez International, Kraft Foods, grocery business, food industry
Princes hopes to increase its appeal to adult consumers with the launch of a number of bean meals under the Branston brand in the UK. The company will launch bean meals that include full-size lincolnshire sausages, chorizo sausage and ...
Tags: Princes, bean meals, Branston brand, food industry
Russian authorities have lifted a 16-year ban on British beef and lamb imports, a decision the UK government claims could provide a GBP80m boost to the UK meat industry. Moscow banned the import of British beef and lamb in 1996 following ...
Tags: British beef, lamb import, ban, meat industry
A garlic smuggler who resided in the UK and was sentenced to six years in prison for evading tax has gone on the run. Murugasan Natarajan, 57, who owned the London-based Perfect Imports & Exports company, was found with around 7,000kg ...
Tags: garlic, tax, food industry, food market
Featured reports from the just-food research store include innovation trends in sauces, and functional food marketing in Asia Pacific. CONSUMERS Consumer and Innovation Trends in Sauces, Dressings, and Condiments Growth in home ...
Tags: sauces, functional food marketing, Asia Pacific, food industry
This week's featured research from the just-food store includes reports on the US pizza market and functional food and drinks. PIZZA All Things to All People: The Story of Pizza This new report explores the many paths to growth ...
Tags: just-food store, pizza market, functional food, drinks