US firm Land O'Lakes has launched Saute Starter, a seasoned butter and olive oil product that can be used to both cook and flavour meats. The company said that the product is aimed at "moms with growing families", providing a quick and ...
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US food firm Lancaster Colony has added two products to its Sister Schubert's line of rolls. The company yesterday (8 October) announced it had developed Sweet Hawaiian Rolls and Mini Loaves, products it claimed were the "first of their ...
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US food manufacturer Lancaster Colony has booked a drop in full-year profits. In the 12 months to the end of June, earnings slid 9.9% to US$95.8m. Operating profits in the period dropped 2.5% to US$143.3m. Lancaster's speciality foods ...
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US retailer Safeway Inc has booked a decline in operating profit in the first half of the year. For the 24 weeks ended 16 June, operating profits slid to $437m, an 11.9% decline on the prior-year period. The retailer blamed the dedcline ...
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As just-food, along with companies and executives from across the food manufacturing and retailing sectors, prepare to head to Paris for this year's SIAL exhibition, here we share with you a few highlights of what you can expect from the ...
Price rises have helped US-based nut group John B. Sanfilippo & Son to book a 4% increase in full-year sales, despite lower volumes. For the 12 months to the end of June, Sanfilippo & Son saw net sales reach US$700.6m. The group ...
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The countdown to SIAL 2012, one of the largest trade events in the food industry calendar continues. And as it does so, the just-food diary brings you more news of what to expect from a range of exhibitors laying out their wares this year ...
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UK cake maker Finsbury Food Group has seen its annual sales propelled by new product development and contract gains in the back half of last year. The company booked a 9.4% increase in sales for the year to 30 June, which rose to GBP207m ...
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Hain Celestial has today (22 August) been announced as the buyer of Premier Foods plc's spreads assets, including brands such as Hartley's jam and Sun-Pat peanut butter. The US food group had been linked to Premier's spreads business, ...
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US organic retailer Whole Foods Market has snapped up leases to six Johnnie Foodmaster's stores in and around Boston. The six stores average 31,000 square feet in size. Whole Foods plans to remodel each location, with the goal of ...
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Cutting regulation, reforming agricultural policy and buying British will boost the UK food industry and help create jobs, Owen Paterson, the new Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has said. ...
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Whole Foods Market raised its full-year sales and profit forecast after booking a 32% increase in third-quarter earnings. The US natural and organic retailer said net income rose to US$116.85m from $88.47m last year in the 12 weeks to 1 ...
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The US government has again cut its forecast for corn yields as the impact of the worst drought in the country for 50 years becomes clearer. Washington said the US corn yield is set to be the lowest since 1995-96, sending futures to a ...
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Hain Celestial has posted "record" full-year financial results on a significant day in the US company's recent history. The company booked a 44% leap in annual net income for the year to the end of June. Operating profit increased 36.3%. ...
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Labeling food as "organic" may not always lead to a positive impression, according to a recent Cornell University study. The research, published Nov. 27 online in the journal Appetite, flips the notion of a "halo" effect for ethical food ...
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