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Sat, 17 May 2008 08:37:17 GMT Sat, 17 May 2008 08:37:17 GMT just-food.com - RSS Feed just-food.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 http://www.just-food.com/images/small_logo_food.gif http://www.just-food.com/ 100 21 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102405&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 US meat giant Tyson Foods is set to seal “several” acquisitions overseas in the coming months, its president and CEO has said. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 14:49:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102405&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102403&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Parmalat and Australian cooperative Murray Goulburn have joined the race to acquire Dairy Farmers. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 13:50:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102403&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102408&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Discount retailer Aldi has said that footfall in its UK shops has increased 25% year-on-year over the past three months as consumers look for ways to cut their grocery bills. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 16:08:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102408&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102404&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 First Milk has called for the UK dairy industry to react to rising costs and changes to EU subsidies by introducing more realistic farm-gate milk prices. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 14:13:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102404&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102413&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Tyson Foods, the US meat giant, has not been immune to the strains facing the sector across the Atlantic. Nevertheless, president and CEO Dick Bond is placing his faith in international markets to help Tyson weather the storm. Dean Best reports. editor@just-food.com (Dean Best) Fri, 16 May 2008 17:56:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102413&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102411&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 A new system restricting the advertising of certain foods in children's programming in New Zealand is to be phased in from 1 July. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 17:04:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102411&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102407&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Food inflation has been the burning issue in recent months and this week was no different. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 15:16:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102407&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102402&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Australia’s largest retailer Woolworths has said that food inflation in April eased off in its supermarkets. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 13:15:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102402&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102397&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Duchy Originals, the UK food maker founded by the Prince of Wales, is looking to international markets to help it quadruple the size of the business in the next five years. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 10:27:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102397&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102409&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Tyson Foods is test-launching a range aimed at the Hispanic market in the US cities of Houston and Dallas, with a view to expanding distribution nationwide. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 16:28:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102409&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102406&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 The US Food and Drug Administration has shutdown the cream cheese operations of Lifeway Foods, citing violations of food safety laws. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 15:00:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102406&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102401&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 French retailer Auchan is defending its ownership of land housing one of its Russian retail complexes after local authorities claimed it belonged to the Institute of Agricultural Sciences. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 12:40:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102401&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102400&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Coles owner Wesfarmers has announced that two new members will join the Australian retailer’s management team as part of its push to restructure the flagging grocer. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 11:24:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102400&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102398&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Archer Daniel Midland, the US-based agribusiness giant, has secured organic status at two cocoa facilities in the UK. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 10:53:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102398&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102412&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 American Italian Pasta Co. has seen a 44.2% jump in revenues for in its second quarter, with sales climbing to US$139.6m. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 17:10:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102412&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102410&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 The European Commission is extending its investigation into Associated British Foods’ plans to acquire parts of the GB Ingredients business. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 16:40:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102410&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102399&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Brazilian beef packer Minerva has shrugged off EU beef import restrictions and posted a jump in first-quarter revenue. editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Fri, 16 May 2008 11:04:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102399&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102396&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Food prices are likely to stay high for the next two to three years until stocks are replenished, the United Nations food agency said today (15 May). editor@just-food.com (just-food.com) Thu, 15 May 2008 17:58:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102396&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102394&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 The European Commission is mulling the launch of a competition probe into whether price-fixing by retailers is driving up food prices in Europe. editor@just-food.com (Keith Nuthall) Thu, 15 May 2008 17:16:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102394&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102387&lk=alrt3&amd=3077 Spain’s largest dairy producers, including Ebro Puleva and Leche Asturiana, could face trial over an alleged EUR250m (US$387.5m) fraud against the EU’s milk production quota, an industry executive told just-food today (15 May). editor@just-food.com (Ivan Castano) Thu, 15 May 2008 14:11:00 GMT http://www.just-food.com/nd.aspx?id=102387&lk=alrt3&amd=3077