Eurofood 1995 - Abstracts

Eurofood 1995
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Acquisition and Clubcard help lift Tesco profits to 290m pounds sterling.Food and beverage industries 
Ahold heads list of European firms controlling US supermarkets. (European companies owning supermarkets in the US)Food and beverage industries 
Ahold profits up 8.9% in Q2 despite US dollar weakness.Food and beverage industries 
Allied sells tea, coffee divisions. (Allied Domecq)Food and beverage industries 
Anheuser to sell bakery division.Food and beverage industries 
Artal takes over Turner to strengthen position.Food and beverage industries 
ASDA continues miraculous recovery with 35% profit rise.Food and beverage industries 
Astra-Calve finds little change in French market.Food and beverage industries 
Austria's accession lowers food prices for consumers. (impact of membership of European Union on Austrian food industry)Food and beverage industries 
Better times ahead for Romania food industry.Food and beverage industries 
Booker performs well but profits lower than expected.Food and beverage industries 
Bourgoin takes control of France Volailles.Food and beverage industries 
Budgens quits discount market. (Budgens sells Penny Market stores)Food and beverage industries 
Burghy continues to hold its own against McDonalds.Food and beverage industries 
Cadbury results lifted by overseas acquisitions.Food and beverage industries 
Cadbury Schweppes offers 1.6 billion pounds sterling for Dr Pepper.Food and beverage industries 
Carrefour profits rise 26.2%.Food and beverage industries 
Casino doubles profits in first half after three difficult years.Food and beverage industries 
Casino sales down slightly in 1994.Food and beverage industries 
Cereal Partners venture shakes up Kellogg's. (Nestle and General Mills create joint venture)Food and beverage industries 
Cirio looking to expand within Europe. (Cragnotti & Partners seeks overseas investors)Food and beverage industries 
Coca-Cola France accused of dirty tricks by leading rivals.Food and beverage industries 
Coca-Cola leads UK grocery brands.Food and beverage industries 
Coke expands into E. Europe.Food and beverage industries 
Concentration & internationalisation increases in European snacks and confectionery markets.Food and beverage industries 
Confectionery sales in Europe rides out recession. (European confectionery industry examined)Food and beverage industries 
Consumers influenced by ethical standards.Food and beverage industries 
Consumption of packaged food and drink in EU set to rise. (European Union)Food and beverage industries 
Controversy over German shop opening hours. (laws governing German store hours may be reformed)Food and beverage industries 
CPC beats Q2 expectations. (CPC International records improved 2nd qtr results)Food and beverage industries 
Cut-price lines promote poor quality and unhealthy foods. (criticisms of UK food retailers' price cuts on health grounds)Food and beverage industries 
Dairy leads Greek food industries. (dairy products perform well in Greek food industry)Food and beverage industries 
Dalgety held back by petfood acquisition.Food and beverage industries 
Danisco improves overall sales and profits.Food and beverage industries 
Danone profits back on course. (Danone profit up for 1994 )Food and beverage industries 
Discounters winning in cut price war. (discount retailers increase market share)Food and beverage industries 
Domination of food retailing by supermarkets.Food and beverage industries 
Dutch dairy in Polish JV. (Okregowa Spoldzielnia Mleczarska in joint venture with Firesland Diary Foods)Food and beverage industries 
EBS finally completes takeover of American Maize. (Eridania Beghin-Say, American Maize Products)Food and beverage industries 
EU meat industry must change direction.Food and beverage industries 
European breakfast cereal sales helped by health awareness.Food and beverage industries 
European retail markets growing closer. (increased concentration in food retailing sectors)Food and beverage industries 
European sports drinks back on track.Food and beverage industries 
Falling German sugar sales to private households.Food and beverage industries 
Falling turnover for Nestle's German operations.Food and beverage industries 
Food advertising poorly-targeted.Food and beverage industries 
Food 'costs' less in developed countries.Food and beverage industries 
Food prices fall in new EU Member States, but not as sharply as expected.Food and beverage industries 
Foreign retailers target Germany market.Food and beverage industries 
French exports boosted by higher demand for processed foodstuffs.Food and beverage industries 
French minister wants more innovation in food industry.Food and beverage industries 
French retail prices will remain low until after recession. (French retail prices affected by unemployment and salaries)Food and beverage industries 
French VAT rise will not be absorbed by retailers. (value-added tax)Food and beverage industries 
French want more services from supermarkets.Food and beverage industries 
Frozen food sector shows steady growth across western Europe.Food and beverage industries 
Galbani to boost speciality cheeses. (Galbani to increase output of specialty cheese)Food and beverage industries 
Geest will not sell banana operations despite poor results.Food and beverage industries 
German beer and food group Marz struggles against losses.Food and beverage industries 
German confectioners see high volume, but low value growth.Food and beverage industries 
German frozen food sales up 13%.Food and beverage industries 
German grocery retailers leave much to be desired. (criticisms of German food retailers)Food and beverage industries 
German snack market under pressure from declining demand.Food and beverage industries 
Germans work less for food.Food and beverage industries 
German yoghurt revolt. (Nestle to revolutionse yoghurt market)Food and beverage industries 
Good prospects for Greek dairy products in Germany.Food and beverage industries 
Grand Met European profits set to double after restructuring.Food and beverage industries 
GrandMet profits down but optimism is high.Food and beverage industries 
Grand Met to buy Pet for US$2.6bn.Food and beverage industries 
Granjas Castello battles with Spanish authorities.Food and beverage industries 
Greek biscuit production rising.Food and beverage industries 
Greek food adspend falls.Food and beverage industries 
Greek food and drinks turnover up, profits down. (sales of food and drinks in Greece up in 1st half 1994)Food and beverage industries 
Greek food exports falling.Food and beverage industries 
Greek pasta industry under threat from Italian companies.Food and beverage industries 
Greek ready meals growth.Food and beverage industries 
Growing demand for organic food in France.Food and beverage industries 
Heavy M&A activity expected in west European chocolate sector. (merger and acquisition)Food and beverage industries 
Heinz ahead in first quarter.Food and beverage industries 
Hillsdown profits slightly lower than expected.Food and beverage industries 
Home shopping to take larger share of food retailing.Food and beverage industries 
Hungarian canned food industry suffering from overcapacity.Food and beverage industries 
Hungary looking to expand confectionery exports to west.Food and beverage industries 
Hypermarkets becoming part of Spanish life as small stores disappear.Food and beverage industries 
Iceland flat but optimistic.Food and beverage industries 
Innovation drives UK soup sales.Food and beverage industries 
International competition has little effect on Coca-cola profits.Food and beverage industries 
Italian boost for frozen food.Food and beverage industries 
Italian consumer test shows good quality is possible at low prices.Food and beverage industries 
Italian discount stores open at a rate of 100 each month.Food and beverage industries 
Italian pasta strengthens position in stagnant German market.Food and beverage industries 
Jacquet saved by bankrupt German subsidiary.Food and beverage industries 
Koipe-Elosua restructuring to be completed by end of 1996.Food and beverage industries 
Lindt maintains profit levels. (Lindt & Sprungli maintain profits)Food and beverage industries 
Little change in UK eating habits.Food and beverage industries 
Lull in UK food price war.Food and beverage industries 
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in Romania.Food and beverage industries 
Melitta lifted by coffee sales.Food and beverage industries 
Minority shareholders take control of Puleva.Food and beverage industries 
More people alert to dangers of food poisoning.Food and beverage industries 
More support for French SMEs. (France to protect small companies from growth of hypermarkets)Food and beverage industries 
Morrison fears for new stores.Food and beverage industries 
Mozzarella sales lift Avonmore in the first half.Food and beverage industries 
Nabisco lifted by overseas salesFood and beverage industries 
Nestle optimistic despite curency worries.Food and beverage industries 
New Irish food export promotion programme aiming to boost sales.Food and beverage industries 
New markets and products drive European yoghurt growth.Food and beverage industries 
New schemes unlikely to win back customers. (supermarket chains try to gain back market share)Food and beverage industries 
Northern Foods concentrating on core businesses.Food and beverage industries 
Northern Foods: fundamental restructuring over next two years.Food and beverage industries 
Northern's profits fall as cost of restructuring takes its toll. (Northern Foods reports fall in profits)Food and beverage industries 
Norwegian Orkla buys Volvo food division.Food and beverage industries 
One third of French products to be of controlled origin within ten years, says Vasseur.Food and beverage industries 
Parmalat improves US sales by 25% with expensive advertising.Food and beverage industries 
Pascual Hermanos in difficulty after poor citrus harvest.Food and beverage industries 
'Pasta war' hots up with claims of unfair aid.Food and beverage industries 
PepsiCo France fights back. (increasing market share)Food and beverage industries 
PepsiCo profits boosted by pizza and cola sales.Food and beverage industries 
Philip Morris second quarter profits boosted by tobacco and North American food divisions.Food and beverage industries 
Polish confectioner increases salty snack production. (Wedel)Food and beverage industries 
Portuguese expansion for Leclerc.Food and beverage industries 
Positive signs in east European baby food market. (eastern European baby foods market grows)Food and beverage industries 
Power shifts in food business favour retailers.Food and beverage industries 
Private label products gaining ground in Italy.Food and beverage industries 
Privatisation in Hungarian food industry continues.Food and beverage industries 
Ready meals market set to grow beyond 2000.Food and beverage industries 
Record UK ice cream sales in 1994.Food and beverage industries 
Restructuring costs hit Argyll results.Food and beverage industries 
Richer does noto mean healthier according to latest Spanish research.Food and beverage industries 
Safeway introduces self-scanning after Dutch trial.Food and beverage industries 
Sainsbury most profitable UK grocer, but losing market share.Food and beverage industries 
Sainsbury to launch cut-price own label lines.Food and beverage industries 
Saupiquet reaps the fruit of its investment.Food and beverage industries 
Schwartau to control Hero.Food and beverage industries 
Skane Food Academy: a model for the future?Food and beverage industries 
Somerfield to float by 1998.Food and beverage industries 
Spanish judge allows sale of baby food in supermarkets.Food and beverage industries 
Spanish milk company hit by loans crisis. (Puleva)Food and beverage industries 
Spanish veg groups merge. (Alimentos Naturales to absorb Enalsa)Food and beverage industries 
Sucden hoping to boost 'sugar engineering' aid to CIS states.Food and beverage industries 
Supermarkets increasing share of Swedish food market.Food and beverage industries 
Supermarket takeovers set to increase over next five years.Food and beverage industries 
Swift integration of Dr Pepper helps keep Cadbury on target.Food and beverage industries 
Tate & Lyle sees profits rise 13.6% in the first nine months.Food and beverage industries 
Tengelmann reports drop in sales.Food and beverage industries 
Tesco overtakes Sainsbury as number one retailer in the UK?Food and beverage industries 
Tesco's new customer reward scheme.Food and beverage industries 
Tesco to open more city centre outlets under Metro fascia.Food and beverage industries 
Top-selling European brands headed by Coke.Food and beverage industries 
Traditional British breakfast loses out to cereals.Food and beverage industries 
UB profits hit by increased costs. (United Biscuits reports slight rise in profit)Food and beverage industries 
UB to sell US biscuit and snacks division. (United Biscuits Ltd., United States)Food and beverage industries 
UK bread market continues to decline, despite premium growth.Food and beverage industries 
UK diet survey shows pre-school children generally healthy.Food and beverage industries 
UK discounters here to stay. (food discounters)Food and beverage industries 
UK food and drink exports continue to grow.Food and beverage industries 
UK food companies urged to target Nordic region.Food and beverage industries 
UK food consumption hit by hot summer weather.Food and beverage industries 
UK household food spend increases, but consumption stays constant.Food and beverage industries 
UK leads European biscuit market.Food and beverage industries 
UK MPs call for tighter curbs on permanent loss leading.Food and beverage industries 
UK's Hillsdown buys Allied's Lyons biscuit brand.Food and beverage industries 
Unicopa hopes for a return to the black.Food and beverage industries 
Unigate buys into French dairy market. (purchase of Prodipal and Vedial)Food and beverage industries 
Unilever enters Latin American tea and frozen food markets.Food and beverage industries 
Unilever improves sales and profits despite currency worries.Food and beverage industries 
Unilever profits up despite detergent losses.Food and beverage industries 
United Biscuits 48.5m pounds sterling in the red after US and Spanish disasters.Food and beverage industries 
United Biscuits restructures two French operations.Food and beverage industries 
US claims could spark off 'pasta war' with Italy.Food and beverage industries 
US fast food chains dominate in western Euorope.Food and beverage industries 
Waterford Foods acquires The Cheese Company.Food and beverage industries 
Wendy's and Hortons merge.Food and beverage industries 
West influences Hungarian retail trade.Food and beverage industries 
Yoghurt firms beat gloom.Food and beverage industries 
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