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UK: Wrigley adds new flavours to portfolio - August 19, 2008

Wrigley is making new additions to its Airwaves and Extra Fusion ranges.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103498

US: Target Corp posts dip in Q2 earnings - August 19, 2008

US discount retailer Target Corp posted a drop in second quarter net earnings as a result of consumers cutting back during the economic downturn.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103497

US: Cargill sees earnings lift 55% - August 19, 2008

Cargill today (19 August) a 55% increase in earnings from continuing operations, which rose to US$3.64bn for the full year.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103496

UK: Dr Oetker Onken range receives makeover - August 19, 2008

Dr Oetker is revamping its Onken Big Pot yoghurt range.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103495

NORWAY: Norway facing organic shortage - August 19, 2008

Norway is facing the prospect of a shortage of domestic organic foods as more organic farmers leave the sector in the face of "bureaucratic" regulations, according to a report from Norsk Institutt for Landbruks Okonomisk Forskning (NILF).
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103494

UK: Tesco accused of flouting environmental regs - August 19, 2008

Suffolk Coastal District Council has launched legal action against Tesco for alleged infringement of environmental regulations.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103493

US: Barry Callebaut transfers cocoa production to Eddystone - August 19, 2008

Barry Callebaut is planning to transfer its liquid cocoa production from its Swedesboro, New Jersey-based factory to its Eddystone, Pennsylvania facility.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103492

US: UNIVEG buys Chiquita unit - August 19, 2008

Chiquita Brands International has completed the sale of Atlanta AG to UNIVEG Fruit and Vegetables, a Belgium-based fruit distributor.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103491

NZ: Consumers increasingly wary of premium - Rabobank - August 19, 2008

Rabobank visiting expert Dr David Hughes has warned New Zealand's food industry that increasingly demanding consumers will be more careful when it comes to paying a premium for products.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103490

UK: M&S to reduce redundancy payout - August 19, 2008

UK retailer Marks and Spencer has entered into a consultation process with an eye to reduce its redundancy payouts.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103489