Daily food news and comment - from just-food.com

IRELAND: Greencore sees slide in Q2 sales - August 19, 2008

Irish sandwich maker Greencore Group saw its sales slide for the four months to July as a result of the euro against the pound.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103488

UK: Morrisons recalls ham on labelling error - August 19, 2008

Morrisons has recalled some of its own label ham due to a labelling error, the UK supermarket group told just-food today (19 August).
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103487

FRANCE: Metro launches first RFID national rollout - August 19, 2008

German retailer Metro Group has teamed up with Deutsche Post World Net's (DPWN) delivery and logistics subsidiary, DHL, to rollout radio frequency identification (RFID) in France.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103486

ISRAEL: Frutarom posts Q2 sales, profit growth - August 19, 2008

Israeli flavours and ingredients group Frutarom has posted strong profit and sales growth for the second quarter.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103485

INDIA: Reliance looks to Wincanton for supply chain support - August 19, 2008

India's Reliance Retail is looking to UK-based supply chain specialist Wincanton to increase the efficiency of its back-end food, supermarket and hypermarket operations.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103484

US: Applegate Farms launches probiotic yoghurt cheese - August 19, 2008

Applegate Farms, supplier of antibiotic and hormone free meats and cheeses, has added fortified Yogurt Cheese to its range.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103483

US: ConAgra Foods launches 'green' meal tray - August 19, 2008

US packaged food company ConAgra Foods is hoping to eliminate GBP8m (US$14.8m) of plastic waste with the introduction of a new frozen meal tray.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103482

UK: Sainsbury's opens 'green' store - August 19, 2008

UK retailer Sainsbury's opened its flagship green store in Dartmouth, Devon, this week, in a bid to reduce energy bills.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103481

EGYPT: Almarai to buy Egyptian dairy group - August 19, 2008

Saudi Arabia's Almarai Co. has signed an initial agreement to buy an Egyptian dairy and juice manufacturer.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103480

ISRAELUS: Osem acquires Tribe Mediterranean - August 19, 2008

Osem Investments has confirmed that it will take over US-based Tribe Mediterranean Foods Co. for US$57m.
http://www.just-food.com/article.aspx?id=103479