MarketWatch: Food

January 2008

Publication Date	January 2008
Publisher	Datamonitor
Product Type	Report
Pages	54
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DAT00217

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Summary

Introduction

The Food MarketWatch contains the latest news, analysis and opinion, covering all the month's major issues including mergers and acquisitions, marketing and regulatory issues. It covers the period from November 15 December 14 2007.

Scope

Geographic coverage: global
Category coverage: food

Highlights

Datamonitor's Food MarketWatch provides monthly insight into the key events in the food industry.

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Content

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Catalyst
Summary
Industry Update
- News In Brief
New Products Review
- New Chocolate Line Targets The Health-Conscious
- Candies, Chocolate: Top Flavors In New Products
- New Food Launches By Category, August-October: Sandwiches Run Out of Steam
- Product Claims: New Food Launches, August-October
Feature Analysis
- Top Ten Trends To Watch In Packaged Goods In 2008
- Flavor Trends Are Evolving As Consumer Demands Become More Complex
- Sainsbury: Impressive Results, Despite Delta Distraction
- Morrison: Optimization Plan Begins To Deliver
Industry Comment
- Healthy Food: The Growing Cost of A Healthier Lifestyle
- Starbucks: Caffeine High Reaches New Low
- Tesco: Confident About Christmas
- News
- Headlines
- Reed's Reports Increase In Q3 Sales
- Conagra Resumes Production At Missouri Plant
- Afc Reports Increase In Q3 Revenues
- Sbarro Sees Revenue Growth In Q3
- Pizza Inn Signs Agreement To Open Restaurants In Kuwait
- Synutra Reports 89% Sales Growth In Q2
- Ml Macadamia Orchards Reports Weak Q3 Results
- Pollo Campero Expands In Us With Wal-Mart
Mrg Names New President And Ceo
- Cke Restaurants Reports Increase In Same Store Sales For Q3
- Nestle Cuts Jobs At Australian Dairy Factory
- Dinner By Design Teams Up With Kinetic Imagery
- Obee's Signs Leasing Agreement In Texas
- Smoky Market Foods To Acquire Restaurant Site In California
- Parmalat Q3 Sales Revenue Up
- Sodexho Reports Revenue Growth In 2007
- Redpoint Bio Reports Improved Q3 Results
- Kraft Foods' Post Cereals To Merge With Ralcorp
- Omni Hotels Introduces Chuao Chocolatier Gourmet Hot Chocolate
- Starbucks Q4 Revenues Up 22%
- Steak N Shake Company Reports Fall In Q4 Revenues
- Conagra Foods Lamb Weston Completes Expansion of Potato Processing Plant
- American Lorain Corporation Reports Strong Q3 Results
- Del Taco Relaunches Spicy Chicken Burrito
- Loblaw Companies Q3 Sales Slightly Up
- A&P Acquires Best Cellars
- B&G Foods To Use Chep Pallets For Transportation
- Lifeway Foods Q3 Sales Up 32%
- Forevergreen Eyes International Expansion
- Ralcorp Holdings Reports Increase In Q4 Sales
- American Dairy Sees Revenue Growth In Q3
- Jack In The Box Reports Fall In Q4 Income
- Jm Smucker Company Q2 Sales Up 17%
- Dole Comments On Verdict of Tellez Case
- Cpk Enters Into Partnership With Staples Center
- Hershey Announces Retirement of Chief People officer
- Sodexho To Provide Childcare Voucher Service For Uk's Ministry of Defence
- Goodman Fielder To Close Plant In Sydney
- Kerry Planning To Sell Fruit Ingredients Unit To Industri Kapital - Report
- Mcdonald's To Introduce New Coffee Products - Report
- Flowers Foods To Build Kentucky Bakery
- Gate Gourmet Signs Multiple-Year Contract With Easyjet
- China Resources Enterprise Q3 Profits Up 21%
- Friesland Foods Partners With Novasep To Develop Separation Technology
- Campbell Soup Q1 Earnings Slightly Increase
- Hormel Foods Names New Vice President For Specialty Foods Group
- Farmer Boys Restaurants To Use Zero Trans-Fat Per Serving Frying Oil
- Tgi Friday's Introduces New Menu Items
- Unilever Appoints New Head For Us Ice Cream Team
- Moonstruck Chocolate Opens Cafe In Virginia
- Lancaster Colony Sells Consumer And Floral Glass Operations
- Mcdonald's Arch Card To offer Convenient Gifting Options To Customers
- Perkins & Marie Callender's Reports Weak Q3 Results
- Chr Hansen Fiscal Year Sales On An Upscale
- Ruth's Chris Opens 13th Restaurant In California
- Tesco Design Head Resigns
- Specialty Foods Group Income Fund Q3 Sales Fall
- Starbucks' Chairman Receives First Magazine Award
- Whole Foods Q4 Sales Up 25%
- United Natural Foods Sees Increase In Q1 Sales
- Benihana Reports Increase In Sales For Q2
- Purecircle Appoints New Non-Executive Chairman
- Brazil Fast Food Q3 Sales Up 18%
- George Weston Limited Reports Weak Q3 Results
- O'charley's To Implement Re-Branding Initiatives
- Jim's Cafe & Coffee Bars To offer Tootie Pie Products
- American Lorain Appoints New Cfo
- First Data Signs Agreement With Tim Hortons
- Cargill Joins The Compound And Industrial Chocolate Market
- Frutarom Q3 Sales Up 23%
- Burger King To Introduce $1 Double Cheeseburger
- Starbucks Eyes Uk And Ireland Markets - Report
- Zero's Subs Opens New Restaurant In North Carolina
- Canyon Creek Strengthens Presence In Ontario
- Cke Restaurants Extends Transition To Zero Trans Fat Oil
- Nestle Opens First R&D Facility
- Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Inaugurates Production Facility In Thailand
- Illovo Sugar Announces Gbp100 Million Investment In Mali
- Northern Foods Acquires Ethnic Cuisine
- Wm Morrison Supermarkets Q3 Sales Up
Scoul Workers Riot Over Pay Issue
- Arla Foods To Increase Production In Argentina
- Penam Opens Robotized Bakery
- Starbucks To Foray Into Bulgarian Market In 2008
- Strauss Group Q3 Sales Up 18%
- American Foods Group Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To E. Coli Contamination
- China Marine Food Engages In Reverse Merger Transaction
- Vitasoy H1 Sales Up
- Friesland Foods Partners With Research Institutes To Develop Ingredients
- Monterey Gourmet Enters Into Lease Agreement
- Lassonde Completes Purchase of Mondiv Food Products
- Winn Meat Appoints Vice President of Warehousing And Logistics
- Imperial Sugar And Ingenios Santos Announce Joint Venture
- Sodexho Appoints New President For Senior Services Division
- Natural Harmony Foods Completes Production Run
- China Kangtai Cactus Bio-Tech Reports Strong Q3 Results
- Imperial Sugar Appoints New Director
- Mimi's Cafe To Introduce New Menu Items
- Hooters of America Names New Director of Training
- Noble Roman's Outlines Initiatives For 2008
- Chipotle Mexican Grill Serves Naturally Raised Chicken And Beef
- Smoky Market Completes Design of Kiosk
- Aquabella Appoints New Managing Director
- Greencore Group Profit Up 22% For 2007
- Fazer Amica To Reorganize Business For International Growth
- Alfesca Q1 Sales Up 20%
- Mcdonald's Adds New Items To Breakfast Menu
- Tgi Friday's Partners With Make-A-Wish Foundation of America
- Fusion Culinary To Launch New Line of Frozen Sauces
- Naturally Iowa To Complete Acquisition of Pla Supply Company
- Red Lobster Adds New Items To Menu
- Compass Group Reports Increase In Profit For 2007
- Spicy Pickle To Open Two New Restaurants In Colorado
- Dmpi Receives Special Economic Zone Status In Philippines
- Cbrl Sees Revenue Growth In Q1
- Dhl And Honeybaked Ham Company Announce Partnership
- Chick-Fil-A To Open Two Stand-Alone Restaurants In Tucson
- Freshxtend Reports Revenue Growth In Q3
- Applebee's November Sales Fall
- Diamond Foods To Launch Campaign For Emerald Snack Line
- Make And Take Gourmet Partners With Old Forge Pizza Express
- Cpk To Open New Restaurant In Arizona
- Kohinoor Introduces New Line of Ready-To-Eat Products
- Castro Cheese Company Appoints New President And Ceo
- Kraft Names New President For European Operations
- Noka's Vintages Collection To Be Available At Harrods
- Campina To Acquire Satro
- G Willi-Food Q3 Revenue Up 21%
- Smithfield Foods Reports Increase In Q2 Sales
- Heinz Q2 Sales Up 13%
- Lifeway Foods To Increase Prices
- Mcdonald's Appoints New Senior Vice President
- First Milk To Start New Manufacturing Facility At Kintyre
- Granite City Food & Brewery Appoints New Cfo
- Vivartia Nine Months' Sales Up 16%
- William Lamar To Retire From Mcdonald's
- United Natural Foods Increases Revolving Credit Facility To $400 Million
- Tate & Lyle To Invest In Allylix
- Bennigan's Grill & Tavern Promotes Sheri Messerli To Vice President
- Tesco Loses Grip Over Sale of Slough Site
- Sunopta To Acquire Organic Corporation
- Del Monte Foods Q2 Net Sales Rise
- Cloetta Fazer To Acquire Fennobon Oy
- Fresh Del Monte Appoints New Director
- Oroweat Introduces New Bread
- Schiff Nutrition Appoints New Director
- Unilever To Use On2's Flix Publisher Solution
- Afc Enterprises Appoints New Chairman
- Mainsail Partners Acquires Togo's Eateries
- Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Adds Omega-3 To Original Pasta
- Cbrl Group November Comparable Store Sales Rise
- Nestle Usa Signs Licensing Agreement With Jamba Juice
- Sanderson Farms Q4 Sales Up
- Cheesecake Factory Opens New Restaurant
- Einstein Bros. Opens New Restaurant In Georgia
- California Pizza Kitchen Opens Two New Restaurants
- Good Times Reports Increased Sales In October And November
- David Goronkin Resigns From Famous Dave's of America
- Sonic Announces Continued Strong Sales Momentum
- Diamond Foods To Launch New Product
- American Sugar Refining Acquires Ingenio San Nicolas
- Natural Harmony Foods Creates New Breakfast Products
- Dinner By Design Appoints Vice President of Franchise Sales
- Panera Bread November Comparable Store Sales Up
- Miascor Catering Starts Catering Facility Construction At Dmia
- New World Pasta Appoints New Ceo
- Redstone American Grill Appoints New Ceo
- Star Buffet To Acquire Barnhill's Buffet Restaurants
- Good Times To Develop 25 Restaurants
- Midamar Announces Addition of New Business Service
- Mccormick & Schmick's Opens Two New Restaurants
- Dixie Lee Opens New Franchise In Montreal
- Tootie Pie Company Reports Record November Sales
- Zero's Subs Opens New Restaurant In Virginia
- Lance Invests In Late July Snacks
- Carl's Jr. Opens New Restaurant In Pago Pago
- Kraft Foods Appoints New Directors
- Pepsico And Strauss Group Announce Jv
- Smithfield Wins Mistreatment Case
- Danone Reportedly Signs Credit Facility For Numico Deal
- Ab Foods Says Trading In Current Year Up To Expectations
- Nelson Peltz Raises Stake In Cadbury
- General Mills Appoints Two New Directors
- California Pizza Kitchen Opens New Restaurant
- Diamond Foods Q1 Sales Up
- Focus Brands Appoints Kelly Roddy As Brand President of Schlotzsky's
- Michael Foods Announces Management Changes
- Dinner By Design Unveils Plan To Expand In Wisconsin
- United Natural Foods Announces Management Changes
- Lifeway Foods Increases Prices
- Hain Celestial Acquires Tendercare International
- Asda Coo Appointed As Ceo And President of Wal-Mart Canada
- Mcdonald's Comparable Sales Rise 8.2% In November
- Chick-Fil-A To Open New Restaurant
- Tesco Reportedly Bids For Czech Stores
Company Spotlight: Nestle
- Nestle: Russian Chocolate Provides Smooth Investment Potential
- Business Description
- Swot Analysis
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Opportunities
- Threats
Appendix
- Further Reading
- Index
About Marketwatches
About Marketwatches
- Editors
- Ask The Analyst
- Datamonitor Consulting
- Disclaimer
List of Tables
- Table 1: Top Claims In New Food Launches, August-October 2007, Compared To Same Period The Year Before
- Table 2: Key Facts
- Table 3: Swot Analysis
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Prestat Choxi+ Milk Chocolate; With Sweet Orange, Dark Chocolate; With Oriental Mint
- Figure 2: Amoriss Bite-Size Organic Dark Chocolate
- Figure 3: La Novella Pasta Di Semola Di Grano Duro Con Cioccolato Fondente E Peperoncino
- Figure 4: Vici Sweets Del Mare
- Figure 5: Griesinger Sportlerbrot
- Figure 6: Stonyfield Farm Organic Yomommy Fruit On The Bottom Lowfat Yogurt
- Figure 7: Candies, Chocolate: Top Flavors In New Products
- Figure 8: Leading Global Food Launches By Category, August-October 2006 And 2007