MarketWatch: Food - June 2007

DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
INDUSTRY UPDATE 2
News in brief 2
NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW 5
A whole new meaning to eating your greens 5
Potato Chips: top flavors in new products 9
New food launches January-March: snacking continues to gain appeal 10
Product claims: new food launches, Jan-Mar 11
Yogurt: top launches by corporation 12
FEATURE ANALYSIS 13
Canadian health initiatives: Global companies dishing out support 13
Private label proliferates 14
McDonalds/Innocent: a smooth partnership? 14
Carrefour: new Brazilian champion 15
Ahold: CEO moves on 16
INDUSTRY COMMENT 17
PepsiCo: posting healthy profits 17
Caprabo: the auction has begun 18
Sainsbury: ramping up expansion 18
Asda: local sourcing a winner on a number of levels 19
Tesco: hoping US consumers give it the 'green' light 20
NEWS 21
Headlines 21
Shareholder proposes Sainsbury's split 21
AWB sued by shareholders, US farmers 21
JCDecaux, Unilever sign 5-year agreement 21
Tate & Lyle buys 80% stake in German food ingredient group 21
Yoplait Dairy Crest's Frubes links up with Doctor Who 21
P&G declares 13% dividend increase 21
Thorntons reports strong Q3 sales growth 21
Nutracea, ADM agree stabilized rice bran co-production 21
Cargill Q3 profit increases 49% to $553 million 21
Kraft Foods records 30% fall in Q1 profit 22
Kroger to acquire Scott's Food & Pharmacy stores in Indiana 22
Sara Lee gets $240,000 in tax credits in Wisconsin 22
Ocean Nutrition, Alicorp form JV 22
Danone to return Tiger biscuit brand to Britannia 22
Tesco referred to UK's Competition Commission 22
McDonald's Q1 profit rises 22
UK supermarkets deny alcohol pricing is irresponsible 22
TreeHouse Foods to acquire US sauces company for $88.5 million 22
Kraft withdraws six brands from ad agency 22
Domino's Pizza declares $13.50 special dividend 23
Boots to halt check transactions 23
Arla begins construction of Chinese milk powder plant 23
Hershey Q1 profit drops 23
Supervalu doubles FY profit 23
The Pantry completes South Carolina acquisitions 23
Aldi to open 400 stores in Hungary - report 23
Frutarom acquires UK's Jupiter Flavours 23
Hain Celestial expands Asian alliance 23
Carrefour acquires Brazil's Atacadao for E825 million 23
Olam International to acquire Universal Blanchers 23
Bunge forms Chinese JV 24
Skeltons cuts UK jobs to attract buyers 24
SK Foods CEO acquires Salyer American Fresh Foods 24
AB Foods H1 profit up 5% 24
Arla appoints UK leadership team 24
M&S employs Waitrose boss 24
Pret A Manger considers IPO 24
Glanbia victorious in Danone trademark battle 24
Asda trials 'bag-free checkout' 24
Arla sells pasta company to Beauvais 24
Danone posts 3.9% rise in Q1 sales 24
Sainsbury shares rise, prompted by block trading 25
Hershey to close Pennsylvania plant in 2008 25
Whole Foods Market extends tender offer 25
Shell to install Jimmy's food stands in Bulgarian petrol stations 25
Krispy Kreme's CFO resigns 25
Hershey and Barry Callebaut form supply alliance 25
Danone to delist from NYSE 25
PepsiCo boosts green image with renewable energy purchase 25
Wimm-Bill-Dann opens baby food plant 25
Tyson Q2 profits reach $68 million 25
Publix milk goes rbST-free 26
Maui pineapple company to consolidate operations, cut jobs 26
UDS forms delivery partnership with PR-7 26
ADM Q3 profit up 4% 26
JM Smucker completes Eagle Family Foods acquisition 26
Natrol enters JV to expand operations in China 26
Jamie Oliver signs GBP2 million contract with Sainsbury 26
Smithfield says internal inspection finds no unsafe chemicals 26
Taco Bell switches to trans fat-free oil 26
Wrigley Q1 profit up 28% 26
Kellogg earnings rise 17% in Q1 27
Nestle India posts 22.4% rise in profit 27
Hindustan Q1 profit rises 14% 27
Vitality Foodservice acquires Stan's Frozen Foods units 27
Numico realigns organizational structure 27
Smithfield completes Premium Standard Farms acquisition 27
Pilgrim's Pride posts $40.1 million loss 27
Unilever posts Q1 gains 27
McDonald's global sales rise in April 27
Nature's Best places order for Amish Naturals pasta 27
Supermarkets pay out more than GBP9 million in faulty petrol claims 27
SunOpta posts 28% rise in Q1 profit 28
Campina to close Heiloo plant 28
Tesco will not bid for Coles 28
Fresh Del Monte triples Q1 profit 28
Supermarket soups contain excess salt 28
CanGro Foods sells soup business 28
Ahold agrees to sell US Foodservice for $7.1 billion 28
Danisco sells Flavours to Firmenich 28
B&G Foods Q1 profit exceeds $4 million 28
Vita Foods joins Cadbury to launch soda-flavored sauces 28
TreeHouse Foods acquires DeGraffenreid 29
Booker returning to the stock market 29
Safeway exec seeks pastures new 29
Hershey to close remaining Canadian plant 29
Sara Lee Q3 profit boosted by strong sales 29
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: NESTLE 30
Nestle: healthy operations yielding healthy profits 30
Business Background 31
SWOT Analysis 33
Strengths 33
Weaknesses 34
Opportunities 35
Threats 36
APPENDIX 38
Further Reading 38
Index 39
About MarketWatches 40
Editors 40
List of Tables
Table 1: Most used flavors in new global potato chips launches, April 2006 - March 2007 9
Table 2: Top ten leading global food launches by category, January - March 2007, plus growth compared to the same timescale the year before 10
Table 3: Leading worldwide yogurt launches by corporation, April 2006 - March 2007 12
Table 4: Key Facts 32
Table 5: SWOT Analysis 33
List of Figures
Figure 1: Eat Local Frozen Prepared Meal - Orchard Pork Roast; Shepherd's Pie; Meatloaf; Baby Back Ribs; Quiche 7
Figure 2: Kidfresh Grab + Go Lunchbox 7
Figure 3: Kewpie Kirakira Genki and Shokubutsusei Sterol Haigo Meat Sauce Fonds de Veau Shitate 7
Figure 4: Wells' Blue Bunny Lite 85 Superfruit Yogurt 8
Figure 5: Dempster's WholeGrains 100% Whole Grain Prebiotic Bread 8
Figure 6: Meierbaer Brot - Volkorn; Pumpernickel; Sonnenblumen 8
Figure 7: Product claims: new food launches, Jan-Mar 11