IntroductionThe 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 2009.Scope*Geographic coverage: global*Category coverage: foodHighlightsFood MarketWatch provides monthly insight into the key events in the food industryReasons to Purchase*Gain monthly insight into the key events across the food industry*Learn more about the news, analysis and opinions of your industryTable of Contents : VIEW 1CATALYST 1SUMMARY 1INDUSTRY UPDATE 2News in Brief 2NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW 4Sweet and savory flavors create a harmonious mix 4Yogurt: top flavors in new products 7New food launches by category, August to October 2009: sauces are cooking with gas 8Product claims: new food launches, August to October 2009 9FEATURE ANALYSIS 10Shell and Waitrose: the beginning of the end for oil-company-branded shops? 10INDUSTRY COMMENT 12McDonald’s: US sales dampen overall growth 12McDonald’s: promoting value in a recession 13Marks & Spencer: new chief executive at last 14NEWS 15Headlines 15Young’s launches new Flipper Dippers 15Tesco teams with DreamWorks studio 15Sainsbury’s H1 profit up 15China Nutrifruit Q2 net income rises 27% 15Yanglin Soybean reports net loss in Q3 15Asda Q3 like-for-like sales up 15Tesco announces pre-Christmas offers 16Solae introduces new soy nugget 16Viterra opens new office in Geneva 16High Liner Foods Q3 net income down 16Dunkin’ Donuts signs agreement for 15 restaurants in Louisville 16ConAgra Foods recalls limited number of 15 ounce tubs of Blue Bonnet Spread 16Hooters to open new location in Brookfield, Wisconsin 16Noodles & Company to open new restaurant in Lawrence, Kansas 17AFC Enterprises Q3 net income down 17BRF Brasil Foods reports net income in Q3 17Pizza Patron signs multi-year contract extension with the AAC 17Nature’s Pride introduces new line of breads 17Waitrose opens new store in Glasgow, Scotland 17Burger King sued by franchise owners over $1 double cheese burger promotion 17Tesco forms joint ventures to develop shopping malls in China 18FieldFresh’s Hosur plant to begin production in 2010 18Wrigley introduces premium chewing gum brand in Romania 18Greggs looks to acquire about 100 First Quench stores 18Fresh & Easy to open four stores in Fresno, California 18Bristol-Myers announces split-off of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company 18Homann Feinkost to acquire German and Polish business of Uniq 18Yanglin Soybean reports net loss in Q3 19Kellogg’s introduces All-Bran recipes 19China Nutrifruit Group Q2 net income up 27% 19NPC International Q3 net income up 19American Dairy Q3 net income down 19PanGenex and BulovaTech Labs form partnership 19Real Mex Restaurants Q3 net loss up 19Healthy Fast Food announces new appointment 20Nate ‘n Al opens new restaurant in Thousand Oaks, California 20UFCW Local 99, Safeway and Kroger reach tentative settlement 20High Liner Foods appoints new corporate director of sustainability 20Jack in the Box announces management changes 20NexCen Brands Q3 net loss down 20Lifeway Foods Q3 net income up 60% 21Cranswick appoints new non executive director 21Arla Foods to invest in fresh milk dairy near London 21DHL signs third party logistics warehouse contract with Lindt 21Tassimo and Starbucks launch new beverages 21Tootie Pie October sales up 15% 21Sbarro Q3 net loss increases 21Emerald Dairy Q3 net income up 22Pizza Inn opens new restaurant in Houston, Texas 22PureCircle announces Nestle collaboration in Malaysia 22Robert Wiseman Dairies reports profit in H1 22Elavon enters into five-year agreement with Hard Rock 22Marble Slab Creamery redesigns website 22NBPOL announces new board appointment 22Cranswick H1 profit increases 23Co-op recalls three Indian cooking sauces 23Ruchi Soya to amalgamate Mac Oil Palm 23Greencore receives offers for malt business 23Snacks on Racks recalls Gourmet Snacks Pack product line 23Uniq to dispose Dutch business units 23Chipotle Mexican Grill finalizes location to open first London restaurant 24Brazil Fast Food Q3 earnings up 24Smart Balance signs global agreement with Best Life 24Arby’s Restaurant Group expands network with McLane in Texas market 24Noodles & Company to open new restaurant in Wisconsin 24Lidl opens new supermarket in Sunderland, UK 24Waitrose selects Infosys to develop new web platform 24Marks & Spencer appoints new CEO 25Milk Link H1 pre tax profit increases 25McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants appoints new CFO 25Nestle Waters places follow-on purchase orders to implement ID Systems’s VMS 25NXT Nutritionals adds Hannaford Bros as distributor in New England and Florida 25SunOpta completes construction of natural and organic sesame hulling plant 25Pizza Patron October same store sales up 26Mimis Cafe opens new location in Frederick, Maryland 26Papa Bello acquires Kebab Cafe 26Nestle Professional to acquire Vitality Foodservice 26Imperial Sugar announces JV to build cane sugar refinery in Louisiana 26Chattanooga Bakery introduces MoonPie Crunch Mint 26Tyson Foods names new president and CEO 26MaggieMoo’s introduces new holiday ice cream cake and cupcakes 27Canyons to introduce new CampFIRE Burger 27Morrison Supermarkets 13-week like-for-like sales up 27Celestial Delights USA appoints new board member 27Five US and Canadian restaurant chains partner to target new markets 27Dole Food Q3 net loss increases 27Arabian Food Supplies opens new Mexican restaurant in Jeddah 27JM Smucker Q2 net income surges 28Flowers Foods names new president 28Giant Food alerts customers to voluntary recall by Unilever 28Stop & Shop alerts customers to voluntary recall by Unilever 28Fresh & Easy announces voluntary recall of Pumpkin Cheesecake Pies 28Hardee’s launches new burger 28Tyson Foods reports net loss in Q4 29Unilever US recalls certain Shedd’s Country Crock chilled side-dish products 29Sara Lee to close manufacturing facility in Greenville County, South Carolina 29Outback Steakhouse opens new branch in Riyadh 29Kraft Foods Romania halts production at factory in Brasov, Romania 29Nestle Australia to discontinue production of Polly Waffle 29Brinker International announces new appointment 29Flowers Foods elects new board member 30Nestle announces executive management changes 30LongHorn Steakhouse opens first location in Monroe, Louisiana 30Arla Foods acquires Fonterra’s stake in UK joint venture 30Kona Grill announces resignation of COO 30McCain Foods sells ingredients manufacturing business to Sinkung 30Service Smoked Fish recalls Smoked Nova Salmon 30Tesco withdraws two batches of wholegrain brown rice 31GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare pilots Horlicks Asha in Andhra Pradesh 31McLane Foodservice appoints new vice president of business development 31Kroger to sell NXT Nutritionals’s SUSTA natural sweetener 31Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Q1 net income up 40% 31Campbell Soup Company Q1 earnings up 31Greencore to dispose bottled water business to Highland Spring 32Waitrose opens new branch in Clerkenwell 32Hormel Foods Q4 net earnings increase 53% 32CKE opens new Hardee’s restaurant in Lahore, Pakistan 32Aldi opens new warehouse and distribution center in New South Wales, Australia 32Sara Lee announces departure of IT head 32Aldi UK announces departure of managing director 32Caffe Nero announces expansion plans 33Innovative Food Holdings reports sales of $745,000 for October 33HJ Heinz Q2 profit decreases 33Benihana slips to loss in Q2 33American Italian Pasta Company annual net income increases 33Isla Nena to sell Prime Star’s seafood in Caribbean market 33gategroup completes contract renewals with Delta Air Lines 34CKE Restaurants to offer vitaminwater at all Carl’s Jr locations 34Unilever completes sale of interest in JohnsonDiversey 34Heathrow partners with MQS to produce antioxidant fruit bars 34Timco Worldwide recalls limited number of large seedless watermelons 34Milk Link rolls out new Tickler package 34Pizza Fusion opens new franchise in Saudi Arabia 34Danone Waters of America names president and general manager 35Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods Q3 net income rises 43% 35Vita Food Products recalls Elf branded herring in sour cream product 35Sainsbury’s receives approval to build new store in Slough, UK 35Booost Trading launches new organic fruit juice brand 35Waitrose acquires five shops from The Co-operative Group 35Brewberrys Hospitality announces expansion plans in India 35PZ Cussons names new chairman-elect 36Bakkavor Group Q3 sales up 36Canyon Creek Food Company Q1 net loss increases 36Total Produce to acquire assets and trade of Utopia UK 36Starbucks plans to enter Hungarian market 36Aldi opens Strongsville location 36Lidl plans to open supermarket in Dubai 36Lidl to open Westhoughton store 37Hilton Food signs supply agreement with Coop Danmark 37Krispy Kreme awards development rights to Hot Glazed Enchantment 37Jake’s Finer Foods redesigns website 37The Big Popper unveils new website 37Taco Del Mar appoints new chief marketing officer 37Play Beverages enters into three new distribution agreements in California 37Tazo Tea introduces new line of teas 38Hershey’s introduces new chocolate 38Papa Bello appoints new vice president for sales and marketing 38SunOpta signs strategic alliance with Specialized Protein Products 38Starbucks announces new appointment 38McDonald’s COO retires 38YoCream 2009 sales up 18% 38China Marine Food Group to acquire Xianghe Food Science and Technology 39Unilever considers sale of Italian frozen foods business 39Gate Gourmet expands partnership with Cremonini 39Smashburger to open new restaurant in Montclair, New Jersey 39Weetabix outsources warehousing and transport operations to TDG 39United Biscuits to enter Indian market 39Home Delivery Network sings contract with Asda 39Iceland Frozen Foods acquires 70 Volvo FM artics 40Del Monte Foods Q2 net income increases 40Unilever recalls Slim-Fast ready-to-drink products 40Agropur’s subsidiary acquires Green Meadows Foods 40Golden Dragon Holdings expand sales force in Beijing, China 40Prime Star Group names new COO 40Safeway recalls ground beef in Arizona and New Mexico 40Tyson Foods makes senior management changes 41Performance Food Group announces acquisition of Somerset Food Service 41Burger King opens new restaurant in Beijing 41Stop & Shop alerts customers to voluntary recall by Del Monte 41Yogi announces introduction of Yogi Granola Crisps 41Tropical Foods launches new line of Dipping Chocolates 41Carrabba’s Italian Grill introduces new dessert 41Archer Daniels Midland receives $25 million grant to develop biofuels 42Lees Foods reaches settlement with former shareholders of Patisserie UK 42Grupo Nacional de Chocolates selects BNY Mellon as depositary bank 42Snax In Pax recalls Caramel Corn and Caramel Puff Products 42Morrisons announces management changes 42Nestle India to acquire healthcare nutrition business of Speciality Foods India 42Wockhardt seeks approval to sell nutrition division to Abbott 42Giant Food recalls Del Monte’s College Inn No MSG Chicken Broth 43Church’s Chicken appoints new CEO 43Krispy Kreme Q3 net loss down 43Rodobo International names new two directors 43CKE Restaurants Q3 net income up 43Imperial Sugar Q4 net loss narrows 43Sanderson Farms reports net income in Q4 44McDonald’s November comparable sales increase 44Zhongpin to open new chilled and frozen pork plant in Tianjin 44Kellogg names new CFO 44Extreme Brandz names brand vice president for Mucho Burrito 44Golden Dragon expands distribution channels by 150 locations 44Smithfield Foods reports net loss in Q2 44CKE Restaurants selects SAP BusinessObjects application 45Shane’s Rib Shack expands into South Georgia and South Carolina 45US bankruptcy court confirms Pilgrim’s Pride plan of reorganization 45Golden Dragon Holdings partners with Beijing Xingzhen Shi Pin Jing Xiao Bu 45Unilever to close manufacturing plant in City of Industry, California 45Fresh Harvest Products expands to 69 new stores in Midwest region 45Yayi International engages Trout & Partners to refine marketing strategy 46Yuhe International appoints new auditor 46FrieslandCampina to reorganize production 46COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: TESCO 47Tesco: Clubcard and Finest are key weapons in the fight for Christmas share 47Business Description 48SWOT Analysis 49Strengths 49Weaknesses 50Opportunities 50Threats 51APPENDIX 52Further reading 52Index 54About MarketWatches 55Editors 55Ask the analyst 55consulting 55Disclaimer 55For more information, please visit :http://www.aarkstore.com/reports/MarketWatch-Food-January-2010-37711.html

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