Overview:

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 15 June to 14 July 2010.

Scope

*Geographic coverage: global
*Category coverage: food

Highlights

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"DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
INDUSTRY UPDATE 2
News in brief 2
NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW 4
Sweet and savory flavors head in new directions 4
Baby food in North America: top flavors in new products 8
New food launches by category, March to May 2010: chocolate maintains leads in Europe 9
Product claims: new food launches in Asia Pacific, March to May 2010 10
NEWS HEADLINES 11
Financial results 11
Benihana Q4 net income increases 11
Tesco Q1 like-for-like sales up 11
JM Smucker Q4 net income up 11
Smithfield Foods Q4 net loss narrows 11
McCormick Q2 net income increases 11
ConAgra Foods Q4 net income decreases 12
Tootie Pie sales up 32% for May 12
Tootie Pie Company annual net loss decreases 12
New product launches and innovations 13
Tofutti announces development of three new dairy-free food products 13
Golden Tiger introduces Mu Shu Wraps 13
Pilgrim's Pride introduces 'Fresh from Florida' chicken 13
Gamer Grub adds two new flavors to its line of performance snack foods 13
BJ's introduces a new collection of pastries, artisan breads and muffins 13
Burger King introduces Tendergrill Chicken Sandwich on bun 13
Mission Foods launches Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas 14
Frito-Lay introduces two new Lightly Salted Chips 14
Tribe Mediterranean Foods unveils new hummus line 14
ConAgra Foods introduces three new flavors of Snack Pack Pudding 14
Unilever North America introduces new ice cream offerings 14
Whitey's introduces new Jalapeno Beef Chili 14
Dunkin' Donuts offers new Coolatta flavor mixes 14
Happybaby introduces gluten-free flavors of Happybabypuffs 15
Natrol introduces two nutraceutical products for women 15
General Mills introduces new Nature Valley Granola Thins 15
Tropical Foods re-launches Organic Acres 15
Passage Foods introduces Passage to Thailand simmer sauces in US 15
Company strategy 16
Tootie Pie partners with Kraft Foods 16
Nestlé plans to invest CHF150m in the Equatorial African Region 16
Kraft Foods cuts manufacturing waste by 30% 16
Unilever announces sustainable sourcing of paper packaging 16
Nestlé plans to invest CHF40m in the Democratic Republic of Congo 16
Campbell Soup announces sustainability and citizenship goals 16
Lindt & Sprungli unveils new bean roasting facility in the US 17
MSN and Sainsbury's to launch new food and drink channel 17
Nestlé to invest CHF60m for new factory in Russia 17
Cargill to invest $13.8m to increase capacity at Cleveland mine 17
Wendy's/Arby's announces plans to re-enter Japan 17
Mergers, acquisitions and partnerships 18
Cargill's US beef business and Meyer Natural Foods sign multi-year agreement 18
ConAgra Foods to acquire assets of American Pie 18
Hain Celestial announces acquisition of World Gourmet 18
Ralcorp to acquire American Italian Pasta Company 18
Robert Wiseman signs agreement with SG Leasing 18
Waitrose announces acquisition of five supermarkets from Sandpiper 19
Campbell signs agreement to divest German Village Products pasta plant 19
Kraft Foods signs agreement to sell Wedel business in Poland to Lotte Group 19
McCormick signs purchase agreement with Eastern Condiments 19
Hain Celestial acquires 3 Greek Gods 19
Kraft Foods to sell Cadbury's Romania business to Oryxa Capital 19
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: TATE & LYLE PLC 20
Tate & Lyle signs agreement to sell EUS to American Sugar Refining 20
Business description 20
SWOT analysis 22
Strengths 23
Weaknesses 24
Opportunities 25
Threats 26
APPENDIX 27
Further reading 27
About MarketWatches 28
Editors 28
Ask the analyst 28
Datamonitor consulting 28
Disclaimer 28

List of Tables
Table 1: Leading food launches by category in Europe, March to May 2010, plus growth compared to the same period the year before 9
Table 2: Key facts 21
Table 3: SWOT analysis 22

List of Figures
Figure 1: Easy Tasty Magic Stardust Savory Sprinkles 5
Figure 2: Easy Tasty Magic Taste No 5 Umami Paste 5
Figure 3: Olicatessen Sweet Olive Oil Sauce 6
Figure 4: Nestle Ice Cream - Double Cheese 6
Figure 5: Kishu Sumishoku Club Cheesecake 6
Figure 6: Tesco Italian Sandwich - Lasagne 7
Figure 7: Del Monte Naked Fruit Extra Sweet Pineapple 7
Figure 7: Baby food in North America: top flavors in new products 8
Figure 9: Product claims: new food launches in Asia Pacific, March to May 2010 10