just-food.com and just-drinks.com Announce Their Exclusive Media Sponsorship of the Consumer Analyst Group of Europe (CAGE) Conference in London, 19 - 21 March

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Mar 15, 2012, 07:32 ET

BROMSGROVE, England, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

just-food.com and just-drinks.com, the leading online news, analysis and research portals for the global food and beverage industries, will be the exclusive media sponsors of the Consumer Analyst Group of Europe conference, which takes place in London from 19 - 21 March.

Nestle, The Coca-Cola Company and SABMiller will be among the 22 major FMCG companies presenting at the third annual Consumer Analyst Group of Europe (CAGE) conference later this month. Over 300 analysts and investors, representing the global consumer staples investment community, and FMCG industry professionals from Europe, North America and countries as far afield as Australia, Singapore and South Africa are expected to attend - and just-food.com and sister site just-drinks.com will be providing exclusive media coverage of the event.

Companies including Unilever, HJ Heinz and Danone will also present at the conference and outline how they are navigating some of the toughest trading conditions for a generation.

The conference, which offers 28 presentations in total, will also feature insight from analyst firms LMC International, Kantar Retail, Euromonitor International and Nielsen on topics including commodity prices, the global retail sector and the latest trends in private label.

"CAGE is fast becoming a key date in the industry calendar and this year's conference will provide yet more key insight into how some of the largest food manufacturers are battling the challenges that companies large and small are facing right now," just-food.com managing editor Dean Best said.

Olly Wehring, managing editor of just-drinks.com, added: "I'm really looking forward to this year's conference. To get access to this quantity of companies with this quality of executives is an occasion I am relishing."

James Amoroso, president of the Consumer Analyst Group of Europe, declared: "CAGE is pleased to grant exclusive media access to just-food.com and just-drinks.com whose reporting on the food and beverage industry is both balanced and thoughtful. They offer a comprehensive yet targeted news coverage that is indispensable for food and beverage sector analysts needing to keep up with industry developments."

Visit just-food.com and just-drinks.com in the week starting 19 March for exclusive news, views and insight from the event.

About just-food.com and just-drinks.com

Established in 1999, just-food.com and just-drinks.com are leading online resources for the global food and beverage industries, publishing around 20 news articles, analysis features and insights every working day. Under the direction of just-food managing editor Dean Best and just-drinks managing editor Olly Wehring, their experienced team of journalists, consultants and analysts provide a unique blend of reports and interpretation of the two sectors, including key events, trends, interviews and research that is delivered to over 96,000 business executives per month.

Via its website, webinars and in-depth management briefings just-food and just-drinks offer insight into industry developments. Their CONSULT research platform offers flexible, custom research delivered by their team of experienced analysts.

For details of how just-food and just-drinks are "helping decision makers make decisions" visit http://www.just-food.com and http://www.just-drinks.com.

About The Consumer Analyst Group of Europe

The Consumer Analyst Group of Europe (CAGE) is an independent, non-profit investment industry association for the consumer staples/FMCG and food retail sectors. CAGE activities, events and services are available only to association members and are funded entirely by membership fees.

The association's ongoing mission is to help to improve mutual understanding between the investment community and the FMCG/food retail industries. It strives to achieve this aim by providing a range of specialist events and services.

The association's flagship activity is the CAGE conference which is held annually in the third week of March in one of Europe's major financial centres. The next conference takes place in London from Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st March 2012. Provisional dates for 2013 to 2014 have already been fixed.

For further information on The Consumer Analyst Group of Europe, visit http://www.cag.eu.com or email [email protected].

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