The Grocer Gold Awards 2013 - Wholesaler of the Year Video
The Wholesaler of the Year award may soon be known simply as the Booker Prize…
Taste of London chefs reveal what turns them on Subscription
On the eve of the 10th Taste of London festival, some of the nation’s best chefs reveal their favourite food and drink ite…
Salmon retail prices set to leap in wake of wholesale hikes Subscription
Despite soaring wholesale prices, retail price increases for salmon have largely been modest over the past year…
Satfat reduction challenge: Scotland bites deeper Subscription
Scotland’s draft framework to tackle obesity includes prescriptive category-wide reformulation targets…
TB reactor meat: where supermarkets and retailers stand Subscription
The Grocer asked retailers and suppliers to spell out their policies on cattle that have tested positive for bovine TB…
editor's picks
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Will Tesco let toys be toys?
Tesco has announced it is going to be removing all reference to gender on its online toys pages. But can it do more to end gender-colour stereotyping in toys?
Conservatives' tobacco smoke signals are not encouraging Subscription
Stupidly, I had begun to think that nothing politicians did would amaze me any longer…
Food Unwrapped's 'bombshell revelations' fail to impress
Oh, the self-sacrifice. Jimmy Doherty and his team are once again travelling the world to find out what’s in our food…
Farming after EU exit - what would happen? Subscription
There remains much chatter about the UK possibly leaving the EU…
Supply chain finance comes of age Subscription
A decade ago the buyer was king. Contacts were guarded even from their own finance and treasury departments…
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For new brands, the UK is a land of opportunity
I’m in California at the moment on a road trip…
Diageo's Paul Walsh cracks the innovation nut
Outgoing Diageo CEO Paul Walsh can rightfully feel proud of his accomplishments at the global drinks giant…
Moving the needle: does your brand make customers feel good?
In my new incarnation as a brand coach, I meet lots of small companies, all of whom want to be the next Gü or Innocent…
There are no two-day courses to ensure buyer collaboration
How to sell? Well, that rather depends on what you are selling…
Banana shortages averted as Colombian workers call off strike
Retail banana shortages have been averted after Colombian workers reached an 11th hour pay deal with producers.
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Food labelling system draws mixed response
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Sainsbury’s adds British strawberry jam to own-brand lines
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Waitrose appoints Rupert Ellwood head of marketing
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Graham’s The Family Dairy wades into Cheddar market
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Morrisons radio ad banned for rushing the small print
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Co-operative Group hit by double downgrade after bank ‘bail-in’
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Alan Titchmarsh launches Waitrose gardening channel Video
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Asda targets the commuter crowd with click and collect hubs
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Universal food labelling system set for launch in supermarkets
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Video: Grocer Gold Awards 2013 highlights Video
The great and the good of the grocery industry attended the Grocer Gold Awards 2013 on Tuesday 11 June.
Focus on healthcare and supplements
It’s a healthy picture for cost-conscious vitamin fans: specialists have lost chunks of market share to the discounters and multiples…
Focus on frozen food
The horsemeat scandal hit frozen burger and ready meal sales hard, but did the key to category growth already lie elsewhere?
Think an indoor summer
Asda isn’t the only brand using the limitations of the British weather to its advantage…
Lad mags: don't go crazy
The interest groups calling for the removal of lads’ mags from supermarket shelves risk jeopardising their credibility by exhibiting “political correctness gone mad…
Amazon will be a rival
Amazon is going to be a significant new competitor for grocers…
China has huge potential for exporters
Sir: I was interested to see your news story on the growing interest in exporting UK dairy products…
