All The Grocer articles in 12 January 2013
Previous issues.
-
News
Government urges consumers to 'Be Food Smart'
The government has joined forces with leading retailers to expose what it claims are the “hidden” health dangers in products such as cola and pizza.
-
NewsMorrisons promotes marketing boss to tackle "disappointing" festive trading
Morrisons has admitted to “disappointing” festive trading after reporting a 2.5% drop in like for like sales for the six weeks to 30 December.
-
NewsFour million Sainsbury's shoppers use Nectar to bring down cost of Christmas
An estimated four million Sainsbury’s shoppers used their Nectar loyalty points to redeem a record amount in the run up to Christmas and New Year, the multiple revealed today.
-
NewsWaitrose ditches Delia, but Heston stays put
Waitrose is parting company with Delia Smith three years after the celebrity chef started working with the supermarket.
-
NewsSainsbury's leads big four in latest Kantar data
Sainsbury’s was the only supermarket out of the big four to increase its market share in the run up to Christmas, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel.
-
NewsRecord Christmas for Sainsbury's, but sales slow
Sainsbury’s has reported a record Christmas, but its like-for-like sales growth slows to 0.9%, excluding fuel.
-
NewsRowse Honey ad rapped by ASA
Rowse Honey has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for portraying its honey as a source of slow energy.
-
NewsYorkshire Premier Meats MBO completed
The management of Yorkshire Premier Meats has concluded its buyout of the company from Scottish meat processor owner ANM Group.
-
NewsTesco delivers a better than expected Christmas with sales up 1.8%
Tesco recorded a 1.8% rise in like-for-like UK sales over Christmas, with CEO Philip Clarke claiming its results, particularly in food, showed it was “back on form”.
-
NewsHi Spirits rapped by advertising watchdog over Facebook pics
Hi Spirits’s Antica Sambuca brand has been rapped by advertising watchdogs for publishing Facebook pictured that appeared to condone excessive drinking.
-
NewsHeinz unveils packs with no name in Selfridges tie-up
Heinz has launched limited-edition ‘de-branded’ bottles of Heinz Tomato Ketchup and Heinz Beanz as part of a new Selfridges in-store initiative.
-
NewsPremier drops Hovis 100%-British wheat sourcing pledge
Premier Foods is to start making Hovis with wheat from Europe, three years after pledging to use only British-grown wheat for the brand.
-
NewsP&G's Ariel brand to offer powder and stain removal in single tablet
Procter & Gamble is launching a combined powder and liquid stain-removing booster tablet under its Ariel brand.
-
News
Food waste report points finger at bogofs and sell-by dates
Supermarkets and their suppliers must shoulder more responsibility for reducing food waste, say the authors of a new study claiming that up to half of all food is thrown away.
-
NewsMcVitie's launches £1 range of Tasties biscuits
United Biscuits is launching a new range of everyday biscuits – all priced at £1 – under the McVitie’s brand…
-
Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket prices fall 1% in month before Christmas
Average supermarket prices have fallen for a second…
-
Category ReportFocus on Easter
Traditional treats are lagging, but confectioners and even toymakers are doing all they can to rejuvenate the Easter market
-
NewsPhilip Morris rebrands Bright Leaf to distiguish it from Marlboro
Philip Morris is rebranding its Marlboro Bright Leaf range as simply Bright Leaf this month.
-
Category ReportSpecial report: packaging
There’s nothing new about brands nicking packaging ideas from other categories, but why has the trickle turned into a flood?
-
NewsBirds Eye boss Martin Glenn wants 'one last shot as a CEO'
Martin Glenn believes he’s got “one last big shot” as a CEO after quitting as the boss of Birds Eye Iglo Group…