14 November 2009
The Grocer
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‘Healthy’ lunchbox favourites loaded with salt and sugar
16 Nov 2009
Robinsons, Kellogg’s and Dairylea have been slammed for loading kids' lunchbox snacks with high levels of sugar and salt, in a new Which? report.
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2012: will the eggs be ready? Subscription
14 Nov 2009
The British eat their way through 11 billion eggs a year but now UK producers have just over two years to scrap battery farms. Are farmers and manufacturers ready for tighter rules, higher prices and fundamental changes to the UK egg industry? Michael Barker reports
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Acid Test: Young's Micro Fish Fingers
14 Nov 2009
Not 'micro' as in 'extra small' - it's the fish fingers that go in the microwave. Students rejoice!
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AG Barr to close site with loss of 98 jobs
14 Nov 2009
Irn-Bru manufacturer AG Barr has this week announced restructuring plans that will lead to at least 98 job losses in its Mansfield warehouse. The move is a result of the integration of the Rubicon business in 2008. Under the proposals,...
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Ad of the Week: Big Bang breathes life back into all-black legend
14 Nov 2009
Ah, Guinness: semi-drinkable embodiment of city-wide punch-ups, Yanks pretending to be Irish and idiotic jester hats bobbing towards Twickenham
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AB InBev’s MacFarlane joins The Grocer
16 Nov 2009
AB InBev UK boss Stuart MacFarlane is joining The Grocer as guest editor for a day, following in the illustrious footsteps of Steven Esom and Andy Bond.
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Booths: volumes hit by shopper paranoia
14 Nov 2009
"Customer paranoia" has been blamed for a drop in sales volumes at upmarket retailer Booths.The company's value sales grew 4% to £254m and pre-tax profits were up 9% to £7.5m in the year ending April 2009. However, like-for-like sales...
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Bestway puts £6m into Coventry hub
14 Nov 2009
Bestway has spent £6m redeveloping its main distribution hub in Coventry.The C&C giant has enlarged the site from 140,000 sq ft to 250,000 sq ft, giving its 52 Bestway and Batleys depots better availability. "To be...
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Ben & Jerry’s goes nuts for new flavour
14 Nov 2009
The winner of Do The World A Flavour, Ben & Jerry's search for a new ice cream, will go on sale next March. Created by American Toni Gunnison, competition winner Fairly Nuts is a caramel ice cream with a caramel swirl and praline...
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Aston Manor in lead with own-label cider after buying its rival
14 Nov 2009
Aston Manor Brewery has become the UK's biggest supplier of own-label cider following its acquisition of rival Devon Cider Company and has set out its stall to double total sales to £100m by 2012.
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Asda supports south east Big Drink Debate
14 Nov 2009
Asda has welcomed a government project to tackle excessive drinking in the South East.The Big Drink Debate, which is organised by The Public Health Group South East, will see a panel of representatives from the alcohol industry, NHS and...
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British meat builds its presence abroad
14 Nov 2009
Major new international developments are boosting the growing popularity of British meat abroad.A deal, celebrated with a special event in Italy last week, has been reached to supply beef to luxury restaurants in Milan.
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Booker Direct’s MD appointed to board
14 Nov 2009
Mark Aylwin, MD of Booker Direct, has been appointed as an executive member of the Booker board.Under Aylwin's leadership, Booker Direct, which delivers direct to Booker's larger customers from three distribution centres in Hatfield,...
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Buffett adds to holdings in Nestlé and Wal-Mart
17 Nov 2009
US investment legend Warren Buffett has increased his stakes in Nestlé and Wal-Mart.
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Campaign Trail: The McCain fun factory
14 Nov 2009
A Willy Wonka-style potato factory of zany contraptions stars in McCain's new £7m TV ad for its relaunched prepared potato range.
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Campaign Trail: San Miguel takes it slow
14 Nov 2009
Carlsberg UK is bringing back its San Miguel Not A Quick Beer campaign for a £2m festive push. The TV ads, which start this weekend, show a man strolling through a speeded up world and finish with him drinking a glass of the beer.
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Calorie count guide wrong for 18 years
14 Nov 2009
The calorie counts used as the basis of dietary advice and food labelling for the past 18 years are too low, The Grocer can reveal.
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Cadbury’s Carr continues war of words with Kraft
16 Nov 2009
Cadbury chairman Roger Carr has underlined his determination to resist a takeover by US suitor Kraft, calling last week’s £9.8bn hostile bid an “even more unacceptable price from the same unappealing source”.
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Cadbury shares get boost from rival bid talk
19 Nov 2009
News that Hershey and Ferrero could be preparing a joint bid for Cadbury helped buoy shares in the UK confectioner yesterday.
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Bulletin: Bolland succession puzzle... Peroni buoys SAB... Tesco telecoms push
20 Nov 2009
Morrisons ponders next chef exec; sales surge for upmarket lager; supermarket launches new broadband service
