All The Grocer articles in 8 February 2014
Previous issues.
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Category ReportCanned Goods Category Report 2014
The past year hasn’t been easy for canned & ambient. Value slipped 0.6% while volumes fell by 2.7%…
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Category ReportBrazil and Japan spot Olympic opportunity
Our tastes are becoming increasingly international and Japanese and Brazilian are set to be the next big things…
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NewsEast of England Co-op launches home delivery service
East of England Co-operative has become the latest co-op to launch a home delivery service…
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Analysis and Features3D (print) or not 3D? That's the question
Supermarkets and suppliers are making tentative forays into the printing of products, with chocolate bars and pasta shapes…
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Comment and Opinion
Free-from brands come of age
It has been a fascinating week in the fast-evolving world of free-from foods…
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Category ReportIs the Fairtrade party over?
Fairtrade sales look buoyant but growth has slowed and the mark is struggling to compete with rival schemes…
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Category ReportFocus on Cooking Sauces: Does DIY mean RIP for cooking sauces?
Traditional cooking sauces are in trouble as more of us cook from scratch, but convenient foodie brands are cashing in…
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NewsCraft brewers urged to use British hops as plantings fall
Hop producers have called on craft brewers to support the UK hop industry…
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My Alternative CVNick Tolley of Harris + Hoole on tennis balls and Star Wars
I tripped up on one of those classically impossible consulting questions: “how many tennis balls are there in the world?”…
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NewsNoWFood offers North West SMEs facility to develop products
A new £4.8m R&D facility in Cheshire is aiming to take North West-based food and drink SMEs to the next level…
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NewsJorgensen named new director of marketing for General Mills UK
Jennifer Jorgensen has been named as the new marketing director for General Mills UK, Ireland and Nordic…
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Comment and OpinionNutrition debates should not rely on science alone
In 1902, the US government’s top food chemist was granted funding to investigate the effects of chemical food additives…
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NewsSainsbury's Mike Coupe tipped to pick insider as successor
Sainsbury’s new commercial director is most likely to be an internal promotion, commentators have predicted…
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Comment and OpinionValentine's Day is a great opportunity for own label
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, there is a lucrative opportunity for own-label products…
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Comment and OpinionWhy Justin King was such a great ruler
A few years after Justin King had been made Sainsbury’s CEO, I was having a cup of tea with Archie Norman…
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NewsPremier to launch more pouches after Loyd Grossman rollout
Premier Foods plans to launch more cooking sauces in pouches following new Loyd Grossman lines in the format…
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NewsGeeta's wins Morrisons listing with new spice mixes range
Indian brand Geeta’s has won its first Morrisons listing with its new Tandoori and Tikka spice mixes…
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NewsKnorr Flavour Pots join its Stock Pots and Gravy Pots
Knorr is making its debut in the herbs & spices category with the launch of Knorr Flavour Pots…
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News
Hasslacher's rolls out hot drinking chocolate disc
Hot chocolate brand Hasslacher’s is rolling out its hot drinking chocolate in a new disc format…
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NewsMorrisons past 100 mark in c-stores with nine new M Locals
Morrisons opened nine new c-stores last week, taking it past 100 and hitting its target for the latest financial year…