All The Grocer articles in 9 February 2013
Previous issues.
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NewsMorrisons snaps up seven former Jessops stores for M Local push
Morrisons has acquired seven Jessops stores as part of a wider move that will see it build its convenience store offering this year.
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NewsMorrisons launches new £10 Payday bonus scheme
Morrisons has launched a mini-version of its Christmas voucher scheme aimed at offering shoppers money off as budgets are stretched close to pay day.
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Pancake Day in danger of dying out, claims Lyle's
Lyle’s Golden Syrup has recruited baking duo the Fabulous Baker Brothers to front a new campaign aimed at reigniting the nation’s love for pancakes.
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NewsPremier Foods COO Eaton leaves company
Premier Foods chief operating officer Geoff Eaton has left the company - on the same day the new CEO started work.
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NewsHorse meat: Irish police joins investigations after meat filler with 75% horse is found
The Irish police has been called in to assist with investigations into the horse meat contamination scandal, after a meat filler containing 75% horse DNA was found in Ireland.
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Horse meat: Freeza Meats says horse DNA meat was stored on behalf of someone else
The Northern Irish company identified last night by the Food Standards Agency regarding the discovery of frozen meat containing 80% horse DNA has stressed it was merely storing the product on behalf of another company.
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NewsElla's Kitchen founder calls for more to be done to tackle obesity in young children
Ella’s Kitchen founder Paul Lindley today challenged the government and the food industry to do more to tackle the “devastating” impact of poor diet among young children.
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NewsHorse meat: Asda pulls four burger lines as a precaution after Northern Ireland horse DNA discovery
Asda has withdrawn four frozen burger lines as a precaution, after frozen meat detained in a cold store in Northern Ireland was found to contain 80% horse DNA.
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Horse meat: ABP points finger at McAdam, UK meat trader implicated
ABP Food Group has said its Silvercrest plant bought 170 tonnes of beef product imported from Poland from Irish meat trader McAdam Foods , which has since turned out to contain horse.
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Horse meat: Polish meat found in Northern Ireland under quarantine since September
UK officials were aware of potential labelling and traceability issues on meat product imported from Poland as early as September last year, it has emerged.
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MEPs vote in favour of discards ban
EU fishermen are to be banned from discarding fish at sea following a landmark vote by MEPs in favour of what is a key reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.
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NewsAldi joins Tesco and Findus in pulling lasagne and spaghetti products
Aldi has become the latest company to pull lasagne and spaghetti Bolognese products off shelves, following problems at a French supplier.
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NewsHorse meat: FSA reassures on Freeza after Mary Creagh writes to Paterson
The Food Standards Agency has issued a statement stressing Northern Ireland’s Freeza Meats has not supplied any meat products contaminated with horse DNA, after Labour shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh wrote to Defra demanding urgent action to protect Freeza’s customers.
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NewsMorrisons' Ant & Dec campaign to kick-off tonight with focus on fishmongers
The first of Morrisons’ new TV ads featuring Ant and Dec is to be aired tonight on ITV during Emmerdale.
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NewsAsda renames IPL sourcing arm as International Procurement and Logistics Ltd
Asda has renamed International Produce Ltd – its direct sourcing arm – to International Procurement and Logistics Ltd…
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NewsDairy Crest suffers slowdown in growth for key brands
Dairy Crest is on track to grow its four key brands this year, as it continues to “cope well” in a challenging environment, the company claims.
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Scottish suppliers urged to adopt sustainability strategy
Scottish food and drinks firms are being urged to abide by the country’s first pan-industry sustainability strategy.
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Absolut rolls out one-off Unique vodka bottles to off-trade
Pernod Ricard will roll out limited-edition bottles of its Absolut Unique vodka to the wider UK-off trade from February 13.
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Category ReportFocus on fairtrade
Fairtrade is booming. But big brand and category conversions are driving most of the growth… not the more expensive niche brands…
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Category ReportFocus on cooking sauces
A lack of innovation has taken its toll on cooking sauce sales… and pouches may be part of the problem rather than the solution