All The Grocer articles in 1 December 2007 – Page 2

  • News

    My Alternative CV - Andy Thompson, brand manager, Appletiser

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    What's your nickname? Tomo  Who was your first teenage crush and why? Penelope Pitstop - she had great legs!  When was the first time you got drunk and what did you drink? At a schoolfriend's party when I was 16. I started on Bacardi, but progressed...

  • News

    In Brief: Smith for Aquabella; Yates is BWS brains; Meat group chair; Meat group chair

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Smith for Aquabella Robert Smith has replaced Campbell Mitchell as managing director of Aquabella, the group that owns Hampshire-based New Forest Barramundi, the biggest indoor fish farm in Europe. Smith was managing director of frozen food company...

  • News

    The limequat joins Asda's Latin range

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    A cross between a kumquat orange and a Mexican lime went on sale exclusively in Asd this week.The limequat originates from China, where farmers crossed the two trees to grow it. It has a thin greenish-yellow skin that tastes sweet and...

  • News

    opinion - "Tesco is so over Slough. These friendly bombs matter not a jot versus its assault on the US market"

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Competition inquiries are like buses. This week saw the termination of the Tesco Slough case, Arla co-operating in the alleged milk price-fixing case, and last orders called by the Competition Commission in the big groceries inquiry. For the trade,...

  • News

    Grampian axe falls on Attleborough

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Grampian Country Food Group is reviewing its unprofitable chicken processing business at Attleborough in Norfolk.Although the company said there would be no redundancies before February, closure is the most likely outcome, as plant...

  • News

    A very Comely performance - Q&A and Availability

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    With Edinburgh Castle on one side and the majestic steeples of Fettes College on the other, Waitrose certainly chose a beautiful spot to open one of its first two Scottish branches last May, but winning this week's Top Store award proves its Comely...

  • News

    Back to the tap for water

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    A backlash against bottled water will prompt many consumers to return to tap water next year, Mintel has predicted.Sales of bottled water in the UK were now worth £2bn a year, five times more than ten years ago - but this trend would...

  • News

    Bell rings for c-stores in the last chance saloon

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    The bell for last orders has rung. Yesterday was the deadline for final submissions in response to the Competition Commission's provisional findings. The ACS and the FWD remain furious about the commission's assessment that ­ c-store...

  • Profiles

    we work together - Phil Lynas and Ben Johnson

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Phil on Ben I have worked with Ben since 2003, when we recruited him to manage the Cranks brand that we had just bought. After an exhausting assessment day he was still full of energy, ideas and enthusiasm and was the unanimous choice for the role....

  • Comment & Opinion

    Don't leave policy bereft of evidence

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    If food policy is to do its job, it has to be based on hard evidence, not merely reflect vested interests. And politicians must take charge of itThe real world of food policy has a sometimes tortuous relationship with evidence. Cynics...

  • News

    Dairylea determined to stay the big cheese

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Kraft's Dairylea accounted for 36% of featured space activity among the top five brands last weekend, 15 points ahead of second-placed Boursin. Asda and Somerfield allocated featured space chilled ends to the Dairylea range using save, x-for-y...

  • News

    the big steal

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    This is no ordinary shoplifting, this is M&S shoplifting...It sounds bizarre doesn't it? But experts say retailers are being so lackadaisical about shopper and employee theft as well as other forms of stock loss - known as shrinkage - that they...

  • News

    Multiples blamed for Scottish licensing laws

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets are using "crazy" alcohol promotions to drive the Scottish government to introduce tough licensing laws because they want to hurt independents, according to JW Filshill director Simon Hannah. In an extraordinary outburst,...

  • News

    Innocent cuts emissions with greener bottles

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Smoothie maker Innocent Drinks says it has cut its ­carbon footprint by 15% just six months after joining the Carbon Trust's eco-labelling scheme.The company said it had cut emissions by switching to 100%-recycled plastic bottles...

  • News

    Wilks brings expertise of Mars to Dairy Crest

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Martyn Wilks has been appointed to head Dairy Crest's foods division, which is responsible for top-selling brands such as Clover spreadable butter and Cathedral City cheese.He will take up the post as executive MD of foods at the Esher,...

  • News

    Company Profile British Curry Company

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Most UK food and drink start-up companies establish their brand close to home before branching out into the export market. But it seems the British Curry Company is not aware of this. Its premium curry sauce and chutney brand, Bombay...

  • News

    Sainsbury's signs deal to source British wheat

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has become the first chain to achieve full traceability for its fresh own label bread by sourcing wheat for its in-store bakeries from named British farmers.A multimillion-pound deal with miller Whitworth Bros and farmers in...

  • News

    Mason vows 'brutal' cost controls as Fresh&Easy takes keen price position

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has told City analysts its Fresh & Easy operation will be taking a "brutal" approach to cost control as it seeks to compete with traditional grocers in the US.The business has been designed to be low cost to support Fresh & Easy's...

  • Profiles

    Nature's Table hires Bye to drive sales

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Healthy snack company Nature's Table has announced the appointment of Shaun Bye as sales director.Bye will be responsible for driving rapid distribution growth in convenience and impulse. He will lead the telesales team, field sales...

  • News

    The Challenge - 'there is no product quite like ours'

    2007-12-03T00:00:00Z

    The ambient curry sauces category is a tough market to crack, with two major brands, Sharwood's and Patak's, as well as own label accounting for the majority of sales. According to TNS, the Indian cooking sauces market is worth about £80m and is...