All The Grocer articles in 1 March 2014 – Page 4
-
News
Supermarkets are the solution, not the problem: Boparan
Farmers should see supermarkets not as a problem but “the solution,” Ranjit Singh Boparan has said.
-
News
Findus makes play for Belgian market with Lutosa buy
Findus Group has gained a slice of the Belgian frozen potato market with the purchase of Lutosa’s retail business…
-
News
Sainsbury’s online boss Jon Rudoe promoted to board
Sainsbury’s has promoted director of online, digital and cross channel Jon Rudoe to digital and technology director on its operating board.
-
News
Fishermen appeal for same help as farmers after storms
Help for fishermen battered by an “unprecedented” succession of storms is on the agenda today at a meeting between the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) and fisheries minister George Eustice.
-
News
Waitrose to export own-label brands to South Africa
Waitrose products are now being sold on six continents, after the upmarket supermarket struck a deal to export own-label lines to South Africa.
-
News
Ieat British halal dishes roll into Sainsbury’s
A new range of favourite British dishes suitable for Muslims rolled out to Sainsbury’s stores yesterday.
-
News
Meurig Raymond is new NFU president
Meurig Raymond is the new president of the National Farmers Union, taking over from Peter Kendall.
-
News
AB InBev defies falling beer volumes to deliver ‘solid progress’
UK performance of Budweiser and good growth in China provided a boost to AB InBev in 2013, despite a “challenging macro-environment” and falling beer volumes.
-
News
Shop theft up 4% - but crimes still going unreported, warns ACS
Instances of shop theft climbed 4% last year, with more than half of all retailers in the sector having experienced some form of physical or verbal abuse over the past year.
-
News
Greggs profits fall in ‘year of transition’
Greggs has revealed a like-for-like sales dip of 0.8% for the 52 weeks ending 28 December 2013. It also said pre-tax profits were down 18.9% to £41.3m.
-
News
Captain Morgan ad banned for depicting daring pirate
Captain Morgan has been keel-hauled by advertising watchdogs for linking booze with daring behaviour.
-
News
Co-op sells off farms and weighs future of Pharmacy arm
The Co-operative Group has revealed it is selling off its Co-operative Farms business and “exploring options” for the future of its pharmacy arm.
-
News
Justin King on Red Tractor: ‘It doesn’t add value for our customers’
Justin King has made a withering attack on the Red Tractor scheme, claiming its logo does not add value to shoppers and the underlying standards are not high enough.
-
News
Scottish seafood gets £700,000 funding boost
The Scottish government is to invest £700,000 in the Scottish seafood sector.
-
News
Tesco puts £200m into lower prices as it cuts back on new space
Tesco is putting £200m into lowering prices on everyday products.
-
News
Greencore builds US presence with Lettieri's acquisition
Greencore has acquired US food-to-go operator Lettieri’s and revealed plans to invest £6m in its Florida factory.
-
News
Supermarkets can still do more to back British food: Kendall
Supermarkets should respond to steady consumer support of British food by increasing their support for it, NFU president Peter Kendall has said.
-
News
Asda steals march on Tesco with £100m in fresh price cuts for 2014
Asda has stolen a march on Tesco’s expected price cuts today by announcing it will add £100m to its planned £200m commitment to dropping prices in 2014.
-
News
Tesco to speed up store makeovers as it readies price cuts
Tesco is set to accelerate its store refresh programme, as it prepares to unveil price cuts.
-
News
UK food security needs long-term strategy, says NFU’s Kendall
The UK urgently needs a long-term food strategy to ensure its food security and boost the global competitiveness of UK food and farming.