All The Grocer articles in 2 February 2013 – Page 5
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NewsManufacturers 'must support new food engineering degree'
Food and drink companies are being called on to offer more support for a ground-breaking new university course…
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NewsFormer Tesco director Donald Garvin Harris OBE - obituary
Donald Garvin Harris, a former Tesco director, died on 22 January, aged 75…
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Category ReportOwn label offers high quality, eco-friendliness and thrift
Brands and retailers may be muting their green message in favour of a product functionality one…
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NewsKerry Foods offers local range of Scots specialities
Kerry Foods Direct to Store has launched a new Scottish range to meet growing demand for local food in Scotland…
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ProfilesWhere are they now? Richard Rivers, formerly of Unilever
Rivers started his career in marketing and sales, working for five years at an advertising agency…
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NewsHannan Meats builds world's biggest Himalayan salt chamber
Northern Irish supplier Hannan Meats is building the world’s largest Himalayan salt chamber for dry-ageing meat…
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NewsMorrisons launches low-calorie £1 meals
Morrisons is aiming to tempt health-conscious shoppers on a tight budget with a new range of £1 ready meals…
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NewsThe Co-op Group in trouble with dads over 'sexist' TV ad
A new Co-operative Group advert that questions men’s cooking skills has been blasted as sexist…
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NewsPromotional slump blamed for crash in beer sales
Beer sales have plunged to their lowest in 14 years, hit by a fall in promotions and a consumer shift to other drinks…
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NewsAsda claims Booker-Makro deal will have 'negative impact'
Asda has claimed Booker’s acquisition of Makro will hurt its business – and emerged as one of the few opponents…
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NewsYorkshire Provender trials new soup pouch format
Yorkshire Provender is rolling out new ‘pouch-in-carton’ packaging…
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NewsP&G's Daz hit as household cleaning brands lose to own label
Own label is mopping up a growing share of the £2.4bn household category as sales of the big brands suffer…
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Comment & OpinionMild profanity in the hot sauce aisle
Bogof’s spies have been hard at work again this week; one of our best men spotted this jar on sale in a shop in Brixton…
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NewsHalal meat: 3663 drops McColgan's halal products over pork DNA discovery
3663 has said it will no longer source halal products from Northern Irish manufacturer McColgan’s Quality Foods, after traces of pork DNA were found in supposedly halal meat products supplied to prisons.
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NewsIceland cuts mackerel quota by 15%
Iceland has cut its annual mackerel catch quota by 15% for 2013 in an effort to ensure the future sustainability of the stock.
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NewsPortas Pilot brings new independent butcher's to south-east London
One of Mary Portas’s high street pilots has resulted in a new independent butcher’s shop opening in the south-east London area of Forest Hill.
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NewsVion UK pork business renamed as Karro Food Group
Vion’s UK pork business – bought out by management in December – is to be renamed Karro Food Group…
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Comment & Opinion
Another limp effort as Dispatches takes on WeightWatchers
Dispatches has been terrible lately. Last week it dramatically revealed c-stores were pricier than supermarkets…
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Comment & Opinion
Horse burger scandal should be a wake-up call to government
News that horse meat and traces of pig have been found in burgers should be a wake-up call…
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NewsAllied Bakeries' Allinson 'in danger of being forgotten'
Allinson bread is to be advertised on TV for the first time in 10 years as Allied Bakeries attempts to halt sliding sales…