All The Grocer articles in 20 December 2014 – Page 6
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NewsMcBride CEO Chris Bull leaves business 'with immediate effect'
Own-label household and personal care giant c is standing down with immediate effect.
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Comment & OpinionSalt reduction shouldn't get sidelined by concerns about sugar
The current sugar debate has captured the public imagination but is adding to confusion…
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NewsCompetition watchdog to probe Pork Farms/Kerry Foods deal
Pork Farms Bakery’s planned takeover of the Kerry Foods chilled savoury pastry business is set to be investigated further by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsNinth Tesco employee suspended
A ninth person has been suspended as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation continues into the £263m black hole in Tesco’s accounts…
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Comment & OpinionSelf-awareness is key to effective team communications
During the course of my work I’m always intrigued to understand why we naturally click with some people…
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Comment & OpinionThe Co-op remembers Christmas with a funny, fresh ad
The Co-op is a little late to the party with its Christmas ad, but it has cleverly made a virtue of it…
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose's posh pithivier is a confusing 'meat-free' idea
“Who’s having a #meatfree Monday?” So asked Waitrose…
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NewsGovernment launches consultation on sale of e-cigs to under-18s
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on stopping the sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink SMEs to step up M&A activity in 2015
A new year and a new start is almost upon us, bringing with it that annual sense of optimism which makes us resolve to go to the gym more, eat more fruit and veg, quit smoking and cut down on alcohol.
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NewsHalf of consumers would eat 'ugly fruit', report finds
Grocers could be needlessly rejecting ugly-looking fresh produce when there is money to be made from bent carrots and disfigured potatoes, research from Mintel has indicated.
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NewsFuel prices fall again at the supermarkets
Supermarkets could be first to hit what the RAC predicts could be the lowest petrol prices in more than five years early in 2015. The motoring organisation believes petrol could soon be selling for under £1 a litre – a price last seen in late May 2009. Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons ...
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NewsTesco adds teams of little helpers to pack bags in the run-up to Christmas
Tesco is today created teams of dedicated bag packers at 400 of its stores to help ramp up service in the run up to Christmas.
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NewsForecourt retailers join Blakemore Trade Partners
A flood of recruits in recent months has fuelled expansion of Blakemore Trade Partners’ petrol forecourts.
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NewsIce Cream Alliance launches approved logo
The Ice Cream Alliance (ICA) has launched its own national standard in a bid to prevent what it fears could be a quality meltdown.
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Comment & OpinionLet’s get ready to rumble
With nearly three weeks of endurance eating and drinking yet to come before we all go cold turkey…
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Analysis & FeaturesFree-from: hitting the big time as sales boom to half a billion
Free from has come of age, blasting through the £500m barrier for the first time, in 2014…
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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol: Prosecco tops an uplifting year for alcoholic drinks
Heroes emerge from the unlikeliest of places at times of war. In the price war, they’ve stepped out of the booze aisles…
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Analysis & FeaturesSports nutrition: market bulked up by smaller impulse lines
Supermarkets are in dire need of a shot in the arm. But there’s one sector in which they’re looking rather ripped…
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NewsIglo Group to roll out MSC logo on all wild fish lines
Birds Eye owner Iglo Group has pledged to roll out the Marine Stewardship Council blue ecolabel on all its wild fish products across Europe.