All The Grocer articles in 23 November 2013
Previous issues.
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Category ReportPies & Meat Snacks Category Report 2014
It’s almost as if Mrs Lovett’s ghastly secret is out… for Brits are feeling a little queasy about pies.
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Co-op crisis: Timeline
A complete timeline to the crisis at The Co-operative Bank and its impact on The Co-op Group.
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Category ReportFocus on Cereals
Breakfast ain’t what it used to be. Demand for food that can be eaten on the move - or at a desk - is transforming the market…
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Category ReportFocus on Babycare
The British birthrate is at its highest rate since 1971. But which parts of the baby market are delivering the strongest returns, and which are still struggling? Submissions deadline: 9 January
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Category ReportFocus on Jams & Spreads
Pooh would be proud. For the first time we spent more money on honey than we did jam last year. But honey’s not the only sweet stuff enjoying value and volume growth… Submissions deadline: 2 January
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Profiles and QandAsDavid Sugden, formerly of Geest and Greencore
Sugden got his first taste of grocery in 1986 when he joined Geest – then the UK’s biggest banana importer…
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My Alternative CVPetra Wetzel of West Beer on her alternative CV
My first job out of university was selling Glasgow as a business tourism destination…
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Category ReportHiggidy, Birds Eye, Holland’s, Ginsters: NPD in pies
A Christmas-themed pie is the first in a series of Special Guest pies from Higgidy
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Category ReportMattessons, Holland’s, Jack Link’s, Pork Farms: NPD in meat snacks
The meat snacks category is short on choice for adults, says Mattessons
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Category ReportPies in desperate times?
Pies are struggling as meat snacks tap into demand for quick and convenient ‘mini meals’…
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Category ReportFocus on Pies and Meat Snacks
Desperate Dan, famed connoisseur of the cartoon cow pie, would be incredulous. Britain’s love of the simple pleasures of meat, veg and gravy wrapped in pastry seems to be waning.
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Comment and OpinionTitania toasts the dour socialist Co-op Group with prosecco
A worrying trend is sweeping the nation and it’s set to get much worse as Christmas approaches…
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NewsBritvic profits jump as it plans Fruit Shoot expansion in US
Britvic has reported a 28% increase in full-year profit before tax to £108m and sealed a new deal with PepsiCo Americas Beverages to extend the distribution of Fruit Shoot in the US.
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Profiles and QandAsHoward Raymond launches King of Soho gin
Howard Raymond has inherited his father’s mantle as the ‘King of Soho’… and now he’s launched a dry gin…
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Analysis and FeaturesE-cigarettes: everything you ever wanted to know
Sales of e-cigs are projected to hit £338m by 2015, but the threat of regulation hangs over this fledgling industry…
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Analysis and FeaturesShoppers hit by cheeseboard blues
Brits could be in for a shock when they buy their usual favourites for the Christmas cheeseboard this year…
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Analysis and FeaturesAspartame sours as shoppers go sweet on stevia
A consumer trend towards natural sugars and sweeteners will see demand for the likes of stevia soar…
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Comment and OpinionWe must fight 'lunatic' EU tobacco proposals
There has been and continues to be much debate about the changing legislation around tobacco sales…
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NewsTesco boosts online marketplace with new third-party sellers
Tesco has stepped up its bid to rival online giant Amazon – by ramping up the number of third party sellers on its Tesco.c…
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NewsAsda targets Morrisons in new price comparison ad
Asda has fired a shot across Morrisons’ bows as the supermarket price war intensifies in the run up to Christmas…