All The Grocer articles in 28 April 2012
Previous issues.
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Comment & OpinionCold facts and hot potatoes
Whether it’s stunts against GM wheat, outrage at iffy broccoli or controversy over feed requirements, few issues…
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NewsKellogg's turns back time for Jubilee packs
Kellogg’s cereal packaging is turning the clock back 50 years to mark the Jubilee.
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Comment & OpinionClarke and the ‘what if’ factor
Tesco headed up the section on its Japanese operations with the brutally blunt heading ‘Discontinued’. Not so for the US - yet.
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NewsKingsmill promotions eat into ABF profits
Associated British Foods has beaten market expectations for the first half of 2012 despite a substantial drop in margins for its grocery business.
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NewsThanet Earth submits plan for fourth greenhouse
The owners of Thanet Earth have submitted a planning application for a fourth greenhouse, costing £17m, on its existing site in Kent.
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NewsMults suspend supplier over pig welfare abuses
The major mults have reacted to today’s revelations of animal welfare abuses on two Norfolk farms by suspending contracts and launching urgent investigations…
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NewsAsda aims for UK first with seedless grapes
Asda is aiming to become the first UK supermarket to sell UK-grown seedless grapes in store.
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NewsRetailers demand growth strategy as double-dip bites
Retailers have reacted with dismay to the news that Britain has slipped into recession once again.
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Comment & OpinionUnilever's design for life
There’s a hint of Marlon Brando about Paul Polman, chief executive of Unilever, making him an unlikely godfather for a subject like sustainability.
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NewsUnearthed digs up new sausages for BBQ summer
World food brand Unearthed has launched a new range of barbecue sausages for the summer.
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NewsDairy Crest cuts milk price for contracted farmers
Dairy Crest has announced a 2p per litre cut to the price paid to farmers on its standard contract, as it continues to try to shore up its struggling liquid milk business.
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NewsPepsiCo in major recruitment drive for Walkers
PepsiCo has announced a major recruitment drive for Walkers as part of a £15.2m investment in its manufacturing site in Leicester.
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NewsBakers descend on Downing Street as retailers warn of pasty tax chaos
Retailer leaders have warned HM Revenue & Customs implementation of the Government’s controversial pasty tax will lead to chaos in stores and potentially land them with huge additional overheads.
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NewsTV’s Fogle becomes Lego man
TV presenter Ben Fogle – already a figurehead for Typhoo tea and Barefoot Wines’ Beach Rescue project – has become the first human face of Lego.
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NewsMorrisons revamps its own label health range
Morrisons is set to launch the first products in a new 300-strong healthy eating own label range next week.
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NewsDuty stamps will wipe out all of our profits, warn brewers
The government’s plan to introduce spirits-style duty stamps on beer…
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NewsDon Simon to take on Innocent with budget smoothies
Spanish juice giant Don Simon is gunning for Innocent with a range of low-cost smoothies.
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's Shrewsbury
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsMorrisons HR boss Pickavance packs his bags
Norman Pickavance, Morrisons’ group HR and communications director, is to leave the supermarket chain in June.
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NewsTotal 0% pots double up on flavours
Fage UK is set to expand its Total 0% Greek yoghurt with a raspberry and pomegranate flavour split pot.