All The Grocer articles in 4 October 2008
Previous issues.
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Comment and Opinion
Pick'n'mix in St Petersberg: FFB in Russia, part two
Geetas Foods' Nitesh Shah reports from St Peterberg on the second leg of Food From Britain's trade development visit to Russia
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News
Thorntons checks in modest first quarter
Thorntons has announced a modest rise in like-for-like sales of just under 1% for the past three months.
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Comment and Opinion
Taming the bear: FFB in Russia, part three
Monica Chia of Karimix concludes our reports on Food From Britain's latest trade development visit to Russia. Karmix are producers of ethnic and basic store cupboard essentials
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News
UK ‘facing food crisis’
A food crisis is likely to hit the UK and could have a major impact on coming elections, according to a stark warning from influential thinktank Chatham House.
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News
The winning ticket
Raised consumer expectations combined with new technology have changed the face of competitions in recent years. So what makes a competition work, asks Mary Carmichael
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News
World News: Wal-Mart plans to slash waste
WAL-MART, US: Wal-Mart has committed to slashing its plastic waste by a third by 2013 and will radically reduce the number of carrier bags it hands out. “By reducing the number of bags our customers use, increasing the availability and...
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News
New pepper for Peppadew
Specialist producer Peppadew is to launch a variety of Sweet Piquanté peppers this month. The variety has a mellow sweet flavour and tangy piquancy, according to the company. The peppers come from the Capsicum Anuum family and have been developed in...
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News
This little piggy went to market
Meet the farmers who rose to the challenges in their sector by diversifying in a novel way – with a hog roast takeaway outlet in the heart of Edinburgh. Richard Ford reports
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News
Gorgeous no more: Paskins moves on
David Paskins is the new senior brand manager at Bacardi-Martini UK. He joins the company on 20 October from drinks industry consultancy The Gorgeous Group, where he was director. “In these days of consolidation and corporate ownership within the...
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News
Premium look and flavours for Galliano
The Italian liqueur brand Galliano is to follow up a relaunch of its original brand with two new flavours in early 2009. The newcomers are Balsamico, with balsamic vinegar, and Ristretto, with robusta and arabica coffees. The main herbal liqueur is...
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News
Fish finger sales soaring as families turn to frozen
Fish fingers are back on the British menu in a big way as consumers increasingly buy into cheaper frozen fish and take advantage of a wider product selection, new figures reveal. Sales of fish fingers have shot up 12% in the last year, according to...
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Comment and Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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News
Expanding TJ Morris makes its Scots debut
TJ Morris, the company behind discount chain Home Bargains, is set to open its first store in Scotland later this year as part of ambitious plans to double the size of its business. The store, in Rutherglen, near Glasgow, would be the independent...
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Comment and OpinionCritical Eye... on the Ministry of Food
Damn. I really wanted to hate Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food (9pm, Channel 4, Tuesday 30 September). I was sure he had lost his mojo after the Jamie at Home series featured him cooking pizza in his outdoor woodchip oven – as you do, and all that...
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News
Costcutter to grow post office numbers
Post offices may be in decline across the country but Costcutter plans to attract more of them to its stores. The company has recruited its first ever post office development manager to grow its post office network and ensure its 48 post offices are...
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News
Nottingham dairy may close, says Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest is considering shutting its Nottingham dairy as part of an efficiency drive to combat high cost pressure in the dairy ingredients market. Britain’s largest dairy company confirmed this week that it had launched a 90-day consultation...
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Comment and Opinion
Saturday Essay: In the crunch, shoppers still want choice
A wholesale adoption of a discounter mentality at the expense of premium would be a big mistake, says Mike Hogg
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News
Supermarket chiefs say price inflation has reached a peak
Sir Terry Leahy this week became the third supermarket CEO to predict that food price inflation has peaked. As Tesco announced a 3.7% increase in like-for-like sales in the six months to 23 August, Leahy said: “I think the peak has passed now so...
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Comment and Opinion
Bust Up Gum in more ways than one
It’s tricky to prove without getting a slap in the face, but you probably can’t walk down the street without passing a woman whose bosom has been ‘amplified’ a bra size or two by the wonders of modern technology. But the phrase ‘surgically enhanced’...
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News
Complaint stuns Orkney brewery
The boss of a microbrewery facing a Portman Group probe into an ale named Skull Splitter, has vowed to fight on if ordered to change the name or stop marketing the brand. Norman Sinclair, of Sinclair Breweries in Orkney, said he was “stunned” by the...