All The Grocer articles in 5 February 2011 – Page 2
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: ‘Morally bankrupt’ retailers are ruining us
The multiple supermarkets are effectively being subsidised by the pigmeat industry. It can’t go on, says Richard Longthorp
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Analysis & FeaturesBargain hunting: buyers eye cut-price M&A bonanza
After Premier finally managed to offload Quorn in a cut-price deal, the market is bracing itself for a flurry of M&A activity. But will the £4bn worth of food and drink assets still up for grabs achieve ‘cheap as chips’ prices, asks Selwyn Parker
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NewsJim Beam turns to sport in new marketing focus
Jim Beam plans to steer its marketing away from rock 'n' roll themes and onto sports to boost its profile as the challenger brand to Jack Daniel's. Annual sales of Bacardi Brown-Forman's Jack Daniel's are 15 times bigger than Jim Beam in...
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News
Hunt for Weetabix boss begins as Wood retires
Weetabix boss Ken Wood has announced his retirement and admits his successor will be entering "a competitive marketplace". Wood has been CEO at the cereal giant since 2004, when he arrived with an ambition to "bring the company up to...
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NewsWelsh milk on shortlist for protected status bids
Welsh milk and butter could join Champagne, Parma ham and Melton Mowbray pies as protected food names, with the Welsh Assembly looking to submit the principality's finest products to the EU protected food names scheme. Nine Welsh foods...
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Bottoms up for local control
A centralised approach to alcohol pricing won’t stop the binge drinkers, says Kevin Hawkins
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News
Focus On Household: Brands hone in on eco-friendly consumer need
While the biggest names in the sector - Procter & Gamble, Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser, for example - have made pledges to help the environment, some producers see environmental concerns as their raison d'être.
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Buck's Fizz and killer fish
Grocer reports on the soaring price of orange juice only go to convince me that Buck's Fizz is a waste of bucks. There's a clear solution to this pressing issue. Let them drink Bolly!
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NewsCadbury’s Fortnight profits set for Ghana
Cadbury is donating 20% of all profits sold on its Fairtrade products over Fairtrade Fortnight to fund solar panel projects for Ghanaian cocoa farmers. The confectioner said it usually experienced a 20% sales uplift of its Fairtrade lines...
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NewsCampaign Trail: stilton chocolate, darling?
The wait is over for lovers craving chocolate-covered cheese treats. High-end Stilton maker Long Clawson Dairy's limited-edition run for Valentine's Day comprises blue Stilton in dark chocolate, aged Leicestershire Red in milk chocolate, white...
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NewsCampaign to fight ‘myth’ of expensive fruit & veg
Freshfel, the industry body for the European fresh produce industry, is launching a major marketing and communications campaign to tackle consumer misperceptions about the price of fruit & veg. The organisation said this week it...
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News‘Eat underused species - but proceed with caution’
Fish industry experts have played down claims that increasing consumption of underused fish such as the bycatch species championed by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is not sustainable. Christopher Leftwich, chief inspector of the...
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Change your diet and help save the planet
WWF’s Livewell report recommends a balanced way of eating that is sustainable and eco-friendly, says Mark Driscoll
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Analysis & FeaturesStella launches a cider? How very ‘reassuring’, say rivals
Will AB InBev reverse slowing category sales or is it taking too much of a risk venturing out of its heartland, ask Anna-Marie Julyan and Alex Beckett
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on city slickers and the stench of manure
How better to escape the rat race than by joining a fiercely competitive TV game show? "Our urge to connect with the soil has never been stronger." So began A Farmer's Life For Me, which put city types of debatable...
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News
CJ Lang profit stable despite sales slipping
Scottish Spar wholesaler CJ Lang has maintained its profits despite a fall in turnover. Accounts filed at Companies House revealed pre-tax profits of £4.9m in the year to 30 April, up from £4.7m the previous year. However, turnover fell...
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News
Morrisons no threat to us, claims Ocado
Ocado has claimed that Morrisons' move online does not present a significant threat to its revenues. Speaking to The Grocer, as Ocado announced sales up 29% to £551.1m for the year to 28 November, CFO Andrew Bracey said: "We already...
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NewsElbrook crosses ‘great divide’ in latest coup for Today’s Group
Elbrook Cash & Carry has become the third wholesaler to join Today's Group in as many weeks. The signing was widely predicted after Elbrook left Today's rival Landmark Wholesale last summer. Elbrook, which has a 26,000 sq ft depot in...
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Analysis & FeaturesCurrency swings so extreme that hedging is a crapshoot
Inflation and soaring commodity costs are forcing more producers to try to hedge against currency fluctuations – with mixed results, says Michael Kapoor
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NewsRubicon cricket pitch is working wonders
After England's victory in the Ashes, a repeat prescription is the order of the day for Rubicon, as its successful tie-up with cricket in 2010 helped sales to soar. A £5m spend on the exotic juice brand in 2011 matching its spend in 2010...
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