All The Grocer articles in 8 March 2014 – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionBrakes moving into cash & carry? What's going on?
Brakes is opening its first-ever cash & carry. It’s an interesting move for the delivered foodservice giant, and one that’…
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Comment & OpinionTesco should focus its price investment on fruit & veg
Milk is not an incremental category. Fruit & veg is. Let’s hope Tesco’s price investment is focused there then…
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NewsE-cigarette players vow to fight 'unworkable' EU clampdown
The UK’s electronic cigarette industry has moved to allay fears that the nascent market for e-cigs will be stymied within …
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NewsB&J Supplies joins scramble to establish online pound shops
B&J Supplies is the latest company to attempt to bring the £1 discount model online…
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NewsMPs bemused at lack of cash trail for Portas Pilots
The government was this week accused of losing track of £2.3m of taxpapers’ cash earmarked to save the high street…
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NewsWaste-aware Brits cut back on fruit & veg in pricey 2013
Brits bought 91,000 tonnes less veg and nearly 40,000 tonnes less fruit in 2013…
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NewsBrakes to open cash & carry as part of 'multichannel' offer
It is common for cash & carry operators to move into delivered wholesale but now foodservice giant Brakes is doing the opp…
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NewsUrban Eat enters mainstream c-store sector with Kerryfresh deal
A sandwich brand with a cult following among students is pushing into the mainstream convenience marke…
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NewsJohn Campbell made Britvic GB & Ireland FD
John Campbell, Heinz’s former finance director for UK & Ireland, has resurfaced as Britvic GB & Ireland finance director…
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NewsPayPoint calls attention to 'engineer' telephone fraudsters
Retailers are being scammed out of thousands of pounds by fraudsters posing as engineers, PayPoint has warned…
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NewsFWD calls for retailer vigilance on illicit alcohol
The Federation of Wholesaler Distributors has urged retailers to ensure they are buying from legitimate wholesalers…
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NewsNick Rose back in drinks industry with Loch Lomond Group
Former Diageo CFO Nick Rose is returning to the drinks industry as chairman of the newly formed Loch Lomond Group…
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NewsMark Golder to head IGD industry development
Mark Golder has been appointed industry development director for the IGD…
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Comment & OpinionWhy Coke is a backbone of the economy
George Osborne has reawakened concerns about the fundamental problems besetting the nation’s manufacturing sector…
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Comment & OpinionA GM spud we just don't need
The latest push to get GM food on our plates came from the John Innes Centre in Norwich…
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NewsWHO fuels sugar confusion with call for 50% daily cut in intake
This week’s controversial WHO report calling for a 50% reduction in sugar intake is likely to add to consumer confusion…
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Comment & OpinionScience won't reveal the whole truth
In a webinar I joined, Google Glass was presented as more cost-effective eye-tracking than current research technology…
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News'Defining moment' for clampdowns on high-strength alcohol
Police chiefs claim they are on the verge of winning major supermarket backing for a national clampdown on super-strength …
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NewsFirst Milk loses Morrisons own-label Cheddar contract
First Milk has lost its own-label Cheddar contract with Morrisons, with Lactalis McLelland believed to have taken it.
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NewsMcDonald's bolsters fruit supply for Free Fruit Fridays push
McDonald’s UK has doubled the number of fruit suppliers to four to cope with increased demand for its kids fruit bags…