All articles by Adam Leyland
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Comment & OpinionTomato purée slave labour muck throwing doesn’t seem to be sticking
It’s not just the supermarkets challenging the tomato purée slave labour findings, either
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer and its journalists are not anti-vegan or anti-plant-based foods
It’s our job to report on the plant-based category’s downs, as well as ups
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NewsMedia Bites 26 November: Gails, Asda, Pladis/budget, Tariffs, Walmart
News emerges this morning that upmarket bakery chain Gail’s is up for sale
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Comment & OpinionAllan Leighton: can Asda’s comeback kid do it again… at 71?
After a 25-year absence, Allan Leighton was met with a rapturous reception on his return to Asda. Is he the shot in the arm it needs?
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NewsAsda goes ‘back to the future – with modernity’ as Allan Leighton returns
Retail veteran Allan Leighton was previously Asda’s CEO in the late 90s
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Comment & OpinionLabour's collaboration with food industry turning to conflict
The new Labour government’s pledge to “work with food businesses” grows more unconvincing with every passing day
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Comment & OpinionHealthy innovation is crucial, but the information underpinning it must be accurate
Misleading consumers over the healthiness of a product not only provides an unfair advantage, it betrays the public’s trust
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Grocer 33Asda nudges ahead of Sainsbury’s with sixth win of Grocer 33 year
Asda’s £82.52 basket was £1.29 cheaper than nearest rival Tesco’s total on the 33 items
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Comment & OpinionShafting farmers with £500m Inheritance Tax grab makes no sense
The pasty tax. The tampon tax. The 10p tax. The poll tax. There have been many tax u-turns. Is the new farm inheritance tax next in line? It should be
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s Aldi Price Match convenience store move is smart
Sainsbury’s move to introduces Aldi Price Match in its convenience stores is not only an original idea, it’s a timely one
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Comment & OpinionBudget is playing a dangerous game with food price inflation
You don’t need to be an economist to realise that this budget will perpetuate food price inflation and it might not even help
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Comment & OpinionSIAL no-shows illustrate lack of government support for exports
There are no government grants these days, despite the UK’s compromised trading relations and pariah-like status as a mere ‘third country’ for the E
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Comment & OpinionNew Labour government losing goodwill gloss already
There are very few sacred cows Rachel Reeves is reportedly unwilling to slay in what she warned this week would be a “difficult” budget
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NewsMedia Bites 15 October: Menzies, Gail’s, Greggs, Wine Society, 7-Eleven
Gail’s CEO Tom Molnar recalls how 20 years ago, the idea of having more than five branches would have seemed fanciful
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Comment & OpinionFood safety Scores on Doors cannot be marked by supermarkets
Supermarkets and large food businesses must not be allowed to mark their own homework. But who will pay?
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NewsMedia Bites 9 October: Brandy, Kantar, Europastry IPO, 7-Eleven
The papers pick up on a trade row in Brussels and also report the latest supermarket data from Kantar
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Comment & OpinionWhy ‘green tax’ isn’t being watered down by Defra
Sunday Times report ahead of second Defra update is misinformed
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NewsMedia Bites 30 September: Applied Nutrition, EPR, Tropicana, Asda
There’s plenty of headlines to catch up on in this weekend’s papers
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Comment & OpinionWho are the runners and riders for the Asda CEO role?
Lionel Desclée, Andy Clarke and Steve Murrells among the runners and riders for the vacant CEO role
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NewsMedia Bites 23 September: Post Office, Asda, Which? fuel prices, WH Smith, Brexit
The seventh and final phase of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry kicks off this week