All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 20
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s trial of a packaging-free fixture is a leap into unknown
Removing packaging is important - but it can be a huge leap into the unknown for brands
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Comment & OpinionWho won Christmas? It’s easier to say who lost
The extent of vouchering and discounting and the levels of waste will have been as crucial as sales in determining who won Christmas
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Comment & OpinionThe only certainty about grocery’s next decade is that nothing stays the same
The task, as ever, is to respond to whatever rules and regulations, local conditions and new dynamics are in play
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Comment & OpinionWe need to talk about Kevin: how Aldi’s carrot became a symbol of its success
Aldi has turned the humble carrot into a cultural icon
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Comment & OpinionProgress in tackling the plastic blight is shamefully slow
This week a Greenpeace survey reported use of plastic in supermarkets has actually increased this year
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Comment & OpinionDoes Poundland need to change its name?
Staff have been told that Poundland will become Poundland & More, though the variety discounter strenuously denies it
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Comment & OpinionBurger King’s Vegetarian Butcher deal is a massive coup for Unilever
The unfancied brand will now have a presence in 2,500 fast food outlets in Europe
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Comment & OpinionIt’s hugely frustrating that food waste reduction efforts are being hindered
The Grocer has campaigned for years now to help move the dial on food waste in the industry
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NewsTesco’s outgoing CEO Dave Lewis wins The Grocer Cup
Lewis picked up the trophy at the prestigious IGD Awards ceremony at London’s Tobacco Dock on Thursday night
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Comment & OpinionLife as a challenger brand is anything but easy. Just ask Savsé
Challenger brands are all the rage right now - but they need more help
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NewsWeetabix optimises online wholesale use
E.fundamentals last week secured investment of £5.3m in a fundraise led by private equity house Maven Capital Partners
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Comment & OpinionSeasonal labour crisis is a serious threat to British farming
To conclude that the fruit & veg rotting in UK fields has nothing to do with Brexit is absurd
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Comment & OpinionThe plastic pickle: industry innovation is a drop in the ocean
Some of the issues and behaviours exposed by the plastic pickle are unresolvable without sacrifices being made
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Comment & OpinionJohn Lewis has lost its way. Is the restructure a route to salvation?
As incoming chairman Sharon White is about to find out, hybrid food/GM businesses are notoriously tricky to unite
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Comment & OpinionDeposit return schemes should be practical, not political
Industry must work with government and local authorities on other recycling measures, too
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Analysis & FeaturesOcadogate: a tale of betrayal, greed and spying
Explosive court allegations detail industrial espionage case
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WebinarsPanellists announced for The Grocer’s deposit return scheme webinar
Entitled ‘Delivering a Deposit Return Scheme’, the webinar will feature DRS experts from grocery retailers, suppliers and packaging companies
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Comment & OpinionAre Aldi’s lower profits really such a bad thing, PR-wise, in these uncertain times?
Aldi isn’t bothered by short-term shareholder concerns. It’s investing in the future
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News‘Bright and brilliant’ food industry veteran Jeff Van der Eems dies aged 56
A memorial service for Jeff van der Eems will be held on 7 January 2020
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Comment & OpinionNew concepts and in-store theatre are vital for M&S revival
Supermarkets love to talk about in-store theatre but have been more likely to strip it out recently