All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 26
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Comment & Opinion
Nisa has always been riven by mistrust. Can the Co-op save it?
Next week Nisa will finally table the Co-op’s offer to its members
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Comment & Opinion
As 2 Sisters is fingered over food safety, is FSA still right to let retailers mark their own homework?
There will be a lot of red faces in the industry right now over the 2 Sisters Food Group exposé that broke last night.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco suppliers are setting a great example on food waste data
Let’s hope this commitment acts as a tipping point for other suppliers to come out of the shadows
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Comment & Opinion
Is Brexit for wimps, excuse-wise?
Not at all. For all the opportunities, it’s tough out there, and the industry needs answers
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Interviews
Big Interview: Heather Hancock, the new chair of the FSA
As the new chair of the Food Standards Agency, Heather Hancock has ambitious and controversial plans for the regulator
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Comment & Opinion
All Project Renewal has done is trash relationships with suppliers
There are some who say Asda has been let off way too lightly by the Adjudicator. This was not a range review like Tesco’s Project Reset, with slow, methodical use of Clubcard data to identify brands that failed to cut the mustard with consumers. Project Renewal was ...
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Comment & Opinion
Three-a-day fruit & veg study is unhelpful
Eating five fruit & veg a day might not make us more healthy than three, but it is a better option than more calorific alternatives
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarket X saga is like something out of a breathless spy novel
A cautionary tale for public health bodies… and supermarket CEOs
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Comment & Opinion
Settled grocery leaders could teach politicians a lesson
“I got us into this mess, I’ll get us out of it.” Imagine that applied to grocery…
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News
Bestway angling to use Blakemore deal as entry into Spar network
Blakemore insists it is not for sale but cash & carries are on the table, The Grocer understands…
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Grocer 33
Asda inches ahead of rivals in third win of the year
Asda has inched ahead of rivals Tesco and Morrisons in the annual Grocer 33 competition
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Comment & Opinion
McColl's has made a sharp deal with Morrisons
The McColl’s-Morrisons supply deal has thrown a large rock in the wholesale pond
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Grocer 33
Asda gets a leg up from lamb in this week's Grocer 33 win
But Sainsbury’s £7.85 average price for a half leg of lamb is lower than even Asda’s
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Comment & Opinion
Celebrating 20 years of the Grocer 33
Our Grocer 33 coverage will increase from two pages to three, with a greater emphasis placed on tracking inflation
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Comment & Opinion
Tax is back on the agenda. Only this time with a third world spin
Until Brexit, tax was one of the hottest issues in business. Starbucks, Mondelez, Google, Facebook, Amazon et al
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Comment & Opinion
It's good to see Tacon reappointed, even if at the 13th hour
I was quite cynical when the Adjudicator started. A code of conduct has been in place since 2001
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Comment & Opinion
Amazon appetite for physical stores points to UK targets
When China sneezes the world gets a cold. It feels a bit like that with Amazon
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's closes in on Nisa but will members say yes?
Sainsbury’s is now in a one-horse race to buy Nisa – but could still lose
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury’s blunderbuss review is also long overdue
There’s always been an air of smugness at Sainsbury’s about its ability to charge a slight premium
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Comment & Opinion
The Grocer's view on the General Election 2017
Let us be absolutely clear Mrs May. There is no clarity right now. Only confusion …