All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 35
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Comment & OpinionThis is not a food porn ad. This is food poisoning on a stick
Shocking image isn’t it? Deliberately so. We all know that sex sells. Whether it’s M&S or Haagen Dazs, retailers and brand owners
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Comment & OpinionFSA’s shock campylobacter tactics directed at the wrong target
What conclusions are shoppers meant to draw from the FSA’s naming and shaming exercise this week?…
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NewsBrussels set to ruin Christmas ... we're not talking sprouts
The introduction of complex and confusing new EU regulations on labelling 12 days before Christmas could ruin the festive …
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Analysis & FeaturesNew Britain Palm Oil outperforms Stock Market after knockout bid
It’s been a rollercoaster ride for New Britain Palm Oil, but it’s leaving the FTSE on a high
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Comment & OpinionThe ultimate lightbulb moment for grocery: Switch the Lights
For years we’ve been writing about refrigeration: should you put doors on the chillers and freezers?…
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Analysis & FeaturesPureCircle’s sweet success as share price outperforms market
Price of PureCircle’s shares proves stevia’s status as a bona fide sugar substitute
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Analysis & FeaturesGreggs pasty tax victory only half the story of resurgence
Greggs is one of the British high street’s best-loved brands, a point that was reinforced when it took on Chancellor George Osborne…
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Analysis & FeaturesGreencore's growth: it's all about sandwiches
In the second in our series of articles on top performing grocery stocks in 2014, Greencore has proved that Horsegate is a distant memory
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Analysis & FeaturesCrawshaws revealed as best performing grocery stock of 2014
It’s not all doom and gloom. In a series of articles this week, we present grocery plc’s fastest growing stocks in 2014.
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Comment & OpinionIfs and buts aside, Bolland is finally delivering on fashion
Dressed in black suit, white shirt and black tie, Bolland said M&S was entering a phase of ‘delivery’
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Analysis & FeaturesTurkish delight as Yildiz digests McVitie's owner UB
If the planets had aligned differently, the United Biscuits management team would now be leading perhaps…
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NewsM&S accelerating Simply Food openings as food sales rise 3.6%
M&S is accelerating its Simply Food store opening programme, adding an extra 50 stores to add to the 150 it outlined as part of a three-year plan to 2016 last year.
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Comment & OpinionAsda's Equal Value case: not about sex, about unions
CEO Andy Clarke (the Archbishop of Asda, as Michael Buerk dubbed him at the IGD Convention), can afford to feel just a lit…
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InterviewsSteve Rowe's Excellent Adventures: big interview
Steve Rowe is a whirlwind. I’m on a guided tour of the Bromley store with the executive director of food at M&S…
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Comment & OpinionTesco investigation prompts more questions than answers
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis can put to bed, at last, his investigation into Tesco’s accounting scandal…
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Comment & OpinionSilence is deafening at the supermarkets
An eerie silence has descended over grocery. One supplier called Tesco “leaderless” this week…
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Comment & OpinionAndy Higginson's perfectly poised speech stole the show at IGD
This year’s IGD Convention was as good as any I can remember, with a lot less grandstanding and some much-needed humility …
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's Brand Match 2.0 ignores the elephant in the room
Mike Coupe has promised no stone will be left unturned at the interims in November as he seeks to arrest an alarming deter…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Tesco ran out of rabbits as it struggled to stem losses
A lot of tricks of the trade used by Tesco to extract money from suppliers are common practice. So where has it gone wrong?
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Grocer 33Morrisons more than a match for top five
As Morrisons pledges to challenge the discounters, it’s more than a match for top five in this week’s Grocer 33…