All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 40
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Comment & Opinion
Can Innocent maintain momentum without its founders?
There’s more to grocery than contamination and fraud. I want to turn my attention to more innocent matters…
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Comment & Opinion
Saving Findus will take brilliant leadership and communication
This week, financier Tom Lindsay makes a brilliant case for Warren Buffett et al’s apparently toppy valuation of Heinz…
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NewsCoca-Cola to increase Innocent stake to more than 90%
Coca-Cola is set to increase its share in Innocent Drinks to more than 90%, as the smoothie-maker’s founders step away from the day-to-day running of the business.
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Comment & Opinion
It's all about trust
Last week we welcomed Sainsbury’s group commercial director Mike Coupe as The Grocer’s latest guest editor.
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InterviewsMatt Hill on his modernisation of the Heinz legacy
UK & Ireland president Matt Hill talks to The Grocer about his modernisation of the Heinz legacy…
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Comment & Opinion
Why is Michael Clarke quitting Premier Foods?
When you’re fixing a trainwreck like Premier Foods, it’s not the same as well-oiled corporations like Coke and Kraft…
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Comment & Opinion
Industry must take its time in reacting to horsegate
After dominating the headlines, initial outrage over the horse meat scandal subsided (somewhat) this week…
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Horse meat scandal: questions will be asked. A lot of them
Moviegoers heading to the cinema to see Les Misérables this weekend might find the film unexpectedly topical…
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Comment & Opinion
As the value creation model alters, can execs stay motivated?
Amid the flurry of new appointments at Tesco, three significant resignations have been announced this week…
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Comment & Opinion
Will retailers resolve to go the extra mile in 2013?
My predictions for 2013? More of the same, ie hard times, bonkers legislation, and the growth of online…
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Category ReportIce cream - Unilever strengthens its Core
Appalling summer weather dampened an already double-dipped economy…
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Comment & Opinion
Still all to play for as 2012 ends in tantalising fashion
This is the last issue of the year for The Grocer, and we’re finishing as we started, with a huge 176-page issue…
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Comment & Opinion
David Cameron's Nazi red tape analogy is a bad joke
To audible sighs of relief, DBIS relented this week in its Jo Swinson-led Midata quest.
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Comment & Opinion
Convenience alone won't guarantee success for c-stores
It’s commonly assumed that Sainsbury’s is leading the pack thanks to its heavily Southern-based store estate….
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ProfilesObituary: Dan Yealland, the star investment banker
As a star investment banker, Dan Yealland brokered many of the biggest deals in grocery retail in recent years.
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Comment & Opinion
In grocery, time is like money. In short supply
This has been a momentous week in terms of retail people news, with Morrisons, Tesco and M&S all announcing big changes.
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Comment & Opinion
How the economy is suffering from David Brailsford syndrome
Last week, I accused the government of building an economic platform made of jelly. And constantly sticking its spoon in….
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Comment & Opinion
Portman Group ruling against Jody Scheckter's ales is absurd
It’s not been a good month for the UK’s various governments when it comes to legislating to curb alcohol abuse…
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Comment & Opinion
Why this government is no friend to the food and drink industry
This government says it wants to be a friend to business. As it has repeatedly shown, it is no such thing….
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Comment & Opinion
Why did everyone discount the discounters at the IGD Convention?
This year’s IGD’s convention was the best I can remember. So why did everyone discount the discounters?