All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 41
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Comment & OpinionTesco: there's life in the dinosaur yet
Tesco will attempt to reinvent the out-of-town hypermarket with Thai-style malls. Can it prove the dinosaur isn’t dead?…
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets operating on an uneven playing field? No kidding
It’s extraordinary that Dalton Philips is already calling for a tax on his fledgling online business…
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Comment & OpinionThe real winner at Wimbledon was not a Scot but a Zimbabwean
Andy Murray’s victory probably won’t transform the economy but it looks like a great summer for grocery…
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Comment & OpinionThe summer heatwave needs a great fmcg ad to celebrate it
Can someone please come up with a great ad to celebrate the summer heatwave?…
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Comment & OpinionWill 'New Flora' be remembered in the same way as New Coke?
Consumer goods manufacturers know they alter a recipe at their peril…
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Comment & OpinionAldi award haul will cause furrowed brows at supermarkets
Aldi’s record haul at the Own Label Food & Drink Awards this week will make uncomfortable reading for supermarkets…
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Comment & OpinionHow digital advertising has given old media a new lease of life
Fmcg brands can’t claim to have been early adopters of new digital advertising opportunities…
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Comment & OpinionJustin King has not been given as much credit as he deserves
Amid fevered speculation surrounding his departure, what has been Justin King’s contribution to Sainsbury’s?…
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Comment & OpinionIt was The Grocer wot won it
Today was a very good day for Sainsbury’s Justin King. As well as announcing a great set of results, he was delighted to have his name linked to | his hero, Sir Alex Ferguson, amid fevered speculation on their reportedly imminent departures…
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Comment & OpinionWhy the lacklustre media response to GM and alcohol legislation?
As a journalist, it’s a strange thing to say, but I’m puzzled by the media…
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NewsPaul Lindley on Ella’s Kitchen sale: Hain shares our mindset
Ella’s Kitchen founder Paul Lindley talks to The Grocer exclusively about the company’s sale to US food giant Hain Celestial…
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Comment & OpinionChilled ready meals unfairly dragged into 'Horsegate'
The hugely valuable chilled ready meals category has been unfairly dragged into the horsemeat scandal, but the damage is d…
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Comment & OpinionTesco turnaround strategy a bit bitty
It’s unfortunate that the Tesco fleet appears to be developing new holes quicker than Philip Clarke can plug existing ones…
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Comment & OpinionFarewell Fresh & Easy
So farewell Fresh & Easy. And I for one am feeling sad because this venture didn’t have to fail…
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Comment & OpinionIt's time to bin the bags
Enough is enough. It’s time all British supermarkets charged for plastic bags…
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NewsDoug Lamont takes reins at revamped Innocent as first ever CEO
Innocent’s first-ever CEO is Doug Lamont, The Grocer can reveal.The current director of marketing and innovation will step up to the newly created position to lead an eight-strong executive board, when co-founders Adam Balon, Richard Reed and Jon Wright step down next month from day-to-day responsibility after selling a majority ...
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NewsMartin Glenn replaces Benoit Testard at United Biscuits
Martin Glenn will replace Benoit Testard as CEO of United Biscuits, it was announced today.
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Comment & OpinionIn the health onslaught, this looks like a salt and battery
The industry is suffering from a health regulation onslaught, or as it should henceforth be known, a salt and battery…
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Tesco - and the giraffe in a hamster wheel
This week has been pregnant with pronouncements. But they have raised many more questions than they’ve answered…
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NewsIan York takes on new Symington's sales role
Ian York, former commercial director of Premier Foods, has returned to ambient grocery as Symington’s sales director…