All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 42
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InterviewsLeahy's leadership lessons
Sir Terry Leahy was the brains behind Tesco’s transformation. Now he’s written a book. And though personal details are scant, it offers real insights into his leadership and management.
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Comment & Opinion
There's something of Sir Terry Leahy in Charles Wilson
Next week, I’m interviewing Sir Terry Leahy about his insightful new management book, 10 Words.
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Comment & Opinion
A powerplay the like of which hasn't been seen for years
The Grocer’s annual Power List is an arduous and somewhat terrifying task, as we risk causing mortal offence, and sometimes not deliberately.
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Comment & Opinion
Have we reached a historic moment when supermarkets start to shrink?
Ever since supermarkets were first invented, they have grown larger and more all-encompassing.
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Comment & Opinion
Confident King right to knock No 10
Justin King is always confident, even on a sticky wicket. This week he could afford to be the flattrack bully…
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Comment & Opinion
Comparing food or fighter jets? I know which is more useful for kids
It’s five years since The Grocer first ‘discovered’ EdStat, a children’s card game, based on Top Trumps, in which nutritional data about leading food and drink products is ‘trumped’.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco's £1bn gamble? It would have been riskier to do nothing
Facing the UK’s Fourth Estate this week, a cheery Philip Clarke briefly started munching on some Everyday Value grapes as Tesco’s CEO outlined his vision.
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Comment & Opinion
DBC's rapid descent reminds us how quickly a business can unravel
Analysts at Company Watch put 173 of the UK’s 680 largest food and drinks manufacturers on red alert this week, noting their vulnerability to insolvency…
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Comment & Opinion
After DBC and R&M Swaine, we need some good news about jobs
At very long last, the political pawn that was the hot pasty is no longer dominating the headlines…
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Profiles
Adam Leyland of The Grocer meets Levi Roots
The Grocer’s editor, Adam Leyland, recently met Levi Roots at the Food & Drink Expo. He asks him what’s next in one of UK food’s most compelling success stories.
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NewsGlenn to run Birds Eye 'whoever owns us'
CEO Martin Glenn has pledged to take his team with him if Birds Eye Iglo changes hands.
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Comment & Opinion
Fish or fuel the order of the day as 2012 grows yet curiouser
Fish or fuel? Two key themes in grocery these past few months grew curiouser and curiouser this week…
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Comment & Opinion
Budget's biggest anomaly is the continuing 20% VAT rate
It’s not just restaurants that have been badly hit by the downturn. Even takeaways struggle to compete…
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ProfilesOlympic feast
The Games’ head of catering, Jan Matthews, outlines her vision for London 2012.
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Analysis & FeaturesBrasher too slow to keep the home fires burning
A man of huge retail talent, ousted Tesco UK CEO Richard Brasher failed to ignite his newly devolved republic and paid the price.
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Comment & Opinion
Olympics: We should big up Britain's multicultural food and drink credentials
What a week! On Monday, the UK’s biggest food manufacturer successfully staved off bankruptcy…
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Comment & OpinionThe fall guy
The departure Richard Brasher represents a sad loss to Tesco and an inglorious exit for a man of significant retail talent.
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Comment & Opinion
Minimum pricing would create a traffic jam behind Cameron's police car
Strange but true. In depriving workers the right to strike, in a dispute over pay and conditions, a Lithuanian court this week…
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NewsWaitrose grows but counts cost of spending spree
Waitrose grew like-for-like food sales by 3% in the past year, off the back of new own-label ranges including Love Life and Good to Go.
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Comment & Opinion
Ownership matters hugely to this country's self-esteem but not, it seems, to sales
We are all aware it’s a big year for Britain - perhaps the “biggest ever”, as Coca-Cola’s Nick Canney maintains. And some will begrudge Coke boarding the GB bandwagon in 2012.