All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 47
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Comment & Opinion
Low energy-dense foods like fruit and veg are not cheap and often less convenient
Innovation takes many forms. For tobacco manufacturers, current NPD feels almost like a last hurrah before the shutters come down.
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Comment & Opinion
Is it coincidence Michael Clarke has been working for a land-locked conglomerate?
When I read a headline about Hurricane Irene at the weekend, I thought at first this was a reference…
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NewsTurrell is Weetabix CEO following long search
After an eight-month search, Weetabix has finally appointed a successor to CEO Ken Wood. Giles Turrell, currently president of Kimberly-Clark's European consumer business, will join the Northamptonshire-based cereal manufacturer on 17...
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Analysis & FeaturesThe pots and pans approach (plus a world-class platform)
As well as a new virtual farm shop on Ocado’s website, Daylesford CEO Jamie Mitchell is set to open up to 10 small-format shops.
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NewsOcado and Daylesford build virtual farm shop
Daylesford is launching an online farm shop on the Ocado website next week, using technology that could soon create a “virtual high street”.
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Comment & Opinion
Organic movement is a microcosm of the wider grocery economy
If, like me, you’re a ‘foodie’, this Bank Holiday weekend issue of The Grocer, dedicated in large part to speciality and fine foods, is about to brighten your mood.
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Comment & Opinion
An entrepreneur could make a killing with beautiful shutters
Until this week, I little imagined that shutters would be an interesting subject for this column. I was wrong…
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Comment & Opinion
This summer's theme should be Back to Black
Three weeks ago, I said the Olympics couldn’t come soon enough as the economy was in the very slough of despond.
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NewsYork to leave Premier Foods for pastures new
Ian York, group sales director of Premier Foods, is leaving the group at the end of the year to pursue “exciting new opportunities”. After various jobs with Quaker Oats, Associated British Foods and Blue Crest, York, 52, has spent 17…
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NewsWas Nelson nemesis again in Kraft’s split?
Nelson Peltz has again emerged as a key player in the fortunes of Kraft and Cadbury after the “astonishing” decision to split Kraft’s $49bn business in two.
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Comment & Opinion
Kraft’s volte face is vindication for Cadbury’s global focus
Any deal that involves a foreign takeover of a great British institution or brand will always be tinged with sadness.
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NewsPalmer & Harvey to ‘close gap’ with cash & carry tobacco price
Palmer & Harvey has vowed to match the price of cigarettes in cash & carries to offset a 4.55% decline in full-year tobacco sales following the loss of business from Somerfield, Wine Cellar and Threshers. Aside from these…
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NewsEx-Cadbury bosses blast Kraft over ‘sickening waste of money and talent’
Former Cadbury bosses are "sickened" by Kraft Foods' "astonishing" waste of money and talent after chief executive Irene Rosenfeld's decision to split the business in two.
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Comment & Opinion
Irene's delicious irony
Big news Stateside: Irene Rosenfeld has delivered a major bombshell, announcing that Kraft Foods will be split into two, independent, publicly-traded companies.
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Comment & OpinionWe must use stealth to achieve health
The chocolate cake recipe we used for my son’s birthday last week included courgettes and beetroot. The look on my seven-year-old nephew’s face when we told him after he had devoured his third piece was a picture.
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Comment & Opinion
We need a dose of Olympic inspiration for retailers
How desperately we need the 2012 Olympics to distract us from the phone-hacking scandal and the looming demise of the Euro.
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News
Organix toddler line aims to take chunks out of ‘purée’ meals
Baby food brand Organix is moving into the toddler ready meals market with a five-strong ambient range.The Bournemouth-based business claimed existing toddler meals were little more than "baby purées with lumps in them", and said it had...
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NewsBirds Eye’s Murphy fills new Boots trading role
Boots is shaking up its commercial operations, with Anne Murphy general manager UK & Ireland at Birds Eye taking on one of two new senior trading posts the UK business is set to create.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco has run rings round Premier’s flabby conglomerate strategy
Here’s a ‘Great Little Idea’ for you. Buy a bunch of tired old brands. Pay a premium for them. Add a ton of debt to the balance sheet.
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Comment & Opinion
Balance of power may soon shift in suppliers' favour
The protracted sale of Iceland looks like giving analysts and media commentators lots more opportunities to comment on the space…