All The Grocer articles in Blogs – Page 12
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Comment & OpinionResponsibility adrift
The storm clouds gathering over the government’s Responsibility Deal grew ever more menacing today as the Association of Directors of Public Health became the latest body to walk out…
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Comment & OpinionMeat dreams
What are the prospects for the world’s first in-vitro burger, developed at a cost of €250,000 and unveiled at an event in London?
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Comment & OpinionAll's fair in love and 'phoney war'
Sometimes in this job it’s hard to sit back, take time out and enjoy the great things happening in the industry.
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Comment & OpinionTyrrells goes for a packet
Tyrrells has proved a tasty investment for Langholm Capital, having bought it for £30m and sold it for £100m…
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Comment & OpinionShelf wars
Both The Co-op and Tesco have taken a stand on the issue of displaying lads’ mags - but which approach is more likely to pay off?
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Comment & OpinionAn acquired taste
Marmite’s new TV ad has divided opinion, proving once again that sense of humour is a very personal thing. Do you love it or hate it?
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Comment & OpinionChilling news
What does your fridge say about you? A lot, according to fridge maker Sharp…
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Comment & OpinionDestination Watford
A passerby was overheard this morning giving directions to one of the small army of journalists and retail experts heading to the revamped Tesco Extra in Watford…
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Comment & OpinionThe new new potato
New potatoes are not what they used to be. Which is why the Potato Council has come up with a new standard defintion…
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Comment & OpinionBurnt fingers
Labour shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant has been contorting all over the shop in the last two days…
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Comment & OpinionHail real ale
News that more women are drinking beer, in the week of the Great British Beer Festival, doesn’t come as a huge surprise…
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Comment & OpinionDon't whine about low-alcohol wine
Recent headlines have been screaming that the government is planning to “water down wine” to put a stop to “middle class drinking”. But lower-ABV wine has come a long way…
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Comment & OpinionCracked decision
Chefs at the House of Commons have been told to use pasteurised liquid egg (as opposed to fresh eggs) when making dishes such as scrambled egg…
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Comment & OpinionTesco's walled garden
Tesco is keeping mum over reports this week it will launch its own tablet computer in time for Christmas. But such a move would make a lot of sense…
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Comment & OpinionHerring wars
And so the herring wars begin. After months of threats against the Faroe Islands, the EU has finally put its money where its mouth is…
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Comment & OpinionClick & collect must stand & deliver
Waitrose is reportedly thinking about using GPS technology to beef up its click & collect service. But have consumers taken click & collect to heart?
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Comment & OpinionThe Co-op supertanker
The Co-operative Group is finally going online, but the move is part of a wider retail strategy…
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Comment & OpinionPot gets canned
The ASA has been stirring the pot with a number of food and drink advertisers of late. Pot Noodle is the latest product in the firing line…
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Comment & OpinionBurton's Biscuits looks for a bite
Private equity has dominated food industry auctions so far this year, and the sale of Burton’s Biscuit Company is unlikely to be any different…
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Comment & OpinionThe big cheese
As big cheeses go, Mark Allen, CEO of Dairy Crest, takes some beating. The Grocer’s Dairymen supplement catches up with Allen to talk about acquisitions, competitors, innovation and pensions…