All Daily Bread articles – Page 113
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Comment & OpinionHorsegate laid bare
Professor Chris Elliott’s post-Horsegate report is out, and it makes for pretty uncomfortable reading for the food industry and the meat sector in particular.
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Comment & OpinionButtering us up
A butter plant – albeit a £17m one – would seem an unlikely forum for a lesson in the history of capitalism and the merits of EU membership. But Müller Group’s new factory in Shropshire proved to be just that, on the occasion of a visit by company boss Theo ...
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Comment & OpinionReducing the strength
East of England Co-op is to stop selling cheap lager and cider over 6.5% abv in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour…
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Comment & OpinionTown centres first?
A recent flurry of government measures are aimed at helping the high street. But is it just fiddling round the edges?
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Comment & OpinionPost Office TLC
In a fast-moving, multi-media world, the Post Office needs to change - and it’s taking steps to do so…
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Comment & OpinionTesco in the slow lane
Time is not something many CEOs can take for granted, especially not in the age of 24-hour news, Twitter feeds and next-generation Hudl tablets…
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Comment & OpinionGluten-free futures
Alternative grains can bring an exciting diversity to the food and drinks market - starting with gluten-free pasta…
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Comment & OpinionLidl dreams - and reality
Is Lidl about to double its store footprint? Not quite yet; the truth is more prosaic…
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Comment & OpinionUp in smoke
It is rare that anyone will feel sympathy for tobacco manufacturers but this week, with the announcement of a new review into plain packaging, you have to say they have fallen victim to the worst kind of politicking.Last year the government held a lengthy consultation on plain packs, receiving hundreds ...
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Comment & OpinionTalking turkey
When news broke that MRSA had been identified in British turkeys, you could imagine the glint in the tabloid hacks’ eyes. But astute handling of the story appears to have calmed fears.
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Comment & OpinionChristmas puds goods
More and more of us are donning an apron and making our own Christmas pudding. But consumers will have to contend with fluctuating ingredients prices…
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Comment & OpinionHaggerston revolts
Beware the all-seeing eye of the internet – it can react, and punish, in an instant, as Tesco discovered in Haggerston, East London this month.
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Comment & OpinionXbox One: Grocers go gaming
How can supermarkets capitalise on the launch of the Xbox One games console?
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Comment & OpinionChristmas cheer sought
Economic indicators being reeled out this week don’t make for pleasant reading. Will the festive season bring retailers hope?
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Comment & OpinionBritain's 'cheapest' supermarket
A store in Barnsley promises prices up to 70% cheaper than the average supermarket, but this is not some kind of mega-discounter…
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons mixes it up
Can a crowdsourced wine blended by consumers be any good? Morrisons thinks so - and it’s willing to put it on its shelves…
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Comment & OpinionAsda's five-year mission
With its new five-year strategy, Asda’s taking on its rivals on a variety of fronts. But is it entering the convenience channel too late?
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's breezes on
Despite the odd newt in a salad and fly in mashed potato, it seems Sainsbury’s can’t put a foot wrong at the moment.
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Comment & OpinionHangovers cured
A drink that gets you drunk without the hangover? It’s a pre-Christmas miracle! But are we ready for such a product?
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Comment & OpinionCo-op divi doldrums
The Co-operative Group’s ‘divi’ is an icon of the grocery sector - so this week’s announcement is a bitter blow…