All articles by Guy Montague-Jones – Page 38
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NewsTesco sneezes and the grocery trade catches a cold
News of Tesco’s performance prompted a sell-off by investors across food retail.
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News'Heavily investing' Warburtons signs up three senior directors
Northern Foods’ group procurement director Alex Mayfield has joined Warburtons as one of three new senior hires.
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NewsHunter leaves Northern for Tangerine's top spot
Graham Hunter, MD of Northern Foods’ brands division, has been appointed CEO of Tangerine Confectionery, replacing industry veteran Chris Marshall.
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NewsWarburtons bakery closure costs 73 jobs
Warburtons has made 73 redundancies after deciding to close its bakery in Shaw, Oldham.
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the rise, could we see commodity prices now fall?
Commodity prices look to be heading in only one direction - upwards. But could they fall over the coming decade?
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NewsBurton's deal to take Cadbury biscuits to Canada
Burton’s has extended its reach into North America via a distribution deal with Canada’s largest supermarket, Loblaws.
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NewsTangerine in double sweet brand swoop
Tangerine has snapped up 232-year old travel sweet brand Smith Kendon and stablemate York Fruits.
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World news: 17 December 2012
Carrefour has made a €494m cash bid for Guyenne et Gascogne, one of its biggest franchisees in France
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Waitrose: no more Heston's puds coming
Waitrose will not be making more deliveries of Heston Blumenthal Christmas puddings to stores, despite continued shortages.
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Park Cakes workers accept revised offer
Workers at Park Cakes have accepted a revised pay deal, ending a dispute over the Agency Workers Directive.
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NewsButterkist back in the UK as Tangerine repatriates brands
Tangerine has switched production of Butterkist’s microwavable popcorn back from France to the UK.
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First Milk's Murray brings his licensing expertise to Finsbury
Finsbury Food has poached First Milk marketing director Paul Murray as the cake maker celebrates sealing four new licensing deals.
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NewsNow China develops a taste for Tyrrells crisps
Upmarket crisp maker Tyrrells has signed a distribution deal to enter the Chinese market as it eyes annual export growth of 60%.
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Analysis & Features
Seasonal cuts kick of - but they’re not as good as 2010
The Christmas trading season has brought the usual price cuts in the supermarkets, but the discounts are not as big as last year.
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Comment & Opinion
Right direction or missing the point
In the wake of the autumn statement, prominent food and drink industry figures give their reaction to key initiatives.
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NewsBoots goes global with Coke-branded cosmetics
Coca-Cola branded cosmetics feature in a new collection of international beauty products launched at Boots.
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Raw deal: the battle to stop paying a high price for sugar
Tate & Lyle Sugar is involved in a struggle with the EU over tariffs it says are causing sugar supply shortages and inflating prices. Guy Montague-Jones reports
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NewsBillionaire Weston gives up seat on Fortnum & Mason board
Galen Weston, the billionaire Canadian whose father bought Fortnum & Mason in 1951, has stepped down as a director of the elite department store.
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News‘Terrible’ SEO: how do people find Waitrose online?
Waitrose’s £10m website isn’t just infuriating existing shoppers - it’s also virtually invisible to new ones.
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Amazon: the US online colossus bids to click with British shoppers
How can former US grocery chief Bram Duchovnay make Amazon's British operation win when its UK retail offer is so idiosyncratic, asks Guy Montague-Jones