Heston Blumenthal news and analysis – Page 8
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NewsFocus On Own Label & PLMA Show Preview: Own label ups its game
Shoppers traded down to own label in droves when the economy faltered, but retailers have been working hard to make sure they don't trade back up, finds Guy Sheppard
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Grocer 33Waitrose Eastbourne
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsTop 100 Advertisers 2011: The war for our wallets
The battle for customer loyalty reached a turning point in 2010, with supermarkets splashing out unprecedented sums on advertising. Rob Gray analyses The Grocer’s first-ever survey into advertising’s biggest spenders
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NewsRetailers overtake fmcg in advertising firepower
A huge increase in supermarket advertising saw retailers outspend fmcg brands for the first time last year. Research conducted by Ebiquity for The Grocer revealed retailers increased spend on TV, press, cinema, radio and outdoor...
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ProfilesNew kids on the block: the next generation of celebrity chefs
In the 1980s, Keith Floyd reinvented the TV chef. Today, his successors aren’t just on the box, they’re earning big bucks through endorsements – and a new generation of stars are waiting in the wings. Rob Brown reports
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NewsMatthew Walker pudding deal is a Christmas hit for 99p Stores
Single-price discounter 99p Stores enjoyed the sweet taste of success in the run-up to Christmas after shifting 80,000 Matthew Walker Christmas puddings.
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NewsHeston’s puddings help Northern to third-quarter growth
Northern Foods has reported strong third-quarter performances for its chilled and bakery arms, helped by the success of Heston Blumenthal’s Christmas pudding at Waitrose.
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Comment & OpinionBlogof’s crystal ball: your guide to the year ahead
January Shoppers revert to a feral state as the big freeze returns. Man turns on wife, parent on child and pet against pensioner as society's norms break down. There are even reports that a tribe of heavily...
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Comment & Opinion
Next Year's News: the Daily Bread guide to 2011
Daily Bread brings you the biggest stories of the year to come - before they happen
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NewsReview of the Year 2010
Since the recession started, it’s been widely noted how stable the grocery industry has been. A famed defensive stock, the industry was afforded a great deal of continuity in terms of senior leadership, and only retailers in long-term decline went under.
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Ad spend up again before Christmas is barely started
Supermarkets have already spent record sums on advertising this year, according to new data exclusive to The Grocer - and their spend is growing at almost double the rate of advertising as a whole.
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NewsFocus On Pies & Meat Snacks: Pie brands earn their crust
Innovative flavours and premium products are continuing to drive sales of branded pies, leaving retailers’ own-label offerings looking stale by comparison, writes Alex Beckett
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: Stephen Cook, Holland & Barrett
Stephen Cook, head of food, Holland & Barrett, on Ipswich Town, discovering new products and meeting Liz Hurley
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NewsWatchdog bans Heston’s ‘happy pigs’ ad
A Waitrose advert starring Heston Blumenthal and some “happy pigs” in Norfolk has been banned for misleading consumers over the living conditions for the animals reared on its farms.
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Going underground: The Grocer meets Ms Marmitelover
A mysterious online foodie has used her presence to establish an ‘underground’ farmers’ market. Julia Glotz visits Ms Marmitelover’s London flat to find out more
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Class wars: the battle for own-label
Cheap is nasty. The new battle in own label is all about quality, and supermarkets are upping their game with new ranges and reformulations. Beth Phillips reports
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Comment & OpinionRaising the rhubarb
To frustrated residents of Bray, home of the Fat Duck, the ‘Heston effect’ refers to the expansionist tendencies of the Berkshire town’s most famous son.
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NewsBoil in the bag is back
Minus the boil, that is - and sometimes the bag. Simon Creasey asks what chance restaurant phenomenon ‘sous vide’ has of becoming a retail phenomenon too
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NewsBreaking the sound barrier
A blast of Bizet in the French wine aisle and even birdsong in the loo... it all adds up to a more satisfying customer experience – and enhanced sales, says Suzy Bashford
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Waitrose opens its own cookery school
Waitrose is to become the first UK supermarket to own and operate a cookery school when it opens a new facility above its Finchley Road store in London in October.The 4,600 sq ft school will be equipped with a theatre, teaching area,...