Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall – Page 11
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a Licence to print money?
Supermarket shelves are groaning under the weight of Antony Worrall Thompson. That's not a slur on the television chef's size or shape, but a nod to the success of his commercial empire. His new range of ready meals will extend to well over 100...
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What the papers said
?Sainsbury's has started selling milk packaged in a recyclable plastic pouch in 35 of its stores to try to reduce packaging waste, according to The Times. The pouches, produced in partnership with Dairy Crest, are claimed to reduce milk...
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can organic rise to the challenge?
After years in the ascendant, the organic category is approaching a cross-roads. Though sales soared 13.4% in the year to March, taking the category through the £1bn barrier to £1.1bn [TNS Worldpanel 52w/e 23 March 2008], some experts are...
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Higher-welfare chicken demand at record high
Demand for higher-welfare poultry continues to soar on the back of media scrutiny, producers and retailers have claimed.South-west poultry specialist Lloyd Maunder, a subsidiary of the 2 Sisters Food Group, worked with Jamie Oliver and...
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What the papers said - 19th April 2008
Marks & Spencer tasted victory last week in a long-running legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs over £3.5m of overpaid value-added tax on chocolate teacakes. The European Court of Justice ruled in favour of M&S in the dispute, which...
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The rise and stall of the ethical shopper
Words apparently speak louder than actions when it comes to ethical shopping. Animal welfare, the environment and fair trade are weighing more heavily than ever on consumers' minds, a new IGD survey reveals (see far right). Sixty nine...
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Row erupts over high welfare chicken claim
A row has broken out between the RSPCA and British Poultry Council over the extent to which British shoppers have changed their chicken purchasing habits.An RSPCA poll this week claimed 73% of consumers were now buying higher-welfare...
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What the papers said - 8th March 2008
Somerfield's shareholders may be forced to accept a break-up bid for the group. Barclays Capital, Apax Partners and property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz had hoped to secure an offer for the business, but a break-up was more likely, the paper reported....
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Morrisons polishes up its act - Q&A and Availability
Tapping into the tastes of the local Polish community in the Crewe Toll district of Edinburgh has helped Morrisons scoop its first Top Store win for 19 weeks. Morrisons' 28,000 sq ft Ferry Road branch was warm and welcoming and provided a full...
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Maunder gears up for shift to higher welfare
Poultry specialist Lloyd Maunder plans to switch more chicken production to higher-welfare systems in the wake of recent TV exposés of the chicken industry.
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Opinion - "I thought farmer-courting Tesco wanted to be seen to be above reproach before this week's £1.99 chicken promo"
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's worst fears were realised this week as Tesco put chicken on a week-long £1.99 promo. The capon crusader had spent three nights, and roped in celebrity chef buddies Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, to convince the nation...
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Here's the £1.99 chicken from Tesco
Tesco has been accused of sending out confusing messages to consumers over its latest chicken pricing strategy.In a bid to appeal to shoppers on a tight budget, standard whole birds will be reduced to £1.99 from £3.30 for five...
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Harsh realities of welfare hit a nerve with shoppers
Celebrity chefs' efforts to overhaul the way we think about chicken is getting through - 23,000 people are already behind our campaignWhen it comes to the chickens we eat in Britain, I'm beginning to think we may be on the verge of a...
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River Cottage chain to grow
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall does not plan to expand his new grocery chain beyond the West Country. The TV chef opened his first branch of River Cottage Stores in Axminster, Devon, two months ago, and is planning more. But the business was...
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Fiona McLelland
Meet "Mr Yin" and "Mr Yang", the pair on a mission to create a new chain of organic and artisan food stores. The duo have been working 20-hour days since the first outlet of The Natural Kitchen opened just over a month ago on thriving...
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Has the one-stop shop arrived?
Think of almost any human activity and a supermarket can sell you something to help. Need to go to a nursery? Drop the kids off at Sainsbury's in Castle Point, Bournemouth, where they can learn while you shop. Left school without enough...
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Ex-Asda men cook up Natural Kitchen
Two ex-Asda men are behind a new chain of organic grocery stores.The first Natural Kitchen store is set to open in London's Marylebone in May, with a second site earmarked for Spitalfields. The venture is the brain-child of...
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Rick Stein and Sharp's brew up fennel beer
Rick Stein is the latest high-profile celebrity chef to put his name, and culinary skills, towards the creation of a British bottled beer. The chef has joined forces with Sharp's Brewery in Cornwall to produce Chalky's Bite, a...
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New flavours, old ground
The Scottish larder is bursting with a colourful array of first-class food and drink products and culinary stars. Its beef and seafood industries enjoy a sterling reputation, while its whiskies are coveted the world over. However, there...