Iceland Foods news and analysis – Page 36
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NewsIceland 7% cheaper than Asda thanks to ambient and chilled
Iceland is best known as a frozen food retailer – but it is more price competitive with the big four on chilled…
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NewsIceland takes McCoy's and Hula Hoops into frozen potato market
Iceland has expanded bagged snacks brands Hula Hoops and McCoy’s into the frozen potato products market…
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NewsIceland: 'customer engagement scheme is paying off'
Iceland says customer satisfaction levels have soared since it started printing individually tailored vouchers at tills…
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NewsIceland boss Walker marks 800th store with a swipe at Grimsey
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has celebrated opening Iceland’s 800th store with a thinly veiled attack on former Iceland CEO Bill Grimsey.
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NewsIceland ad banned for denigrating Irish food safety body
A press ad for Iceland that appeared at the height of the horsemeat scandal has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for denigrating Ireland’s food safety watchdog the FSAI.
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NewsGreggs puts frozen food expansion on hold in strategy shift
Greggs will undergo a major reshaping of its business over a three to four-year period, moving away from its traditional bakery concept to emphasise its “food-on-the-go” credentials and put on hold further plans for its frozen food line.
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NewsAsda, Iceland and Poundland revamp websites
Asda, Iceland and Poundland have all launched revamped websites this week, showing a common focus to seek out growth online.
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ProfilesSir Roger Carr, former Cadbury chairman: where is he now?
Sir Roger held management roles with Honeywell Computers and Williams and was chairman for Chubb, Bass and Thames Water…
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NewsIceland’s 2012 profits take a hit following management buyout
Iceland Foods has revealed a 35.9% fall in pre-tax profits in the first set of results since founder Malcolm Walker regained control of the business.
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NewsHigh security for Iceland's frozen lamb
Iceland has rolled out plastic security boxes for frozen lamb legs to more than 550 of its 780 stores…
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NewsIceland online service back after an eight-year absence
Iceland has resumed its online shopping service – eight years after scrapping it…
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NewsIceland plans to go British for all beef
Iceland is planning to move to 100% British beef for its entire product range,…
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Analysis & Features'Horsegate' hotseat: our experts rate retail CEOs
From sincere to suicidal we assess responses from retail bosses to the Horsegate scandal…
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NewsHorse meat: Iceland apologises for Panorama comment about 'the Irish'
Iceland has apologised after CEO Malcolm Walker outraged customers with a controversial comment about “the Irish” on Panorama last night.
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NewsHorse meat: FSAI slams ‘dishonest’ criticism of its burger survey after Iceland claims DNA tests were unaccredited
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has hit back at “disingenuous, dishonest and untruthful” suggestions the methodology it used to test frozen burgers for horse DNA was unsound, saying it is confident its results are robust.
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NewsHorse meat: Iceland challenges ‘unaccredited’ Irish DNA tests
The DNA tests conducted by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland used an unaccredited methodology and led to Iceland’s being unfairly portrayed as selling “horse burgers” when its products were, in fact, free of horse meat, the frozen food retailer has claimed.
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NewsDiscounters dine out on festive sales of Champagne and lobster
The discounters enjoyed booming sales this Christmas, with shoppers seeking out premium-quality products…
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NewsAdams secures hard cheese deal at Iceland
Adams Foods has scored a coup over Arla by winning the contract to supply Iceland’s own-label range of hard cheeses….
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NewsSainsbury's leads big four in latest Kantar data
Sainsbury’s was the only supermarket out of the big four to increase its market share in the run up to Christmas, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel.
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Analysis & FeaturesReview of the year 2012: part 2
As we revealed in our annual Britain’s Biggest Brands supplement in March…