All articles by James Halliwell – Page 23
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Comment & OpinionBake Off is back, bringing a welcome pastel hue to the world
With Gaza and Ukraine threatening apocalypse, has there ever been a better time for The Great British Bake Off to return?…
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi and Lidl: how big could the discounters get?
The rapid rise of Aldi and Lidl is changing the shape of the grocery landscape. How big will they get?…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe art of ‘capturing a shopper’s heart, mind and wallet’
Whether you’re giving them ‘hardwired insight’ or offering ‘surprise and delight,’ shopper marketing has become an essential tool for both brands and retailers. So how has it changed?
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InterviewsLevi Roots: The Big Interview
A high-profile court case – and a 17% slump in sales of its hero sauces line last year – made Levi Roots ‘wake up’…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe race to bring the best NPD to market
With brands facing competition from own label, the innovation race is hard fought. So why does so much NPD fail?…
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Comment & OpinionKen Hom shows why we all love him on Food & Drink
Everyone loves Ken Hom. He’s so smiley, and he cooks a mean Chinese, which is a brilliant combination…
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NewsAldi co-founder Karl Albrecht dies aged 94
Karl Albrecht, co-founder of Aldi and its chairman until 2002, has died aged 94.
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Analysis & FeaturesClick & collect: can independent retailers make it click?
Independents are lagging behind in the locker race. Who is getting into the game and is it delivering?…
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Comment & OpinionFood Unwrapped's trip to Danish Crown puts our man off bacon
I love bacon. It’s so crispy and delicious. I thought nothing could put me off it……
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NewsIceland to launch new Food Warehouse discount store
Iceland’s new upmarket Food Warehouse concept store pays homage to success of discounters Aldi and Lidl…
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Comment & OpinionWhy Tesco's gone all sheepish
If I ever have a rough day at work I often cheer myself up by thinking, well, at least I’m not Philip Clarke.
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Comment & OpinionCutting the mustard
In 2007, it was nearly all over for English mustard as we know it, thanks to a disastrous harvest of mustard seeds…
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Comment & OpinionShopgirls had a tad too much of the red light slur about it
BBC2’s Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter had a tad too much of the red light slur about it…
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Analysis & FeaturesNetto's return: Per Bank and Mike Coupe on how the jv will work
Dansk Supermarked CEO Per Bank and Sainsbury’s CEO-in-waiting Mike Coupe on their vision for Netto’s return to the UK…
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Analysis & FeaturesAdjudicator Christine Tacon on the challenges ahead
One year into her tenure, Christine Tacon has already achieved change with her payment backdating coup…
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Analysis & FeaturesGarlic Farm: A breath of fresh air for garlic farming
After his first business ended in disaster, Colin Boswell started again. The result was The Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight…
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Analysis & FeaturesFarm Africa's fish farming project leads to biggest harvest yet
… thanks in part to female fmcg captains digging away. A year on, the Afula women report their best harvest ever…
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NewsLidl UK’s Ronny Gottschlich ‘surprised’ by Netto return
Lidl UK MD Ronny Gottschlich has said he was “surprised” by the deal between Sainsbury’s and Netto.
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NewsTacon claims breakthrough on ‘forensic auditing’
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has persuaded eight supermarkets to slash the time they backdate demands for money from six years to two.
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InterviewsGroceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon: One year in
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon speaks to The Grocer about her first year in the role, and a new pledge on ‘forensic auditing’ by eight major supermarkets.