All articles by James Halliwell – Page 26
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NewsGreggs profits fall in ‘year of transition’
Greggs has revealed a like-for-like sales dip of 0.8% for the 52 weeks ending 28 December 2013. It also said pre-tax profits were down 18.9% to £41.3m.
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ProfilesDry Like Me: the potty-training 'lifesavers'
A pair of mums have taken their training pads from nowhere to the shelves of all the mults and Amazon…
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Category ReportPizza category report 2014
We Brits love pizza. A whopping 83% of us buy bake-at-home pizza and the market has grown 4.2% to £867m in the past year…
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Category ReportFocus on Pizza: New heights for pizza
Chilled pizza is on a roll. Frozen own label is also thriving… so why are frozen brands out in the cold?…
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Analysis & FeaturesSheep rustling - a worsening problem for UK farmers
Rustling doesn’t just happen in the Wild West. It is a growing problem for UK farmers…
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Category ReportNorthern Dough Co latches on to hit DIY trend
We’ve all dreamed of spinning a pizza base above our heads…
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InterviewsEsso's Simon Herbert: Fuelling retail growth
Esso is selling off the retail side of its operation so it can focus on supplying fuel. What’s prompted the radical move?…
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Comment & OpinionHorizon's shocking revelations about sugar and fat. Not!
Sugar v fat? A question I always answer by enjoying a Coca-Cola with my pizza, just to be on the safe side…
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ProfilesHot property Tabasco looks to remain top dog in chilli sauces
As the hot sauce category continues to heat up, Tabasco is looking to consolidate its postion as category creator…
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Analysis & FeaturesSwitching fascias: is it worth the effort?
Retailers who switched symbol groups claim the move boosted profits and sales. So why aren’t more doing it?…
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Analysis & FeaturesCommunity shop: Doing things differently in Barnsley
If Community Shop doesn’t look like a supermarket from the outside, it makes up for it once you get through the doors…
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Comment & OpinionThe Taste: a spoonful of top judges... but no wow factor
Television theory says when it comes to talent shows, the ‘talent’ is always of secondary importance to the judges…
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NewsHorsegate scandal hasn't changed shopping habits of majority
A new survey carried out for The Grocer shows Horsegate has made no difference to the way the majority of Brits shop.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Horsegate is yesterday's news
One year on, Horsegate is as good as forgotten. How has public confidence been restored?…
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Analysis & FeaturesTV Personality of the Year: Malcolm Walker
He started the year with a round of disastrous Horsegate-related appearances including a cataclysmic appearance on Panoram…
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Analysis & FeaturesWorst TV of the year: Tudor Monastery Farm
This was the most stupefying TV show of all time. It lasted for six hour-long episodes…
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Analysis & FeaturesBaby products: China causes a riot in baby formula aisle
Baby formula usually has enough to cope with from the breast is best brigade, but 2013 has been even more controversial…
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Comment & OpinionBack in the saddle
Frozen ready meals have taken a real kicking over 2013. And there is one standout reason why…
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen food: Greggs excels in a chill year for frozen
The phrase ‘victims of their own success’ usually applies to showbiz casualties, but in 2013 it also applied to sausage rolls.
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NewsDawn Durrant, formerly of Geest: where is she now?
Durrant qualified as a solicitor at Allen & Overy before she started working with ready meals manufacturer Geest in 1994…