All articles by James Halliwell – Page 42
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NewsMore Greggs lines for Iceland
As its fight against the pasty tax rages on, Greggs is ramping up the number of frozen savouries it sells through Iceland.
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NewsVegware triples foodservice sales
A company that makes cutlery and food packaging from plants has increased sales tenfold…
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NewsDiscounters spreading into out-of-town
Discounters took more than one million sq ft of space in out-of-town retail parks in 2011, a new report has revealed.
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NewsFrozen Value opens two new depots
Frozen Value is planning to double its warehouse capacity this year.
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NewsCarrefour's one-queue trial
A single queue might work in a Post Office or M&S Simply Food, but a large supermarket?
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NewsAsda stores to get electric car chargers
As soaring fuel prices continue to dominate the headlines, Asda is looking to offer its customers an alternative - by pledging to install electric car charging points at all of its stores by the end of the year.
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NewsKrispy Kreme not expecting hot food tax
Krispy Kreme says it does not expect to be hit by the hot takeaway tax - because it doesn’t sell hot doughnuts at its 10 ‘HotLight’ stores.
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NewsLidl backs British in meat revamp
Lidl is revamping its entire fresh meat and poultry range in a bid to push its growing British credentials.
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NewsMobile phones now key to Asda ecommerce
Asda COO Judith McKenna has highlighted mobile shopping as a key channel for Asda
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Huddersfield
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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NewsHundreds sign up for British innovation contest
Mars is among hundreds of entrants for the Make it in Great Britain exhibition, which show off the best of British manufacturing at the Science Museum this summer.
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NewsAsda engages robots to maximise DC space
Asda will boost capacity at one of its busiest distribution centres by up to 60%
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Grocer 33Asda, Strabane
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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NewsMolson Coors warns of weather threat to UK barley... and beer
Britain’s supply of beer is at risk from the unseasonably hot weather, one of the UK’s biggest brewers has warned.
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NewsLincolnshire Poacher behind 'solar cheese'
Waitrose and Sainsbury’s are now selling solarpowered cheese, after the Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese…
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Comment & Opinion
Sausage roll model
Pasty-dodger George Osborne probably expected the fallout from the budget to focus on the top rate tax cut to 45p, which gave rich people more cash, or the freeze on tax allowances for pensioners, which gave poor people less…
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NewsRetailers welcome town centre friendly planning policy
Campaigners fighting for a stronger town centre first planning policy have applauded the changes made to the government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
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Comment & Opinion
I love it when a plan comes together
The ACS and the BRC haven’t exactly seen eye to eye on a great deal recently. But today’s warmly received publication of the National Planning Policy Framework has bought an air of harmony to the world of British retail…
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InterviewsPies, passion & poaching
When Brian Stein left Northern Foods for Samworth Brothers in 1995, his then boss told him he was making a big mistake.
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News'As good as fresh': Creative rolls out new pasteurisation method
Chilled ready meals can now stay ‘fresh’ for up to 90 days, thanks to an innovative pasteurisation method developed by Swiss boffins at Creative New Food.