Jamie Oliver news and analysis – Page 11
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NewsMedia Bites 8 June: Costa Coffee, M&S, Poundworld
Whitbread has mooted the possibility that it could sell its Costa Coffee or Premier Inn businesses rather than pursue its proposal to demerge its coffee business within the next two years.
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Category ReportHere comes the sunflower: oils category report 2018
An extra 4.4 million litres of sunflower oil were sold in the past year – an 8.4% rise
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NewsPret a Manger readies US push after £1.5bn JAB deal
The deal will see JAB assume control of Pret after a decade of ownership by private equity group Bridgepoint
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Analysis & FeaturesFive categories driving the frozen food revival
From posh processed poultry to innovative veggie burgers, we list the top products making frozen hot again
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Comment & OpinionA long battle looms over food & drink health plans
The honeymoon between PHE and the food and drink industry may have to be put on hold
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Comment & OpinionChildhood Obesity Plan Mark 2: things are about to get seriously complicated
If Theresa May thought this was an easy policy to pluck off the shelf to win much needed domestic credibility, she may have to think again
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Comment & OpinionHotel Chocolat: case for and against in Waitrose bar spat
What is Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell getting his meringue-strawberry-and-white chocolate knickers in a twist about?
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NewsBrewDog, Sushi Daily & Fever-Tree bosses make Times Rich List
BrewDog co-owners James Watt and Martin Dickie were valued at £262m and £228m
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NewsMedia Bites 11 May: Amazon/Morrisons, High streets, Walmart
Amazon could buy Morrisons, which already provides the online giant with food deliveries to UK customers using its Panty and Prime services, according to one industry analyst.
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Comment & OpinionHow casual dining lost its relevance – and what chains can do to win back customers
Inconsistent brand experiences, fussy promotions and too much focus on takeaway offerings are ruining successful chains, warns Jenny Burns of KBS Albion
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Analysis & FeaturesA dangerous game: sporting sponsorship in 2018
The combination of sport and politics has often proven volatile. And it means sponsoring the World Cup this year is more complex than it has ever been
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Comment & OpinionCan Peas Please’s generic veg campaign win funding? And will it work?
The timing of the launch could not be more opportune after Defra released its Family Food Survey, which found consumers were purchasing fewer fresh green vegetables in 2016/17 than in 2013
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Feature SynopsisFocus on oils: 2 June
Sunflower oil has returned to growth for the first time in four years. And it’s back with a bang.
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NewsMedia Bites 30 April: Sainsbury’s/Asda merger special
The markets held their breath over the weekend as they awaited official news released to the stock exchange this morning of the £15bn talks between Sainsbury’s and Walmart-owned Asda.
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Category ReportOnly the finest: Own Label Category Report 2018
You might expect the supermarkets’ value lines to be stealing the show. Yet the reality is altogether different
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NewsPHE lines up tougher measures on obesity
Industry sources said it was looking increasingly likely the government would be reviving proposals jettisoned from David Cameron’s original Childhood Obesity Strategy
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Category ReportPlaying the game: Soft Drinks Category Report 2018
You’d expect the taxman to have lost a few friends last week when he began levying as much as 24p for every litre of sugar
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Comment & OpinionWill the government dance to Jamie and Hugh’s anti-obesity tune?
Oliver is said to have already met the prime mnister and senior ministers to discuss measures that could be brought in as part of an obesity pan
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NewsCity snapshot: First half pre-tax profits dive 30% at ABF
Associated British Foods has announced pre-tax profit down 30% to £603m on group revenue up 2% to £7.4bn in the 24 weeks to 3 March as profits dived in its sugar division. Plus, Majestic Wine plans to accelerate growth “by materially increasing investment in new customer acquisition” in 2019, a new CFO for Tate & Lyle and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 17 April: Whitbread, Diageo, Jamie Oliver
Whitbread faces increasing pressure to pursue a demerger amid speculation that activist investor Elliott Advisors is preparing to buy further shares in the business.