Jamie Oliver news and analysis – Page 25
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Analysis & FeaturesIt’s Goldenballs! (Just don’t mention those fish fingers..)
His GO3 franchise was swiftly sent off by supermarkets, so is David Beckham really such a great ambassador for Sainsbury’s? Charlie Wright reports
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News‘Hard work’ pays off for Sainsbury’s with half-year sales hike
Sainsbury’s has posted like-for-like sales growth of 1.9% for the past six months, excluding fuel. Total sales at the supermarket were up 7.6% to £12.8bn, or by 4.3% excluding fuel, in the 28 weeks to 1 October. Underlying pre-tax profits rose 6.6% to £354m.
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NewsDH under pressure to rescue ‘nudging’ Deal
The Department of Health is planning to commission an independent review into whether the Responsibility Deal is working, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.
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Comment & Opinion
Justin King isn’t dead, but there's a new king at Sainsbury’s
I think the Gok Wan clothing range will have a more material impact on Sainsbury’s bottom line…
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NewsSainsbury’s bags Beckham to take over from Oliver
David Beckham is the new face of Sainsbury’s, fronting its Active Kids campaign and Paralympic Games sponsorship.
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Comment & Opinion
Fixing the obesity epidemic is as hard as fixing the euro
The coalition wants to nudge, but the nannying instinct is still strong, as reaction to the Department of Health’s proposals last week proved.
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Comment & Opinion
The responsibility Delia
There are all kinds of reasons not to like celebrity chefs: envy of their boyish good looks, say, the fact they never have to wash up, or their ability to do things with a courgette and a peeler than would make grown men weep.
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Analysis & Features
Food Festivals: The new rock and roll
Food and drink is headlining at a new kind of festival where the music plays second fiddle to grocery brands and celebrity chefs. But how much of an appetite is there for such events, asks Samantha Lyster
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NewsYoung’s hooks Jamie for new frozen range
Young's Seafood has been praised by rivals for injecting some much needed value into the frozen fish category with its new Jamie Oliver range. The 12-strong line-up, which hits shelves next month, is Oliver's first major retail...
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NewsJamie Oliver makes seafood debut with Young’s tie-up
Jamie Oliver has expanded his commercial empire into the frozen fish category with the launch of a 12-strong portfolio co-branded with Young’s.
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NewsHe’s queasy, but Hugh lets Tesco off the hook
After years of hounding the nation’s biggest retailer, campaigning chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has finally buried the hatchet with Tesco and will instead focus his attention on John West when his Fish Fight returns to TV on Monday.
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ProfilesAre YouTube stars Sorted the new Jamies?
The team behind Sorted have turned a promo video for a self-published cookbook into the most-watched YouTube cookery channel in the UK. So what’s next for the youngsters who are making cooking cool? Simon Creasey finds out
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NewsCranswick CEO insists future remains bright
Cranswick CEO Bernard Hoggarth has rubbished claims that an anticipated 15% slump in profits is down to its over-reliance on the supermarkets. The rebuttal comes after the company which produces branded pork products for the likes of...
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: How to put high street buzz back
Leeds Market is a laudable example of a vibrant independent retail hub, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & Opinion
It's not you, it's me
Is there such a thing as an amicable divorce? Yesterday Sainsbury’s announced that its 11-year romance with Jamie Oliver is drawing to a close.
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Analysis & Features
Meat & Fish Supplement 2011: How to get pork on more plates
Sales of pork are flat, and suppliers blame excessive levels of promotion. What can be done to put a premium into the category, asks Richard Ford
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NewsThe Grocer Power 100
Who are the most powerful figures in the grocery industry today? The Grocer team undertook exhaustive research to determine the key players, from the bosses of the biggest retailers and manufacturers to opinion formers, commodity traders, bankers, celebrity chefs and NGOs. After weeks of painstaking deliberations, we present the rankings, ...
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NewsAll the fun of the fair with Jamie Oliver's plans for London food festival
Jamie Oliver is launching a three-day food and music festival, to be held in London this summer. The Big Feastival will take place on Clapham Common, South London, from 1 July to 3 July.
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ProfilesNew kids on the block: the next generation of celebrity chefs
In the 1980s, Keith Floyd reinvented the TV chef. Today, his successors aren’t just on the box, they’re earning big bucks through endorsements – and a new generation of stars are waiting in the wings. Rob Brown reports
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on Raymond's carte Blanc
I'm all for aspirational cookery. But Raymond Blanc's second series of Kitchen Secrets (8.30pm, BBC2, Monday 28 February) is more perspirational than aspirational. Who, aside from avid Hestonites, would dare to attempt anything beyond...