Jamie Oliver news and analysis – Page 26
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News
IFE 2011 Preview: Local is the new organic
The appetite for locally produced products has overtaken organic to become the number one food sustainability issue, and will be a key theme at the IFE11 show, says Virginia Matthews
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NewsVision of the future: holograms could be greeting customers
It may sound like something from a sci-fi movie, but supermarket shoppers could soon be greeted and assisted by holograms. Following successful trials, technology company Tensator is hoping to interest the supermarkets in its holographic...
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NewsFocus On Cooking Sauces: It ain’t half hot, mum
The battle for market share in cooking sauces is as intense as ever, but the brands gaining most ground are the same ones steering clear of heavy promotions. Guy Sheppard reports
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NewsFood & Drink Awards 2011: Hair, Bear and flair
The most outstanding innovations from food and drink brands were recognised on Wednesday at The Grocer’s Food & Drink Awards 2011
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's Sydenham
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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NewsJim Beam turns to sport in new marketing focus
Jim Beam plans to steer its marketing away from rock 'n' roll themes and onto sports to boost its profile as the challenger brand to Jack Daniel's. Annual sales of Bacardi Brown-Forman's Jack Daniel's are 15 times bigger than Jim Beam in...
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NewsAnalysts reassured by Cranswick results
Analysts hailed Cranswick "a safe haven" after it posted a 5% increase in like-for-like sales this week. Total third-quarter sales at Cranswick, which makes meat and poultry products under licence for Jamie Oliver, Red Lion Foods and the...
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NewsOliver range escapes Cranswick price cut
'Save our bacon' crusader Jamie Oliver found himself in the spotlight this week after the company that manufactures his pork range decided to cut what it pays to farmers at a time when they are struggling with soaring input costs.
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ProfilesMottershead promoted after Jamie turnaround
Jamie Oliver has promoted Guy Mottershead to MD of Fresh Retail Ventures, the company behind his eponymous grocery brand, after the executive director transformed it from a business making "significant" losses to one that managed to double its sales...
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NewsThe Food Doctor goes mainstream with its new lines
The Food Doctor is ditching medicinal for mainstream and adopting a new licensing model as part of a root-and-branch overhaul of its portfolio. The 11-year old company expects the changes to help it quadruple annual sales to £50m by...
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Comment & OpinionBlogof’s crystal ball: your guide to the year ahead
January Shoppers revert to a feral state as the big freeze returns. Man turns on wife, parent on child and pet against pensioner as society's norms break down. There are even reports that a tribe of heavily...
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Comment & Opinion
Next Year's News: the Daily Bread guide to 2011
Daily Bread brings you the biggest stories of the year to come - before they happen
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NewsReview of the Year 2010
Since the recession started, it’s been widely noted how stable the grocery industry has been. A famed defensive stock, the industry was afforded a great deal of continuity in terms of senior leadership, and only retailers in long-term decline went under.
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News
Ad spend up again before Christmas is barely started
Supermarkets have already spent record sums on advertising this year, according to new data exclusive to The Grocer - and their spend is growing at almost double the rate of advertising as a whole.
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NewsIt’s not quite selling ice to eskimos, but crushed ice anyone?
The UK's biggest ice cube supplier is introducing crushed ice for the first time to a supermarket as interest in cocktails continues to grow. The Ice Company teamed up with Tesco and Bacardi in June to bring the first bag of...
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NewsSainsbury’s asks PR agencies to pitch for Comic Relief work
Sainsbury’s is on the hunt for a new consumer PR agency.
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NewsJamie Oliver adds the stardust for Sainsbury’s fairytale Christmas
Jamie Oliver will again star for Sainsbury’s in a festive ad campaign celebrating a “fairytale” Christmas.
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NewsFocus On Bacon & Sausages: Where now for posh sausages?
A slowdown in NPD and high promotional levels led to a “mundane year” for sausages and bacon, and suppliers now have their work cut out to maintain growth. Julia Glotz reports
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: Michelle McKenna, Clippy’s Apples
Michelle McKenna, co-founder of Clippy’s Apples, on dreaming, things that wobble and espresso coffee
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Spending review will mean a wider skills gap
The future workforce needs dignity and good pay as well as qualifications, says Tim Lang