Jamie Oliver news and analysis – Page 28
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on spitting chefs and Blanc expressions
I once had the pleasure of meeting Raymond Blanc. It was at a press jolly at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons and I have two overriding memories.
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NewsFocus On Cooking Sauces: Baking a profit?
If there was one category destined to cash in on the recession, it was cooking sauces – but oven bake is one of the only sectors doing really well. Cathy Relf finds out why
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Extra, extra! Blog all about it!
For such a big industry, food and drink has surprisingly few blogs. The Grocer rounds up 20 of the best and asks why companies have taken so long to catch on. Simon Creasey reports
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Critical Eye... on a trans-global journey to discovery the bleedin' obvious
Having delayed watching Crop to Shop: Jimmy's Supermarket Secrets (7.30pm, BBC1 3 February) to catch the Leeds Spurs game (fortunately the Mighty Whites threw the game so they could concentrate once more on the real task in hand securing promotion), I was praying the one hour 'exposé' of the supermarkets' ...
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NewsJamie freshens range with Med-style NPD
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has revealed that Fresh Retail Ventures is adding 60 new SKUs to his supermarket range this year as well as introducing bold new packaging.
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Jamie & Co take a back seat as deals and print come first
The grocery sector is splashing the cash on advertising in the run-up to Christmas but the tactics this year have changed, finds Charlie Wright
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NewsAcid Test: Findus Frozen Pasta
Cooking up a load of pasta normally means lots of washing up and watching the pot boil so this new format is a good, convenient idea. The pasta shrunk a bit in the microwave but the texture wasn't...
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Bulletin: Jamie the salt addict... King's VAT warning... Greggs after Threshers bargains
Celeb chef's sauce 'like 10 bags of crisps'; supermarket profits impress; high street baker hunting new sites
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News‘Salt addict’ chefs slammed over sauces
Jamie Oliver and Loyd Grossman have come under fire for the high salt content of their pasta sauces.
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Shoppers trade up to branded pastas despite downturn
The recession has failed to stop shoppers from ditching supermarket own-label pasta for pricier branded alternatives, new data from IRI has revealed. Total pasta sales are up 16.1% in value and 5.0% in volume with dry pasta driving the...
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Jimmy hits mainstream with premium sausages
TV star Jimmy Doherty has followed celebrity pal Jamie Oliver into the multiples with a new range of premium sausages.
The Jimmy’s Range branded classic pork sausages contain cracked black pepper and sea salt and have gone into 235 Tesco… -
NewsCritical Eye... on Jimmy Doherty's great cornflake conspiracy
If the apple rarely falls far from the tree, what bizarre and contrary seeds the Doherty brothers grew from. Pete chose heroin, fleeting rock stardom and hanging off the bony arm of a Croydon-born supermodel. Jimmy chose something else. He chose...
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Saturday Essay: The demise of the family mealtime is a myth
Dinnertime is still important to many families and the recession has only served to reinforce this, says Anne Murphy
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NewsThe Grocer 33 Review 2009: Trolley wars
Over 52 weeks, the major supermarket chains have battled to offer the cheapest prices, the best availability and the most outstanding service. In our annual review of the Grocer 33, Nick Hughes, Jo Grew and James Ball ask those at the sharp end to reveal the secrets of their winning ...
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NewsThe Grocer in the media - Pig and Poultry LIVE 09
The pig and poultry industries need to improve their marketing and do more to engage the consumer, producers have claimed. The poultry industry has been abject in terms of marketing and needed a sustained effort from all sides, argued John Bowler of John Bowler Eggs, who was speaking at this month’s ...
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Danish Crown pledges to boost UK pig production
Danish Crown is planning to up its UK pig production by 25% within the next three years as it looks to establish its credentials as a "local producer".
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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NewsCooking classes the Oliver way
Jamie Oliver's new high-street retailing concept Recipease allows shoppers the choice to grab food and go, or stay and whip up a meal themselves. Darren Davidson reports
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Category Report
Meat Fish & Poultry 2009
Jamie Oliver gave British pork a major boost in his TV show in January, but are farmers and the wider industry willing to take the next steps needed to capitalise on the situation, asks Michael Barker.How times have changed for the UK pork industry. A year ago, desperate farmers resorted ...
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Is it all over for traffic light labels?
Next month, the FSA will publish research into how the British public is using traffic light labels. But with the EU leaning towards a simpler system, how isolated is the UK on nutrition labelling, asks Nick Hughes