All news articles – Page 3112
-
News
New charity scheme to use Chip and PIN
An innovative scheme that aims to revolutionise charitable giving in the UK could be launched next year. Pennies4change will allow customers paying for goods in shops using a chip and PIN terminal to round up their transaction to the nearest pound...
-
News
Red Tractor logo comes under threat in review
The Red Tractor and other UK farm assurance labels could be scrapped if the industry backs a single UK scheme in a major consultation now under way. The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has asked for industry views on the merits of a...
-
News
Dairy Crest hires Rotten to sex up its Country Life
In what must go down as one of the most unlikely campaigns in advertising history, Dairy Crest has recruited former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon to be the new face of relaunched Country Life. From October 1, Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, will front a...
-
News
Longer trade terms ramp up pressure from credit crunch
Cash-strapped suppliers will struggle to stay afloat as a “credit crunch within the credit crunch” threatens the entire food chain. This was the stark warning from experts across the industry, who also claimed supermarkets’ lengthening trade terms...
-
News
Nicholas steps down from Tate & Lyle job
Tate & Lyle has announced that its group finance director John Nicholas, is to leave after just two years, as the company struggles with a dramatic rise in debt. Nicholas is to step down this week by mutual agreement. Director of investor relations...
-
News
Hot salad leaves offer potential of dual usage
A new brand of salad that has been marketed to eat hot or cold is being launched by PDM Produce. Wok or Not has been created to invigorate the bagged salad sector, which has stagnated as a result of poor weather and a struggling economy, according...
-
News
Spinneys is export hero of Middle East
Middle Eastern supermarket chain Spinneys Dubai has been named Interna-tional Retailer of the Year by export agency Food from Britain. Formed in 1924 in Alexandria, Spinneys Dubai has become the leading premium food retailer in the Middle East, with...
-
News
Peter’s eyes slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with Premier range
Welsh pie specialist Peter’s is hoping to grab a slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with a new ‘posh’ pastry range that launched into more than 400 Sainsbury’s stores this week. The Premier Pie range carries an rsp of £1.35, pitching it right in Pukka’s…
-
News
The fine fare seller with a twist
Paul Hargreaves takes an unorthodox approach to staffing and ranging at Cotswold Fayre but it’s proved no bad way to build a wholesaling business. Julia Taylor reports
-
News
Smoothie sales slump as shoppers feel pinch
Innocent Drinks, the market-leading smoothie maker, has become the latest victim of the credit crunch, suffering a massive drop in sales as cash-stretched consumers forgo the drinks. The company admitted its like-for-like sales had plummeted 21% to...
-
News
Is retro the way forward?
Monster Munch and Hovis are just two of the brands currently playing the nostalgia card – but will it work, asks Jane Bainbridge
-
News
Williams’ wholesale Landmark
Landmark’s head honcho explains to Beth Phillips how he is rising to the challenges posed by today’s wholesale scene
-
News
Ice cream maker Hill Station freezes trading
The future of Loseley ice cream manufacturer Hill Station was hanging in the balance today after shares in the premium ice cream manufacturer were suspended from trading, for the second time, yesterday.
-
News
Co-op’s Marks next to say food inflation has peaked
The Co-operative Group has joined Andy Bond in claiming food inflation has peaked, less than two weeks after the Asda chief predicted prices would soon start to fall.
-
News
Confident Co-op unveils record H1 performance
The Co-operative Group has underlined its readiness to join a supermarket 'big five' as its food division pushed the group to record profits and sales for the first half of the year.
-
News
Tesco pulls sweets in wake of China milk scare
Tesco has withdrawn from sale a line of Chinese sweets known as White Rabbit Creamy Candies as the fall-out from the China milk scandal continues to spread.
-
News
Waitrose, Booths shake on surprise buying alliance
Waitrose has signed a surprise deal with supermarket rival Booths to pool their resources and share buying duties on a range of products. Booths, which enjoys a similarly upmarket reputation to its larger partner, will co-operate with Waitrose on sourcing a number of products in a bid to lower costs.
-
News
Ex-Asda chief Leighton ends Royal Mail tenure
Allan Leighton, the former boss of supermarket giant Asda, is to step down from his role as chairman of Royal Mail next year. Leighton, who headed Asda as chief executive during the 1990s alongside former chairman Archie Norman, will stand down from his current role by March.
-
News
Weak sterling yields 12% hike for pork producers
Pork prices are starting to rise at retail as farmers obtain higher prices and weaker sterling makes exporting more attractive to UK producers, says Michael Barker
-
News
Other Movers 20/9/2008
Sainsbury's plans to recruit 12,000 temporary staff to work in its stores over the Christmas period. Each of its 823 stores will employ between 10 and 40 staff from mid-November to January for...