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All articles by Ronan Hegarty – Page 102
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Tesco hits landfill target a year early
Tesco has reached its target of diverting 100% of waste produced by its UK business away from landfill almost a year a head of its original target.
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NewsGovernment picks a fight it has already begun to win
Why is Hilary Benn declaring war on waste now, when retailers, producers and Wrap have been working on it effectively for years? Ronan Hegarty reports
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Industry laments loss of Defra minister Kennedy
New Defra minister Jim Fitzpatrick will have big shoes to fill after the resignation of the popular Jane Kennedy last week.Kennedy, who had only been in the role since October and resigned from government in protest at Gordon Brown's style...
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Landmark celebrates biggest-ever dividend
Landmark Wholesale's 32 members are enjoying their biggest dividend since the company was set up in 1972 after a 5% increase in sales for the year to 30 April.The buying group, members of which include Parfetts Cash & Carry, BA Cash & Carry...
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NewsAsda staff to share in £43m windfall
Asda staff are set to benefit from the retailer’s biggest rewards package since the company was taken over by Wal-Mart in 1999.
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Outsourcing: is it outdated? Del Monte broker, he say no
Why did it go so wrong for food broker Jenks? And does its collapse pose questions about the viability of outsourcing, asks Ronan Hegarty
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Unpaid staff counting cost of Jenks collapse
Staff at grocery outsourcing firm Jenks have not been paid since April, it has emerged in the wake of the firm’s shock collapse this week.
Jenks entered administration this week and officially stopped trading on Monday. The majority of its… -
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Fresh food making up a third of c-store sales
Almost a third of all c-store sales are now fresh food, marking a huge category growth through this channel over the past five years. C-stores have often been accused of not getting their fresh offer right, but the latest figures from IGD’s...
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Gantry costs prohibitive, admit consultants to DH
The figures used by the Department of Health to play down the cost of implementing a tobacco display ban are wrong - says the company quoted in the department's own briefing notes.
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P&H overhauls pricing to enable comparisons
A new pricing structure from Palmer & Harvey will make it easier for retailers to judge its competitiveness against rivals.
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NewsTurning Japanese
Daniel Torras tells Ronan Hegarty why JTI will continue to flourish despite the challenges posed by legislation
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The reformulation demands that really take the biscuit
The Food Standards Agency is set to impose reductions in satfat levels on biscuits, but reformulation will not be easy, says Ronan Hegarty
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Booze stings show stores lead way in responsible retailing
As chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson continued his crusade for potentially "devastating" minimum pricing levels on alcohol this week, new research revealed supermarkets and convenience stores were already leading the way on responsible...
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Supply code of practice is fatally flawed, says lawyer
A flaw in the revised Groceries Supply Code of Practice renders it unenforceable, a leading competition lawyer has claimed.Retailers would not be legally obliged to comply, warned Michael Hutchings, who was heavily involved in the groceries...
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Competition test blow casts doubts over other remedies
Ten months after the Competition Commission's groceries market inquiry was concluded, why has so little changed, asks Ronan Hegarty
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NPM used on vending machines in hospitals
The industry’s worst fears about the potential misuse of the FSA’s Nutrient Profiling Model have been realised.
Two years after The Grocer warned in our Weigh It Up! campaign that Ofcom’s use of the NPM was the thin end of the wedge, it has… -
NewsFury at ‘misleading’ cost estimate of display ban
The Department of Health has come in for fierce criticism over a briefing document to peers this week suggesting the cost of implementing a tobacco display ban could be as little as £120 – and £210 at most.
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Insiders say FSA will set targets to reduce satfat
Targets for the reduction of saturated fat in some products appear a certainty after industry insiders told The Grocer an FSA consultation planned for next month would focus on the specifics of targets rather than the actual need or practicality....
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NewsMinister slams FSA satfat campaign for lacking in balance
The Food Standards Agency has come under attack again this week. Not from an angry food producer this time, but from the very body that created it – the Government.
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Tory MP attacks plan to outlaw tobacco displays
The tobacco industry campaign to block plans for a display ban from 2011 received a boost from the shadow health minister this week.
Conservative MP Mike Penning attacked the Health Bill, which contains the display ban proposals, on his blog….