Archive of all supplier articles – Page 186
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Category ReportFairtrade: a Fair fight?
Fairtrade is booming. But big brand and category conversions are driving most of the growth…
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Category ReportFairtrade Fortnight: fuelling up to go further
Megaphones out. PoS up. Coffee-powered car go! Fairtrade Fortnight (25 February-10 March) is nearly upon us…
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ProfilesMake Mine a Builders: laying the foundations for success
Thanks in part to some explosive marketing, Make Mine a Builders has become an international tea brand…
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InterviewsMatt Hill on his modernisation of the Heinz legacy
UK & Ireland president Matt Hill talks to The Grocer about his modernisation of the Heinz legacy…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the promotions landscape shifting towards own-label?
Brands are usually the ones shouting loudest in store – but own-label products have been making plenty of noise…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the meat supply chain must adopt a 'criminal' mentality
Stopping another scandal will involve more than lab work…
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News
Absolut rolls out one-off Unique vodka bottles to off-trade
Pernod Ricard will roll out limited-edition bottles of its Absolut Unique vodka to the wider UK-off trade from February 13.
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NewsMcBride back in profit despite sales fall
McBride is back in the black despite reporting an 11% fall in half-year sales.
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NewsVion UK pork business renamed as Karro Food Group
Vion’s UK pork business – bought out by management in December – is to be renamed Karro Food Group…
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NewsPremier Foods COO Eaton leaves company
Premier Foods chief operating officer Geoff Eaton has left the company - on the same day the new CEO started work.
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NewsHorse meat scandal: ABP orders major operations changes
ABP Food Group has announced a major shake-up of its Irish and UK operations in response to the horse meat scandal…
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Category ReportOwn label offers high quality, eco-friendliness and thrift
Brands and retailers may be muting their green message in favour of a product functionality one…
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NewsMonster Rehab gets two new flavours
Monster is hoping to maintain momentum on last year’s strong growth by rolling out two new flavours of its low cal, still energy drink, Monster Rehab and offering aggressive promotional activity in the indies.
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NewsSainsbury's to prune suppliers and promos
Sainsbury’s has revealed plans to reduce the number of its suppliers and wean itself off promotions…
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NewsCoca-Cola takes on Pepsi with post-Olympic promotional push
Coca-Cola has embarked on a promotional blitz against arch-rival Pepsi in the wake of a disappointing Olympics…
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Analysis & FeaturesGavin Darby takes centre stage at Premier Foods
After an impressive 18-month shift, the sudden exit of CEO Michael Clarke has placed a relative unknown in the hot seat…
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NewsDunbia pledges to source and process Asda lamb in Wales
Dunbia has said it will continue to source Welsh lamb and process it in Wales for Asda after becoming the supermarket’s sole lamb supplier.
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NewsABP buys Debbie & Andrew’s from Vion
ABP Food Group has bought the Debbie & Andrew’s sausage brand from Vion UK, thegrocer.co.uk can reveal.
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NewsRowntree's Randoms adds words to the mix with Squidgy Speak
Nestlé has extended its Rowntree’s Randoms brand with sweets based on words rather than objects.Squidgy Speak – the first range extension for Randoms - is rolling out now in impulse and sharing formats (rsp: 48p and £1.29). Each bag contains foamy fruit-flavoured sweets featuring a selection from 40 different random ...
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NewsPremier Foods CEO Michael Clarke steps down
Premier Foods chief executive Michael Clarke has quit the role with immediate effect.