Archive of all supplier articles – Page 81
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Promotional FeaturesFour ways to build customer-obsession into your business... and why you need to
The only way to build a better customer experience is to ensure that their satisfaction is a company-wide mission. Nicolas Hammer, CEO of leading customer interaction management platform Goodays (formerly Critizr), reveals how.
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NewsSupermarkets sign up to ‘unprecedented’ collaboration on climate change
It comes with estimates that food and drink consumed in the UK is responsible for around 35% of the country’s emissions
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NewsNomadic rebrand ditches ‘dairy’ identifier in push for new categories
The Irish yoghurt brand is looking to expand its offering outside its core yoghurt heartland
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NewsEndless acquires Smithfield Murray to combine with Yorkshire Premier Meat
Smithfield Murray has been snapped up by Endless to bring the poultry processor together with the private equity firm’s other protein business, Yorkshire Premier Meat.
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Promotional FeaturesHow retailers can prove the origin of their meat
With consumer trust already damaged by the horsemeat scandal, beef suppliers and retailers need a proven means of verifying origin and protecting their hard-earned reputations. Can an ‘Origin Fingerprint’ provide the solution?
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RankingsHow Britain’s 100 biggest brands are innovating through a cost of living crisis
NPD is expensive and risky. Some brands have pulled back, but others are reaping the benefits of thinking long term and investing accordingly Britain’s biggest grocery brands have faced a hectic 12 months. Against a backdrop of inflationary pressures and ongoing supply chain disruption, they’ve been locked in negotiations with ...
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NewsEx-G’s boss and leader of government labour probe makes case for seasonal workers
Without a functioning Seasonal Worker scheme the UK will ‘just export’ fresh produce growing, according to John Shropshire
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NewsMoy Park unveils net zero ‘farm of the future’ site in Lincolnshire
The JBS-owned supplier’s new Beech Farm in Lincolnshire had been built ’from the ground up with sustainability in mind’
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NewsPark Cakes looks at sale options as it seeks fresh funding
The group, which makes the Colin the Caterpillar cake for Marks & Spencer, is working with advisory firms Teneo and A&M to explore its options, The Grocer has learned.
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NewsTesco avoids repeat of Colgate dispute as prices jump
Colgate disappeared from Tesco in February last year over a price dispute
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NewsSainsbury’s enters talks with suppliers over future of Lloyds Pharmacy space
The Grocer understands suppliers have been contacted by Sainsbury’s as part of a move to use the space and attract investment
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NewsMeat-free growth tailing off as retailers shrink ranges
The number of meat alternative lines in the traditional big four and Waitrose fell 10.9% during the six months to 20 March
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NewsGressingham Foods invests in new packaging to reduce carbon footprint
The new packaging has been developed with Coveris and Ravenwood and allows the brand to save over 24 tonnes of waste material a year
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NewsPilgrim’s Food Masters threatening workers with ‘savage’ fire and rehire policy, says GMB
The union has over 1,000 members at Pilgrim’s, all of whom have been hit with the fire and rehire threat
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NewsVertical farming firm Harvest London secures first major retail listing
The deal makes Planet Organic the only UK supermarket to currently sell living herbs farmed and branded in this way
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Comment & OpinionOur food supply chain needs an overhaul to reflect the real cost of goods
It will not be an easy challenge as we are addressing 50 years of business practice and culture but it has to be done, says Nicholas Saphir, chair of AHDB
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Comment & OpinionWhy suppliers must support convenience through tough times
The convenience channel is a valuable one and supporting it now can only bear fruit for the future, says Steph Cullen, head of UK CPG at Circana
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NewsEarth & Wheat to distribute wider range of surplus food
Start-up founded on redistribution of ’wonky’ bread has announced plans to offer a broader grocery range
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NewsFood too cheap to sustain UK production, AHDB chair warns
Nicholas Saphir has said the food sector needs to ‘recognise the elephant in the room’ and reform pricing stategies to increase farmer returns
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Comment & OpinionStop bashing retailers for shortages. Consumers must understand the price of food
In France, we pay 25% more for food than in the UK, says Karen Green, author of Buyer-ology