All The Grocer articles in 14 May 2011 – Page 2

News
Blue Dragon in barbecue sector debut

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Blue Dragon is eyeing the barbecue market with a new range of sticky sauces. The four-strong range, available now, comprises Chinese BBQ, Char Sui, Peking and Teriyaki (rsp: £1.49 for 300g).
Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Next gen EDI is here. Don’t get left behind

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

There are huge benefits to moving your electronic trading to next generation web-based platforms, says David Grosvenor
Analysis & Features
Big products, fewer deals as promos face Royal squeeze

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Easter’s hot weather and the Royal Wedding impinged on promotional space in April, but the savings offered have been better.
News
The big grocery money in the Rich List ranks

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Galen and George Weston, whose family interests include ABF the Kingsmill to Primark conglomerate as well as stakes in Selfridges and Fortnum & Mason, were once again the highest ranking food and drink figures in The Sunday Times Rich List,...
News
Illy iced coffee set to keep ‘cold hot’ drink category on the boil

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

The market for 'cold hot drinks' - one of the fastest-growing sub-sectors in soft drinks - is set to receive a further boost with the launch of an iced range from premium coffee producer Illy. Issimo, which made its debut in the US and...
Comment & Opinion
Tales of Titania: Bolly, Bristol Cream and a whole lot of vomit

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Picture the scene. I'm looking my best in a client-satisfying LBD (Alexander McQueen) paid for (£1,430) by Karoline (with a K) "because we really need to keep this account darling".
Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Get smart! It’s time to mobilise your brand

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Fmcg brands need to take a lead from the retailers’ use of mobile marketing – and then do it better, says Dave Buckingham
News
Importers calm fears of Moroccan produce hikes

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Fruit & veg importers have downplayed the likely impact on retail prices of a planned minimum wage hike in Morocco, after it sparked concerns that retailers and suppliers would soon have to pay more for Moroccan produce.
Comment & Opinion
Careers File: It may be time to take a career health check

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Whether you are just moving up the ladder or you are a seasoned veteran, it may be time to think about taking a career health check. Quite often, where you find yourself in your career is not as a result of good planning or natural sequential...
Comment & Opinion
If Haldanes was sold down the river, did its chairman consider the strength of the current?

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

When newly formed independents started taking on former Somerfield supermarket stores back in the autumn of 2009…
News
D’Acampo lunchbox push for Cheestrings

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Kerry Foods will encourage mums to "reappraise" Cheestrings as a healthy lunchbox snack for kids by teaming up with TV chef Gino D'Acampo for a new campaign.Gino's Good Food Fight is backed by a £500k budget and will be run in...
News
A solid start for the coalition, but time to deliver on ‘good intentions’

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

The coalition’s first year has not had the disastrous impact on the industry many feared it would, but now actions need to match words. Nick Hughes reports
News
Cracking the QR code

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

They may have come of age in Japan and the US but in the UK the use of QR code technology is still in its infancy. Are networks and the general public ready for an fmcg QR revolution, asks Jon Severs
News
DBC wins Notcutts food supply contract

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

DBC Foodservice has won an exclusive £2.5m supply contract with Notcutts, the UK's third largest garden centre group.The contract is DBC's first account with a garden centre and was awarded by food purchasing company Equinoxe Solutions....
News
Refusal of insurance puts paid to Cook’s prison staff scheme

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Frozen ready meals retailer Cook has been forced to suspend an initiative offering jobs to prison inmates at its Kent factory following an insurance wrangle.Head of brand James Rutter said its insurance company Tokio Marine claimed that...
News
Haldanes: Co-op Group ‘sold us down the river’

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Independent supermarket chain Haldanes has "withheld rent" from The Co-operative Group to make the society take notice of allegations that the Co-op "materially" breached terms of its agreement when it sold 26 former Somerfield stores to Haldanes in...
News
Princes lifts ethical cred with pole-and-line tuna

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

It came bottom in Greenpeace's 2011 tuna league table, but now Princes is looking to improve its sustainability credentials by becoming the first major brand to offer a 100% pole-and-line-caught range of tinned tuna.The six-strong range...
News
Online crime: meet your new worst enemy

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Don’t be fooled by appearances. Today, hackers like him pose perhaps the greatest threat to business, stealing customer data on behalf of their highly organised criminal paymasters. So what can businesses do to protect themselves? Rob Brown reports
News
Top-tier crisps to tap into taste for tapas

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

Will British crisp-lovers fork out almost four quid for a new super-premium snack?Distributor Fayrefield Foods is hunting listings for San Nicasio Patatas Fritas. The Spanish crisps likely to sell for £3.49 to £3.99 for 190g are...
News
Critical Eye... on Unilever's murky past

2011-05-14T00:00:00Z

It's astonishing how even the biggest companies can make such elementary mistakes. And the blunders featured in Business Nightmares with Evan Davis (8pm, BBC2, 9 May) may have been golden oldies, but they still resonate down the years.