Archive of all 150th Anniversary articles
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Comment & Opinion
Remember me to Galvani
I was touched by the article on Patrick Galvani in the excellent commemorative issue of The Grocer.
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Comment & OpinionNostalgia can be great, but now we must look forward
After last week’s anniversary issue, there’s a nostalgic tinge to our cover story again this week, as we kick off our campaign…
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Comment & Opinion
Our 1862 commemorative anniversary issue
I am delighted to be able to offer The Grocer my congratulations, and those of the farming community, on this momentous anniversary.
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Comment & Opinion
Welcome message from Adam Leyland
2012 is a big year for The Grocer. After last week celebrating our 150th anniversary with a bumper special edition, today we relaunch thegrocer.co.uk. The Grocer’s editor, Adam Leyland, reveals what else is on the way in 2012.
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Analysis & FeaturesBattling for Britain in the war years
The Grocer’s long-held reputation as the “bible of the food business” was never more obvious than during the Second World War.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer's 150 defining moments: the 1860s
A lot of water has passed under the bridge in the last 150 years. The Grocer editorial team picks the most seismic moments.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen suppliers told porkies
Today regulation of health claims is getting ever tougher. But 150 years ago, quackery and exaggeration abounded.
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InterviewsThe stuff of legends
What happens when you take 11 grocery legends to lunch? They dish the dirt on old rivalries, reflect on defining moments - and share their thoughts on the future.
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ProfilesWilliam Kendall
The entrepreneur turned both The New Covent Garden Soup Co and Green & Black’s into successful companies.
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ProfilesLord Haskins of Skidby
He transformed Northern Dairies into a major force in chilled foods as Northern Foods and served as chairman for more than 20 years
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InterviewsThe godfather of modern grocery
He opened Britain’s first supermarket and pioneered self service. Patrick Galvani’s Premier Supermarket chain very nearly ruled the world.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe seeds of the global supplier
Consumer goods have changed hugely over 150 years - but for today’s suppliers it’s still a case of ‘survival of the fittest’.
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ProfilesPeter Garvin
In 1977, he launched Nisa with Dudley Ramsden - followed by The Today’s Group in 1987. Garvin served as chairman of Nisa-Today’s between 1997 and 1999
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ProfilesDudley Ramsden
Dudley Ramsden formed Nisa with Peter Garvin in 1977 and is now life president - as well as chairman of the Ramsden Group.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood-borne diseases: the danger within
We’ve made huge progress in understanding food-borne diseases, but the journey is far from over.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood, fame and Fanny Craddock
Via screens, computers and bookshelves, celebrity chefs have major wealth and influence - in retail and politics, as well as in our kitchens.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow tastes have changed
In 1862, a choice of food was for the wealthy alone. Today, there is variety for all. Valentine Warner reflects on 150 years of home cooking.
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ProfilesJim Walker, CBE
Jim helped develop Walkers Shortbread into the largest family-owned biscuit manufacturer in the UK.
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ProfilesPerween Warsi, CBE
The founder and chief executive of S&A Foods, which supplies chilled ethnic ready meals for sale throughout the UK and internationally
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ProfilesLord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG
He lad Sainsbury’s 1973 flotation - dubbed the ‘sale of the century’ - and oversaw its expansion into an £11bn empire.