All The Grocer articles in 16 April 2011 – Page 2
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News
Higgidy open top savoury slices hit Boots
Premium pie maker Higgidy has unveiled its first savoury slices. The open-top puff-pastry slices, which can be eaten cold or heated, are available in pancetta, red onion & mature cheddar and spinach, pesto & goats cheese (rsp:…
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NewsPowerade Energy to both stimulate and revive its consumers
Sports and fitness brand Powerade is moving into energy drinks with what it claims is the category's first 'dual energy' product. Brand owner Coca-Cola Enterprises said the current market was split into two types of product those that...
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NewsCampaign Trail: Bottling it for charity
Bottlegreen has brought style to the soft drinks aisle with the launch of three limited-edition bottles. The company will donate 10% of sales of the special bottles available in three of the brand's bestselling flavours (rsp: £2.40) to the...
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Comment & Opinion
Bring the fun in-store and host an event
Occasions like the Royals’ big day are an opportunity not to be missed by indie retailers. The build-up to…
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NewsWaitrose bullish in the face of website snags
Waitrose's director of e-commerce has revealed that despite a barrage of complaints about its relaunched website, it is to push ahead with extra features such as brand reviews and recommendations.
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NewsBurton’s duo take helm of R&D and food safety
Burton’s Foods has bolstered its team with two high-level appointments. The food manufacturer, which produces brands such as Jammie Dodgers, Maryland Cookies and Cadbury biscuits, has promoted Ben Arnold to the newly created role of head…
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: Now this is what I call fruit and veg
The freshness and diversity of Italy’s offer put UK supermarkets to shame, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsCapper fits chiller doors to save energy
Capper & Co has become the latest Spar member to test the impact of installing doors on its in-store dairy chiller cabinets. If the trial at Cefn Glas, Bridgend, is successful, the doors could be installed in further company stores....
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NewsMorgan’s Spiced gains a Captain
Golden rum Morgan's Spiced has been promoted to Captain as part of a rebranding by owner Diageo. Rolling out in June, the word 'Captain' will be added to the product's name to align it more closely with its stablemate dark rum.
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NewsNisa makes debut in garden centre market
Nisa-Today’s is breaking into the garden centre sector in a bid to diversify into new business areas in 2011. The buying group is currently supplying a fine food store at Johnson’s Garden Centre in Boston, Lincolnshire. The “concept…
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NewsSwedish cider hopes to change UK tastes
A new Swedish cider is heading over to the UK to offer a "new flavour profile" to British cider fans. The 4.5% abv Briska comes from Spendrups, one of Sweden's largest breweries, and was launched there last year. It is described as being...
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NewsFood price hikes in check but meat could yet go up
Amid declining consumer confidence, food price inflation is being contained but the price of meat could still see significant increases, new forecasts suggest. In its latest quarterly retail price report, published this week, agrifood...
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NewsFarmers to scrutinise multiples’ CSR claims
The NFU is about to put the CSR claims of the UK’s 10 biggest supermarkets to the test with a benchmarking exercise that will measure what retailers say in their corporate social responsibility statements against their actions.
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Comment & OpinionCoco Pops on a no-brainer
Teachers were frowning this week as a new poll claimed a third of all kids believe Rudyard Kipling made cakes. Perhaps the other two-thirds knew he was an author, or maybe they hadn’t heard of the cherry bakewell guy either.
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Comment & Opinion
Third party: Novel foods legislation collapse is a disaster
The breakdown of conciliation talks leaves consumers without guidance on cloned animal products
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News
Co-op signs depots to FareShare supply
The Co-operative Group has joined forces with food redistribution charity FareShare. The society joined up after completing a successful pilot with FareShare's North East operations from its distribution centre in Birtley, County...
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Comment & Opinion
Yorkshire Dales (Welsh) ice cream
Sir, It was disappointing to read about the financial difficulties of Loseley's ice cream business, and think about the impact these difficulties may have on the local economy in Cwmbran ('Rivals set to pounce as Loseley loses funding', The Grocer,...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on pigeons, jewels and jockstraps
Britain's Next Big Thing (8pm, BBC2, 12 March) is ostensibly out to identify the star suppliers of the future. But, refreshingly, it thrusts the spotlight as much on the buyers, and this week, from London emporium Liberty, one in particular ...
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ProfilesFood sector veteran Rowlands joins DBC
DBC Foodservice has hired Tony Rowlands, the former managing director of foodservice for Loxtonfoodco, as its new sales director. Rowlands has 34 years of experience in the catering and food industry. He began his career as a chef in the...
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Analysis & FeaturesToday’s tomorrow: why the Nisa demerger plan makes sense
The consultation is underway, but leading players already accept the undeniable logic of Today’s Group splitting from Nisa, as Beth Phillips reports
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