All The Grocer articles in 20 December 2014 – Page 2
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Analysis & FeaturesFree-from: hitting the big time as sales boom to half a billion
Free from has come of age, blasting through the £500m barrier for the first time, in 2014…
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Comment & OpinionLet’s get ready to rumble
With nearly three weeks of endurance eating and drinking yet to come before we all go cold turkey…
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NewsIce Cream Alliance launches approved logo
The Ice Cream Alliance (ICA) has launched its own national standard in a bid to prevent what it fears could be a quality meltdown.
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NewsForecourt retailers join Blakemore Trade Partners
A flood of recruits in recent months has fuelled expansion of Blakemore Trade Partners’ petrol forecourts.
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NewsTesco adds teams of little helpers to pack bags in the run-up to Christmas
Tesco is today created teams of dedicated bag packers at 400 of its stores to help ramp up service in the run up to Christmas.
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NewsFuel prices fall again at the supermarkets
Supermarkets could be first to hit what the RAC predicts could be the lowest petrol prices in more than five years early in 2015. The motoring organisation believes petrol could soon be selling for under £1 a litre – a price last seen in late May 2009. Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons ...
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NewsHalf of consumers would eat 'ugly fruit', report finds
Grocers could be needlessly rejecting ugly-looking fresh produce when there is money to be made from bent carrots and disfigured potatoes, research from Mintel has indicated.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink SMEs to step up M&A activity in 2015
A new year and a new start is almost upon us, bringing with it that annual sense of optimism which makes us resolve to go to the gym more, eat more fruit and veg, quit smoking and cut down on alcohol.
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NewsGovernment launches consultation on sale of e-cigs to under-18s
The Department of Health has launched a consultation on stopping the sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s.
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose's posh pithivier is a confusing 'meat-free' idea
“Who’s having a #meatfree Monday?” So asked Waitrose…
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Comment & OpinionThe Co-op remembers Christmas with a funny, fresh ad
The Co-op is a little late to the party with its Christmas ad, but it has cleverly made a virtue of it…
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Comment & OpinionSelf-awareness is key to effective team communications
During the course of my work I’m always intrigued to understand why we naturally click with some people…
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NewsNinth Tesco employee suspended
A ninth person has been suspended as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation continues into the £263m black hole in Tesco’s accounts…
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NewsCompetition watchdog to probe Pork Farms/Kerry Foods deal
Pork Farms Bakery’s planned takeover of the Kerry Foods chilled savoury pastry business is set to be investigated further by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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Comment & OpinionSalt reduction shouldn't get sidelined by concerns about sugar
The current sugar debate has captured the public imagination but is adding to confusion…
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NewsMcBride CEO Chris Bull leaves business 'with immediate effect'
Own-label household and personal care giant c is standing down with immediate effect.
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NewsCrawshaw names Lidl UK's Noel Collett as CEO
Northern butchery chain Crawshaw Group has appointed former Lidl executive Noel Collett as its new CEO.
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Comment & OpinionThe good, the bad and the ugly
People like to be seen to be saying and doing the right thing. It can be dropping the penny change from the £4.99 joint of meat…
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Analysis & FeaturesFood prices in the mults fall for seventh month in a row
The UK’s supermarkets are heading into the vital Christmas period with food price inflation remaining at historic lows…