All The Grocer articles in 5 November 2011 – Page 2
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Profiles
Complexity is threatening the health of our businesses, don’t try to shrug it off
Heard the one about the global food company that asked middle management HR employees to record how much time they devoted to generating real value for the business over a four-week period? The answer? Less than 45%.
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News
Kelly the key casualty in Premier’s reshuffle
It was out with the old and in with the new at Premier Foods this week as COO Tim Kelly became the latest to leave the company following a major management reshuffle.
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News
Higgidy turns to turkey for celebration pie
Higgidy is offering shoppers 'Christmas dinner in a limited-edition pie'. The handmade Christmasy Turkey Pie with Bacon Stuffing (rsp: £3.49/250g) is the first of a range of celebration pies to be launched by the company.
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News
Easter chocolate plans reveal novelty growth
Novelties and sharing bags play major roles in the big three confectioners’ plans for next Easter.
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NewsLidl embarks on Christmas promo drive
Eager to carve a big slice of the Christmas market, Lidl has gone all out to promote its seasonal offering. The German discounter has launched its first-ever smartphone app, as well as a ‘Lidl Bit of Magic’ festive website.
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Comment & Opinion
A dirty industry in a clean land
Salmon regulators have been in denial about the environmental catastrophe that salmon…
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News
Smaller, greener tubs for Dairy Crest spreads
Dairy Crest is overhauling the packaging of its spreads portfolio in a bid to address growing consumer concerns about packaging waste and to provide a more user-friendly tub.
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NewsNew tech will double ‘dark store’ pick rates
Tesco is to introduce a new automated system it claims will double its current pick rates for online grocery orders at its new London e-commerce distribution hub.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's the deal with Tesco's resurgent discount ranges?
Tesco has trebled the number of lines in its discount dairy brand. What does that say about its own-label strategy?
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NewsDH under pressure to rescue ‘nudging’ Deal
The Department of Health is planning to commission an independent review into whether the Responsibility Deal is working, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.
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NewsEcho Falls launches premix Spritz drinks
Echo Falls has launched its first premixed canned drink - taking it into a burgeoning sector dominated by spirit-based products. Four per cent abv Echo Falls Spritz, a blend of wine and sparkling water, is pitched at female consumers and…
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NewsSalmon prices drop in temporary oversupply
Retailers, manufacturers and consumers are set to benefit from a short-term plunge in salmon prices as global events have conspired to create oversupply and cause wholesale prices to plummet.
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News
Morrisons pitches itself as high street hero to Mary Portas
Morrisons is championing its own credentials as a positive force in the fight to save our town centres, in a new report it submitted to Mary Portas' High Street Review.
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Comment & Opinion
Get ready for a different type of own brand
In the past six months, several well-known own-label manufacturers have come to us with a project: to help them launch their own brand. In all the decades I’ve worked in design and innovation, I’ve never known anything like this. It think it’s fair to say that these numbers definitely indicate ...
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NewsAsda lines up Farmfoods as buyer for Iceland stores
Asda has teamed up with Farmfoods in a move designed to add momentum to its £1.4bn bid to buy Iceland.
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News
Samworth mourns drivers killed in M5 pile-up
Samworth Brothers has confirmed that two of its delivery drivers were killed in the M5 crash on Friday night. A third driver was injured and is being treated in hospital.
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NewsSupermarkets’ price claims ‘cancelling each other out’
The supermarkets’ rival claims over price are cancelling each other out, new data from Kantar Worldpanel suggests. With year-on-year growth of 5.1% for the period, compared to a rate across the industry as a whole of 4.6%, Asda outperformed the market for the first time since the start of 2010.
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NewsCarlsberg picks up share but profits suffer
Strong performances in the UK and Poland helped Carlsberg gain market share in Western Europe over the third quarter. But profits for the year to 30 September still fell by 12%, the Danish brewer announced today, as the overall beer market in Europe continued to decline.
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News‘Hard work’ pays off for Sainsbury’s with half-year sales hike
Sainsbury’s has posted like-for-like sales growth of 1.9% for the past six months, excluding fuel. Total sales at the supermarket were up 7.6% to £12.8bn, or by 4.3% excluding fuel, in the 28 weeks to 1 October. Underlying pre-tax profits rose 6.6% to £354m.
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NewsAsda takes Chosen By You bread making in-store
Asda has begun baking, slicing and packaging its Chosen By You own-label bread in store. Following a trial in 25 stores that saw a 30% increase in sales of Chosen By You loaves over a 12-week period, the retailer is now rolling the scheme out across its estate.
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