All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 20
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Comment and Opinion
The plant-based food trend is much more than a fad
Now Nestlé wants a piece of the action. Its Garden Gourmet brand launches in Sainsbury’s and Ocado next week
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News
Media Bites 22 May: Sainsbury's, Ocado, Tesco
More than 100 MPs have signed a letter criticising changes to Sainsbury’s staff pay that threaten to leave as many as 13,000 employees worse off.
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Comment and Opinion
Hotel Chocolat: case for and against in Waitrose bar spat
What is Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell getting his meringue-strawberry-and-white chocolate knickers in a twist about?
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News
Sainsbury's to help incubate startups with new scheme
Sainsbury’s wants startups to help differentiate its offer from rivals
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Comment and Opinion
Ocado ends with a lot of zeroes now
The online supermarket is now worth more than Marks & Spencer’s and deserves to be considered among the UK’s greatest technology companies
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News
Media Bites 15 May: Countrywide, David Potts, Sainsbury's
The CMA’s decision to block Mole Valley Farmers’ acquisition of struggling agricultural stores chain Countrywide has seen the latter go bust.
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Comment and Opinion
Sainsbury's-Asda merger is a corporate matchmaker's dream
Will Morrisons tie the knot with Amazon, court the Co-op, swipe right on M&S Food, or buddy up with Waitrose, for example?…
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News
Warburtons to launch artisanal sourdough bread range
Warburtons has invested £1m in a specialist artisanal facility in Milton Keynes
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Comment and Opinion
Asda-Sainsbury's mega merger unboggled
Some say Asda Sainsbury’s is a defensive move, but I see it as a potential Adam Gilchrist play, where defence is quickly turned into blistering attack
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury’s & Asda mega merger: what we know and what it means
The market is still coming to terms with the Tesco-Booker deal and now this: a £51bn-sales combination play between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been confirmed. So what will it mean? And how on earth would it get competition clearance? Here’s an updated analysis from The Grocer following the announcement earlier this week
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Comment and Opinion
How scared should suppliers be about the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger?
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said that Sainsbury’s had “good supplier relations and supported British producers extensively” but that hasn’t stopped the NFU from expressing its concerns vociferously …
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Comment and Opinion
Plastic: the industry must come together to find solutions
It’s brilliant news that nearly 50 of the UK’s biggest grocery players have signed up to the Plastic Pact
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Comment and Opinion
Is M&S being prepared to be broken in two?
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne masterminded some great campaigns, including the Mrs Santa and Paddington Bear Christmas ads
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Comment and Opinion
We're providing substantive analysis of the Future of Meat
With the Soft Drinks Industry Levy kicking in, this week’s issue features comprehensive coverage of the category
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Comment and Opinion
Waitrose proves there is no such thing as a free coffee
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Nor free coffee at a Waitrose café …
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News
Exclusive: Bestway set to acquire Conviviality Retail in £7.25m pre-pack deal on Monday
Wholesaler’s intervention looks to have saved 2,000 jobs, in knockdown deal set to be rubber-stamped next week
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco is no longer being outmuscled on the advertising front
Normal service has been resumed among the UK’s biggest retail and fmcg advertisers
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Comment and Opinion
Is it exit stage left for Bargain Booze?
While C&C Group is set to snap up Matthew Clark and Bibendum, uncertainty remains about the future of the retail side
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Comment and Opinion
Conviviality receivership marks another wholesale tragedy
Investors were being asked to risk more money for Conviviality while having zero visibility about future leadership
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Analysis and Features
As Conviviality administration looms, who are the likely buyers?
Sources close to the situation claim numerous suitors have expressed an interest