All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 22
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News
Bestway out of picture for Nisa as wholesaler dubs value crazy
Bestway is categorically not working on a counter offer for Nisa as valuation is “crazy”, says Zameer Choudrey
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Comment and Opinion
We are on the cusp of two watersheds in convenience history
Today, Nisa members will vote on their future. And on Tuesday the wisdom or folly of their decision will be tested
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Comment and Opinion
Where there's food waste, there's gold
Our Waste Not Want Not campaign has helped achieve many things but there’s still so much more to be done
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Analysis and Features
Can Roger Burnley put Asda on the front foot again?
Not only has Sean Clarke been steadying the ship; Burnley was indeed making himself more than useful
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Comment and Opinion
How can we eat more vegetables? Peas Please and the Veg Pledge
The Food Foundation’s veg summit in London looks at ways we can increase our intake of the good things in life …
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Comment and Opinion
Brexit and the beanstalk: a fairy tale with an uncertain ending
Once upon a time, there lived an Old Woman called Theresa and her son, Grayling…
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Grocer 33
Asda opens bigger gap, though APG proves marginal
Asda owed its victory to consistency, with its £58.50 shopping bill including 23 items at the cheapest price
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News
Co-op’s £143m bid for Nisa to be put to the vote by members
It’s up to members now to decide as Nisa recommends Co-op’s offer
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Comment and Opinion
Nisa has always been riven by mistrust. Can the Co-op save it?
Next week Nisa will finally table the Co-op’s offer to its members
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Comment and Opinion
As 2 Sisters is fingered over food safety, is FSA still right to let retailers mark their own homework?
There will be a lot of red faces in the industry right now over the 2 Sisters Food Group exposé that broke last night.
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco suppliers are setting a great example on food waste data
Let’s hope this commitment acts as a tipping point for other suppliers to come out of the shadows
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Comment and Opinion
Is Brexit for wimps, excuse-wise?
Not at all. For all the opportunities, it’s tough out there, and the industry needs answers
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The Big Interview
Big Interview: Heather Hancock, the new chair of the FSA
As the new chair of the Food Standards Agency, Heather Hancock has ambitious and controversial plans for the regulator
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Comment and Opinion
All Project Renewal has done is trash relationships with suppliers
There are some who say Asda has been let off way too lightly by the Adjudicator. This was not a range review like Tesco’s Project Reset, with slow, methodical use of Clubcard data to identify brands that failed to cut the mustard with consumers. Project Renewal was ...
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Comment and Opinion
Three-a-day fruit & veg study is unhelpful
Eating five fruit & veg a day might not make us more healthy than three, but it is a better option than more calorific alternatives
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarket X saga is like something out of a breathless spy novel
A cautionary tale for public health bodies… and supermarket CEOs
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Comment and Opinion
Settled grocery leaders could teach politicians a lesson
“I got us into this mess, I’ll get us out of it.” Imagine that applied to grocery…
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News
Bestway angling to use Blakemore deal as entry into Spar network
Blakemore insists it is not for sale but cash & carries are on the table, The Grocer understands…
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News
Asda inches ahead of rivals in third win of the year
Asda has inched ahead of rivals Tesco and Morrisons in the annual Grocer 33 competition
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Comment and Opinion
McColl's has made a sharp deal with Morrisons
The McColl’s-Morrisons supply deal has thrown a large rock in the wholesale pond