All articles by Charlie Wright – Page 13
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Comment & Opinion
How to win friends and influence people
Tesco today announced plans to launch a loyalty card in the US. The card will initially be available at seven stores in California.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on banjo rednecks and donkey veal
No, you don't have gigantism. The world really is getting smaller. Local, in food sourcing terms, used to mean 30 miles. That's all changed after Ten Mile Menu.
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NewsSlay and Litherland fall victim to Diageo management cull
Benet Slay and Simon Litherland have emerged as the latest casualties of Diageo’s far-reaching management restructuring.
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Comment & Opinion
It's not you, it's me
Is there such a thing as an amicable divorce? Yesterday Sainsbury’s announced that its 11-year romance with Jamie Oliver is drawing to a close.
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NewsBernard Matthews promotes sales director Mears to MD
Bernard Matthews Farms has named Rob Mears as its new managing director. Mears is promoted after two years as sales director.
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NewsFox on the box for Old Speckled Hen
Greene King appears to have brought in one of Basil Brush’s relatives for the latest Old Speckled Hen TV push. The new ad brings to life the Old Fox character that appeared in cartoon form in the 80s and 90s.
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Comment & Opinion
Weathering the Twitter storm
Tesco has lost at least one customer as a result of the News of the World scandal: Labour MP Chris Bryant won’t be shopping there this evening.
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NewsSainsbury’s joins The Co-op in News of the World ad boycott
Sainsbury’s has joined The Co-operative Group in boycotting the News of the World following this week’s phone hacking allegations.
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News3663 owner eyes $4bn foodservice sale
Foodservice giant 3663 could be sold by its South African owner, with a number of private equity groups thought to be circling.
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NewsReckitt next to be linked with P&G approach
Reckitt Benckiser has been touted as a possible takeover target for US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. Shares in Reckitt, the maker of Dettol, Vanish and Nurofen, rose sharply yesterday amid speculation the company could be the subject of a £35bn bid.
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Comment & Opinion
Balancing hacked
Many of us will have woken up this morning to news of the latest depressing twist in the tragic story of Milly Dowler.
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Comment & Opinion
Size matters
Size isn’t everything. Then again, as anyone who forked out £15 to watch David Haye on Saturday night will tell you, a good big’un beats a good littl’un.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on iffy biscuits and sharing hyenas
Hannibal Lecter, contestants on The Apprentice and the French: you might not invite them to dinner, and you certainly wouldn't let them cook. Alan Sugar's reality show (BBC One, Wednesday 9pm) has an iffy track record on food.
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NewsLast three Haldanes stores shut up shop
The final three Haldanes stores have been closed, a week after the embattled chain slipped into administration. Stores in Tattershall, Wigton and Crieff were closed today, meaning all 26 outlets previously trading under the Haldanes Stores banner have now shut.
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Comment & Opinion
Premier's price of success
Bad news travels fast. This week The Grocer has been investigating reports that one of the major supermarkets has de-listed a raft of Premier Foods products.
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Comment & Opinion
Everything must go
As if it wasn’t already obvious, today we got another vivid symbol of the turbulence on the high street.
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NewsCamelot wants five-year extension in return for new terminals
Camelot has offered to add thousands of new terminals to its network of lottery retailers in return for another five years as the National Lottery operator. The National Lottery Commission is considering the proposal, which would see 8,000 new terminals added and Camelot’s operating licence extended until 2024.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on pandas' dirty laundry
Disappointing. Dispatches: Conservation's Dirty Secrets (Channel 4, Monday 20 June) did not lift the lid on the twisted porn shame of trans-gender pandas. Nor did it trawl the suspiciously fishy laundry basket of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
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NewsThe Co-op ties up deal for Netto trio
The Co-operative Group has bought a trio of former Netto stores from Asda.