All articles by Guy Montague-Jones – Page 27
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket prices fall 1% in month before Christmas
Average supermarket prices have fallen for a second…
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NewsWaitrose ditches Delia, but Heston stays put
Waitrose is parting company with Delia Smith three years after the celebrity chef started working with the supermarket.
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NewsCredit insurance claims soar for food and drink firms
The number of food and drink companies making trade credit insurance claims has rocketed…
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News2 Sisters staves off threat of second strike with worker deal
Workers at 2 Sisters Food Group factories in West Bromwich and Wolverhampton have accepted a new deal…
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Analysis & FeaturesShare performance in 2012
The outperformance of the leading suppliers relative to the supermarkets is revealed in our tables profiling the winners and losers…
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Analysis & FeaturesRetailers look to fight back as tough trading continues
Inflation and weak consumer spending made trading difficult for everyone in 2012…
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NewsWaitrose deal drives Duchy Originals profits up by 33%
Duchy Originals profits have jumped by a third to £3m two years after Waitrose became the exclusive distributor of the Prince of Wales’ organic food brand.
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Category ReportSoft drinks - Battle of the bottlers, and bad weather
The wet summer has made it tough going for soft drinks. Volumes have fallen across carbonates, squashes & cordials…
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NewsOcado launches Spanish shop within a shop
Ocado has partnered with Brindisa to open a Spanish food shop within a shop on its website.
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Analysis & FeaturesStaking a claim: will brands respect EFSA's list?
More than four years after the European Food Safety Authority started working…
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NewsIT upgrade a quantum leap for food says M&S
Marks & Spencer is putting the finishing touches to a major upgrade of the IT systems used in its food business…
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NewsWheyhey ice cream reaches end of the line
Wheyhey, supplier of protein-enriched ice cream, has gone bust despite securing a listing with Holland & Barrett…
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NewsShort selling increases in gloomy food retail sector
Short sellers have homed in on the supermarkets as they look to profit from the gloomy outlook for food retail…
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NewsFerry to the Mersey as Typhoo ships up north
Merseyside-based Typhoo is switching the port it uses to bring tea into the UK, from Felixstowe to Liverpool…
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NewsWarbies ends bread export trial to Euro Tescos
Warburtons has pulled the plug on its first overseas venture…
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NewsCity news 08/12/12
Tesco’s decision to retreat from its loss-making Fresh & Easy business in the US gave its shares a rare boost…
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NewsWaitrose takes Heston down under through new listing with Coles
Australians will be able to tuck into Heston Blumenthal’s popular Christmas puddings this year…
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NewsUnited Biscuits sells KP Snacks to Intersnack
German snacks group Intersnack has snapped up Hula Hoops maker KP Snacks from United Biscuits to form a £1.7bn turnover business.
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NewsSainsbury's leads the way in latest Kantar figures
Sainsbury’s continued to grow its share of the grocery market in the latest quarter as other big supermarkets struggled, according to the latest data…
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News2 Sisters workers consider strike action
Workers at 2 Sisters Food Group factories in West Bromwich and Wolverhampton are voting on strike action over pay and an “alleged culture of beatings and bullying”.