All articles by Guy Montague-Jones – Page 30
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News
Ocado struggles to come back from summer slump
The summer of celebration has brought little cheer to Ocado investors…
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News
‘Skin packs’ boost shelf life of Waitrose steaks
Waitrose has replaced traditional tray packaging for its steaks with ‘skin packs’ that save on materials and extend shelf life.
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Mum & Me buoys PZ Cussons performance
PZ Cussons has reported “robust” UK trading in the first quarter of its financial year, despite high levels of promotional activity.
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Waitrose falls foul of the Twitter wags
Waitrose has attracted a wave of jokes at its expense on Twitter after asking followers on the social network why they shop at the supermarket.
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Analysis and Features
Olive oil hikes set to boost sales of rapeseed oil
As olive oil prices soar, British-grown rapeseed oil is well-placed to emerge as an…
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News
Sports nutrition VAT rules still not resolved
With only a fortnight to go before VAT is added to ‘sports nutrition products’, retailers and suppliers have blasted…
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Thorntons shares jump as it delivers good news at last
After posting its first increase in like-for-like retail sales for 10 quarters in July, Thorntons followed up the good news…
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Analysis and Features
The categories most at risk from soaring grain prices
As suppliers globally are hit by rocketing commodity inflation, which sectors are being hardest hit and will retail hikes result?
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Analysis and Features
Britvic girds its loins for the sour taste of Irn-Bru
A surprising swoop by a smaller player on a giant bruised by the Fruit Shoot recall? Or a logical merger that’s a win win for both?
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The Big Interview
The breadwinner
Commodity challenges, a boardroom shake-up and a raft of new products. What’s next for Jonathan Warburton?
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Comment and Opinion
Prices margin for error
Waitrose’s sales growth has been the envy of other food retailers for some time - but its profitability, this time last year, was rather less so…
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News
Waitrose profits rocket as Price points to margins
Waitrose MD Mark Price is expecting to deliver the highest operating margin of all the major food retailers this year.
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M&S to help disabled candidates apply for jobs at Donington DC
Marks & Spencer is looking to encourage more disabled people to apply for jobs at its new e-commerce distribution centre in Castle Donington…
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Profiles and QandAs
Shopping for the iPad generation
Marks & Spencer says its new flagship store in Chester marks a new high in environmentally friendly and hi-tech retailing…
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Kreysel joins McBride to drive global push for R&D excellence
McBride has appointed Matthias Kreysel to the newly created role of chief R&D officer…
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Starbucks to roll out 'thousands' of On The Go coffee machines
A year and a half after Costa bought Coffee Nation, Starbucks has revealed plans to rollout thousands of coffee…
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'Significant synergies' ahead as Britvic and AG Barr talk merger
Britvic and Irn-Bru maker AG Barr have thrashed out the key terms of a merger that would create a soft drinks giant…
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City News 8/9/12
Discouraging Kantar figures and a run of disappointing results had prompted some seriously gloomy predictions…
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Cook adapts fish & chips for microwave
Cook has developed a fish & chips dish in a microwavable pot for a new range of ‘British-themed’ meals for one…
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Marks & Spencer arouses private equity interest
As Marks & Spencer opened the biggest store it has ever built this week, its shares were buoyed by speculation surrounding…