All articles by Guy Montague-Jones – Page 33
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News
M&S stalwart Fisher is new retail director at Fortnums
Fortnum & Mason has appointed Tim Fisher, a former manager at Marks & Spencer’s flagship Marble Arch store, as its new retail director.
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Analysis & Features
Jubilee booze cuts result in first fall in index this year
Beverage prices across the big four supermarkets fell in June, marking the first month-on-month price drop this year.
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Uncle Ben’s and Yeo Valley get 15 minutes of fame with Jamie
Uncle Ben’s and Yeo Valley Yoghurt will feature in Jamie Oliver’s upcoming series, Jamie’s 15-Minute Meals – marking Channel 4’s first product placement deal for a cookery show.
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Ocado set to name new finance chief
Ocado is poised to unveil Duncan Tatton-Brown as its new chief financial officer.
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Six directors leave as Tangerine reshuffles
Six directors are leaving Tangerine Confectionery in a management shake-up following the arrival of CEO Graham Hunter.
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McBride goes global with new operations and commercial roles
McBride has appointed two of its regional MDs to the newly-created roles of chief operating officer and chief commercial officer.
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Analysis & Features
Relief for buyers as ginger starts falling
One of the oldest traded spices, ginger is used in everything from biscuits to curry, so manufacturers will be relieved to hear…
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News
Coat of Varnish for Ocado vans
Cycling world record holder and British Olympic medal hopeful Jess Varnish has created three colourful designs for Ocado’s delivery vans.
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UK exports to Greece fall after trade credit insurers suspend cover
As the Greeks go to the polls this weekend to vote in a new government, figures show that food exports…
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City news 16 June 2012
The headlines were about Sainsbury’s beating Tesco this week, but investors took a different view, punishing Sainsbury’s instead.
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Warburtons on lookout for new MD as Robert Higginson moves on
Warburtons managing director Robert Higginson has left the business, just months after the departure of…
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Wrap hails use of smaller packs to cut waste
Supermarkets have made “great progress” encouraging consumers to waste less food by increasing availability of smaller pack sizes and improving labelling, according to a Wrap study.
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Kettle puts its chips on tortilla market
Kettle Foods has launched a range of tortilla chips, two months after rival Tyrrells entered the category.
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Mortgages and current accounts from new M&S Bank
Marks & Spencer has unveiled plans to open 50 in-store banks in partnership with HSBC – starting next month with its flagship Marble Arch store.
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M&S is now carbon neutral
Marks & Spencer has declared that it is the first major retailer in the world to become carbon neutral.
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose prices plunge as it matches Tesco
Waitrose prices have plummeted following the extension of its Brand Price Match scheme - which matches the retailer’s prices with Tesco…
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Interviews
Getting to the Hart of the matter at Thorntons
Thorntons was once described as the Coventry City of confectionery because of the company’s high turnover of managers…
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News
Specific feedback for new Waitrose system
Waitrose has introduced an online customer feedback system that ensures comments are traceable to specific shops at specific times.
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Analysis & Features
From so what to red hot: why we're all Jubilee crazy
We spurned the Golden Jubilee. But 10 years on, both retailers and manufacturers have undergone a change of heart. What’s behind the change?