All articles by Hannah Stodell – Page 17
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ProfilesElla’s Kitchen sales boss to drive sales in States
Ella’s Kitchen UK sales director Doug Struthers is relocating to the States to spearhead growth of the organic baby and kids’ food brand across the pond. Struthers, who joined Ella’s Kitchen in December 2008, has been promoted to CEO of…
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NewsUnilever swaps Sanex for Colgate’s laundry business
Unilever has agreed to sell the global Sanex business to Colgate-Palmolive and acquire the company's laundry detergent brands.
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NewsResponsibility Deal slammed by experts as ‘oversimplistic’
Experts have attacked the calorie-counting logic underpinning the government's Responsibility Deal. This week, the Department of Health finally unveiled the pledges food and drink retailers and manufacturers would be encouraged to sign...
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NewsGreencore ‘must act fast or it will become a target’
Greencore will need to strike a deal swiftly after failing to secure Northern Foods or risk becoming a takeover target itself, City experts have warned. M&A experts have cited Bakkavör and Uniq as potential targets. "Greencore...
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Analysis & FeaturesBig deal? The pledges that might make Brits healthier
More than 170 signatories have committed to voluntary pledges under the Responsibility Deal, but what practical results can be expected, asks Hannah Stodell
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NewsSupermarkets throw weight behind public health Responsibility Deal
The UK’s leading supermarkets are among 170 companies that have signed up to the government’s Responsibility Deal to improve public health.
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NewsExponent plans big TV and NPD push for Quorn and Cauldron
Quorn and Cauldron's new owners will launch an aggressive TV advertising campaign this year in a bid to reverse the decline of the meat-free category.
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Analysis & Features
Promo Dynamic: Confectioners make most of extra-long Easter season
Mars has finally joined the Easter promotion party, but it is rival Cadbury that led the way in confectionery promos this month. Hannah Stodell reports
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NewsSeabrook boosted by £6m fund for growth
Seabrook Crisps has secured additional banking facilities as it ramps up plans to boost distribution in the South. The family-owned company has agreed extra funding of up to £6m with its existing bank HSBC to help pursue its five-year...
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NewsGreencore concedes defeat in Northern takeover tussle
Greencore has abandoned its bid to buy Northern Foods, leaving the way clear for Ranjit Boparan to complete his own takeover of the manufacturing giant.
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NewsTyrrells eyes the world as sales rocket by 42%
Sales of posh crisp brand Tyrrells have leapt 42% in the past year and the company is confident it will be able to repeat the trick this year thanks to strong international growth. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer after a year in the...
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NewsRed Lion range revamp targets £150m in sales
Red Lion Foods, which donates all post-tax profits to armed forces charities, has become a multimillion-pound brand after less than five months in the market and is celebrating with a revamp. The brand, which launched its 70-strong...
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NewsSports and energy drinks leapfrog cola in impulse
Sports and energy drinks outsold cola in impulse for the first time last year, helping the soft drinks market post its biggest annual growth in four years. S&E drinks were the fastest growing fmcg segment in 2010, rocketing 16% in...
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NewsPoleStar assets sold but will production resume?
PoleStar's frozen desserts factory in Okehampton has been sold, but industry experts are already questioning how viable it would be to resume production in the "graveyard" category. FRP Advisory was appointed administrator of own-label...
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NewsPepsiCo admits it’ll be hard to cut salt further
PepsiCo has warned that it won't be able to make any more radical cuts to salt levels in its Walkers crisps until there have been further scientific advances. The company had taken reformulation as far as it currently could without...
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NewsUnilever growth driven by emerging markets
Unilever has shrugged off intense competition and rising costs to post an 18% rise in full-year profits. Pre-tax profits rose from £4.2bn to £5.2bn, in the year to 31 December. Emerging markets had been the "engine of growth", said CEO...
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NewsLansley: ‘I won’t give food industry the car keys on public health’
The government's new Responsibility Deal food network will not put corporate partners in the driving seat on public health, health secretary Andrew Lansley told delegates at The Grocer's Food & Health conference this week.
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NewsUnilever defies rising costs to boost annual profits
Unilever has shrugged off intense competition, weak consumer confidence and rising commodity costs to post an 18% rise in full-year profits.
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ProfilesFDF comms boss to put growth top of agenda
Terry Jones, the new voice of food and drink manufacturers, has told The Grocer that in his new role he will focus on forging stronger relationships with what he described as the "more unusual" government departments. The new director of...
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NewsCan Greencore still win a pizza the action after Boparan bid?
Ranjit Singh Boparan’s swoop on Northern Foods has thrown the Essenta merger into disarray. Where now for Greencore, asks Hannah Stodell