All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 235
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NewsKraft to vote in May on post-split identity
A shareholder vote in May will decide the name of Kraft Foods’ spin-off global snacks business, which will house UK operations including Cadbury.
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News‘Nudging isn’t working’: MPs round on Responsibility Deal
MPs have launched a scathing attack on the government’s Responsibility Deal, branding voluntary agreements with the food and drink trade inadequate.
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NewsChosen by Prue: cooking school tie-up for revamped Extra Special
Asda is claiming to be the first supermarket to hand over the future of an entire range to a leading cookery school in a revamp of its Extra Special own-label range.
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NewsPremier Foods to focus on supply chain consolidation
Embattled Premier Foods has begun talks with retailers and suppliers in a bid to turn around the business.
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NewsClarke: Netto conversion is ‘fantastic innovation’
Asda’s CEO claimed this week that its converted Netto stores had begun to recoup the £778m splashed out by Walmart.
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As recommended intakes rise, Lansley calls for calorie cut
The government is expecting the food and drink industry to sign pledges to slash the calories in an average shopping basket by up to 5%, and has warned it will consider a fat tax if retailers and suppliers fail.Health secretary Andrew...
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NewsGovernment calls on industry to slash calories
The government is expecting the food and drink industry to sign pledges to slash the calories in an average shopping basket by up to 5%, and has warned it will consider a fat tax if retailers and suppliers fail.
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Comment & Opinion
Chewing the fat
When Hungary launched a fat tax in the summer it was greeted as much as a chance for witty headlines as a serious proposition for us Brits.
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NewsCalorie counting won’t work, warns industry
The food industry is on collision course with the government over Andrew Lansley’s plans to tackle the obesity crisis, The Grocer can reveal. Insiders negotiating on the next stage of the Responsibility Deal claimed this week that the…
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NewsTesco suffers worst first half in 20 years
Tesco vowed to take “decisive action” to get its core UK business back on track after suffering its worst first-half performance for 20 years.
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Analysis & FeaturesSuppliers fear the worst over Tesco's cuts
Tesco’s new Big Price Drop offensive slashes the cost of 3,000 lines. Who’s going to pay - and how?
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NewsTesco's 12% reduction in Price Drop
Unilever and Procter & Gamble head a long list of brand owners targeted in Tesco’s Big Price Drop.
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NewsFood waste isn’t fault of industry or shoppers
After the government criticised the food and drink industry for its role in creating the UK's £12bn food waste mountain last week, new research from The Grocer reveals a lack of recycling facilities rather than confusion over date labelling is the...
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Green Issue 2011: Who’s got the greenest store?
The supermarkets are trumping each other with state-of-the-art eco stores that cut energy bills and collect rainwater. But is the boom really just about a green image, asks Ian Quinn
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NewsTesco wages £500m Price Drop campaign
Tesco was this week dramatically forced to reveal plans for a £500m price offensive, as details leaked of its strategy to hit back at rivals who have seized the initiative on price. Following a week of speculation, the supermarket...
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NewsThe Big Price Drop: Tesco unveils its £500m fightback
Tesco is to plough £500m into a huge new offensive that will see 3,000 products slashed in price. The Big Price Drop launches on Monday, as predicted yesterday by The Grocer, kicking off what many expect to be a full-scale price war in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsTesco gears up for massive new pricing offensive
Tesco is set to unveil a major shift in pricing strategy, as the UK’s largest supermarket gears up for a price war this Christmas. A dramatic new offensive – due to begin next week – could see it switch emphasis from promotions, which Tesco has reportedly come to see as ...
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NewsOlympic hygiene deal aims to ward off E.coli
Government fears that the Olympics will be hit by an E.coli outbreak have been used as evidence to help bring in sweeping new powers for local authorities over retailers.
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Analysis & FeaturesStephen Robertson Q&A: 'We need to address eyewatering rate rises and levels of regulation'
Guest editor Stephen Robertson, director general of the British Retail Consortium, talks to Ian Quinn about the economic crisis, a government that has been all talk and a misfiring Fernando Torres
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NewsDefra date labelling plan ‘will confuse shoppers’
Retailers have slammed government calls for an end to the use of ‘sell by’ and ‘display until’ dates, saying the move would leave customers confused over when food is safe to eat.