All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 238
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Comment & Opinion
Right direction or missing the point
In the wake of the autumn statement, prominent food and drink industry figures give their reaction to key initiatives.
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NewsTesco plumbs the depths with debut underground store
Tesco has gone underground with its first fully subterranean store.
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Analysis & FeaturesCoalition urged to deliver policies to kickstart growth
Food and drink industry leaders are calling on the government to come up with a revamped growth strategy. How will it respond?
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NewsTesco reboots Price Promise in voucher wars with Sainsbury's
Tesco is mounting a fightback against Sainsbury’s Brand Match with a coupon-at-till reboot of Tesco Price Promise…
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NewsAsda launches first transactional app
Asda is launching its first transactional mobile phone app, allowing customers to buy groceries online and price check the cost of their shopping using their iPhones.
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NewsAsda posts improvement in third quarter
Asda’s sales growth picked up pace slightly over the past three months, up 1.3% year-on-year. The figures, covering the period from 1 July to 30 September, mark an improvement on the 0.5% rise in like-for-like sales in the second quarter. The performance was described as “solid” by the supermarket’s US parent, Walmart.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe supply chain gets set for a faster, fitter, leaner future
The major players are getting to grips with forging a supply chain that has radically reduced lead times and far less stock held in depots.
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P&G's Lee savages retailers for ruining brand NPD
One of the world’s leading fmcg companies has accused retailers of devaluing major branded product launches by subjecting them to savage price promotions as soon as they hit shelves.
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NewsDH under pressure to rescue ‘nudging’ Deal
The Department of Health is planning to commission an independent review into whether the Responsibility Deal is working, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.
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P&G rolls out virtual store
Procter & Gamble has become the latest global giant to roll out a virtual store for customers, in a glimpse of a potential future bypassing traditional retail.
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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.