All articles by James Halliwell – Page 22
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Comment & Opinion
Alex Polizzi: The Fixer's Heck patch-up was must-see TV
In 1999, Debbie and Andrew Keeble took out a £15,000 loan to buy a new car, but decided to make sausages instead…
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Grocer 33
Store of the week: Iceland Dragonville Retail Park, Durham
Are you expecting Malcolm Walker to arrive in a helicopter with a briefcase full of cash?…
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Analysis & Features
Scottish referendum: suppliers face dilemma in speaking out
Threats, intimidation, dodgy price claims, fence-sitting. The industry has seen it all during the independence campaign…
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Comment & Opinion
Couples Come Dine with Me: there's plenty of time for a scrap
Finally Channel 4 has realised what so many of us have known for so long; there isn’t enough Come Dine with Me on TV…
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Interviews
Scottish independence debate: Danny Alexander attacks ‘intimidation’
The Grocer spoke to chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, on the potential implications of Scottish independence for the food and drink industry.
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Comment & Opinion
Jamie Oliver's Comfort Food? More like deep down dirty food
What in God’s name has happened to Jamie Oliver? On Jamie’s Comfort Food (C4, 9pm, 1 Sept) he repented of his sins…
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Interviews
Jane Asher talks to The Grocer about her hit bakeware range
Actress and cake maker Jane Asher talks to The Grocer about her hit bakeware range for Poundland…
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Comment & Opinion
Marston's show has One Ale of a Job to keep viewers interested
“We like to think of ourselves as the fourth emergency service,” said two cheery Marston’s drivers…
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Analysis & Features
Are markets making a comeback?
Although supermarkets will forever be the dominant force in grocery retail, markets are enjoying something of a comeback…
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Interviews
Jacob Fuller on why the e-cig market won't go up in smoke
Jacob Fuller, UK CEO of e-cig supplier Blu, on exploding sales, cowboy suppliers and the role of Big Tobacco…
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News
Lidl sales on course to smash £4bn barrier in 2014
Lidl expects to smash the £4bn barrier in 2014, with its sales on course to rise 20%.
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News
Albert Bartlett reveals return to frozen potato market
Albert Bartlett is poised to return to the frozen and chilled aisles four years after its last foray beyond fresh produce…
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Analysis & Features
How IGD aims to give teens the appetite for a future in food
An IGD venture under its Feeding Britain’s Future initiative aims to get teens interested in a career in food and drink…
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Interviews
Ronnie Bartlett: Albert Bartlett's ruler of the Rooster potato
Ronnie Bartlett aims to get everyone munching more spuds by returning to the frozen aisle…
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Comment & Opinion
Peter Andre takes Iceland back to the future
Iceland has announced the new face of its ad campaign will be none other than “TV presenter, songwriter and chart-topping singer” Peter Andre, of Mysterious Girl fame
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Comment & Opinion
Michael Mosley's blood pressure teaches us a valuable lesson
Guess what, bacon fans? Two rashers a day will knock two years off your life, according to Should I Eat Meat?…
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News
Harrods to boost staff knowledge with 'Gourmet Food Academy'
Harrods has launched a nationally recognised qualification in food for its staff…
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Comment & Opinion
Sweets Made Simple: not healthy, but delicious TV
Unless you reject delicious things, you risk missing out on the ultimate prize – a place in a care home!…
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Analysis & Features
Food to go doesn't have to mean soggy pastry
There’s plenty of competition, but convenience stores are still managing to turn heads with fancy food-to-go offers…