All articles by Jon Yeomans – Page 7
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NewsAtkins hits back at high-protein diet study
The company behind the Atkins diet has hit back at a study claiming a high-protein diet could be harmful to human health.
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NewsWaitrose staff get 15% bonus as sales and profits grow
Waitrose staff will enjoy a 15% bonus this year, slightly down from 17% last year, as the upmarket retailer reported growing sales and profits.
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NewsDaily sugar intake should be halved: WHO
People should seek to cut by half the amount of sugar they consume each day, the World Health Organisation has said, in new guidance on sugar intake.
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NewsFood inflation falls to lowest level since 2006
A slowdown in ambient food prices pushed food inflation to its lowest level since December 2006.
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NewsWaitrose to export own-label brands to South Africa
Waitrose products are now being sold on six continents, after the upmarket supermarket struck a deal to export own-label lines to South Africa.
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NewsUK to lead food fraud fight with €12m EU project
A major new pan-European project to tackle food fraud is launching this week under the leadership of the UK’s Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera).
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NewsNational Chip Week: Designer creates French fry jewellery
A British fashion designer has celebrated National Chip Week coinciding with London Fashion Week by creating her own chip-themed jewellery.
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets taken to task
Which? has criticised supermarkets once again for their pricing tactics. But just how dramatic are its charges?
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NewsCoca-Cola to beef up marketing spend as global sales dip
Coca-Cola is responding to a dip in sales with a boost in media spend and a diversification into new areas – including a cold-beverage home dispenser.
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NewsShonn Brothers launches latest online pound shop
The third online pound shop to launch in the space of a week plans to take on rivals with a range of 2,000 products…
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NewsPoundPanda launches online pound shop with 2,000 lines
The third online pound shop to launch in the space of a week plans to take on rivals with a range of 2,000 products.
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Comment & OpinionIn for a penny
You wait ages for a pound shop to start selling online and then three come along at once…
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NewsPoundworld launches online store Poundshop.com this week
Poundworld is hoping to steal a march on its rivals this week by launching what it claims is the UK’s biggest online pound store – Poundshop.com.
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Comment & OpinionPricing floored
The below-cost crackdown is not the same as minimum unit pricing - though you could be forgiven for being confused…
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News‘Misleading’ Nicolites e-cigarette ad banned by ASA
The ASA has banned Nicolites’ ‘Kicks Butt’ poster An advert for e-cigarette brand Nicolites has been banned for implying it could be used to help smokers quit. Two complainants argued the poster was misleading because its strapline “Kicks Butt” could suggest it was a smoking cessation aid. ...
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NewsUBUK aims for the Sweeet spot with McVitie’s relaunch
McVitie’s biscuits will play up their “emotional” connection to consumers in a £12m relaunch of the brand.
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NewsTesco and Waitrose plant click & collect at London Tube stations
Tesco and Waitrose are following in the footsteps of Asda by bringing click & collect to a handful of London Underground stations.
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Comment & OpinionDown on the farm
Tesco is doing its bit in the obesity debate by launching an ambitious plan to teach kids about food and farming…
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Analysis & FeaturesObesity in the UK: Who’s saying what?
As health bodies debate the scale of the obesity crisis facing the UK, The Grocer rounds up competing claims.
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Comment & OpinionTweet all about it
Can social-media monitoring tell us anything about how retailers perform?