Archive of all supplier articles – Page 147
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News
Dairy Crest unveils strategy to boost dairy category by £800m
Dairy Crest has unveiled a three-year plan to grow the dairy category by £800m…
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Category Report
OC&C Top 150 Supplier Rankings 2014
In the toughest grocery retail conditions for a generation, it’s not scale so much as fleetness of foot that counts, reveals the latest OC&C Top 150…
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News
Tacon asks Tesco to look for breaches of Groceries Code
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has asked Tesco to examine its behaviour towards suppliers during the company’s internal review into the £250m overstatement of its profits.
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Interviews
Irwin Lee, guest editor, on P&G and the discounters
Irwin Lee Uncut: in this extended version of his Q&A with The Grocer, our guest editor gives us the lowdown on his new P&G…
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News
The Snack Ham Company brings ambient tapas to the UK
Ambient tapas snacks are to be launched nationwide by The Snack Ham Company…
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News
Heron Foods refresh programme on track as it eyes new stores
Heron Foods expects to complete the revamp of its 240-strong estate by the middle of next year…
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Comment & Opinion
Why suppliers have a fatal attraction to supermarkets
Suppliers have a fatal attraction to the supermarkets, and the relationship is veering from high maintenance to bunny boiler.
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News
Dropped Lurpak Slow Churned 'may return as limited edition'
Arla Foods has dropped its premium Lurpak Slow Churned butter – but says it may return as a seasonal line…
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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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News
RH Amar targets 'even greater success' for Mary Berry brand
RH Amar has vowed to drive the Mary Berry brand to “even greater success” after buying Mary Berry & Daughter…
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News
SMEs outperform fmcg giants in UK 150 report
Small and medium-sized UK food and drink suppliers are outmanoeuvring their multinational competitors,…
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Comment & Opinion
Royal baby fever begins again
Can we expect a tidal wave of cash-ins now another Royal baby is on the way? Of course.
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News
Dr Oetker back in profit following increased focus on own label
Dr Oetker bounced back into profit in the UK after posting a pre-tax profit of £165,000 compared with a £2.4m loss in 2012…
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Analysis & Features
Nomadic offers yoghurt range with international dimension
Nomadic is set to launch a yoghurt range that will offer unusual tastes and textures from around the world
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Analysis & Features
Magnum going great guns in its 25th year
Magnum is shooting from the hip. Sales of the brand’s core lines have smashed the £100m barrier for the first time.
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News
Mondelez fuels sweet biscuit sector with Chips Ahoy!
Mondelez is bringing its $800m US cookie brand Chips Ahoy! to the UK, which it believes will be bigger than Oreo in five years
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News
Major suppliers line up to back new MyShop indie retailer app
Some of the UK’s biggest fmcg suppliers are backing a new reward scheme aimed at building brand loyalty among indies…
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Comment & Opinion
Moy and UBUK flotations: will the trickle become a flood?
Moy Park and UBUK IPOs will be hugely important in establishing if UK fmcg suppliers can make sense to Stock Market again…
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Analysis & Features
Brands told: don't get caught out with your deal strategy
As the weather has turned colder, has brands’ appetite for featured space cooled off too?
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News
United Biscuits to float on Stock Market this autumn
United Biscuits to join Moy Park in Q4 listing as supplier IPO stampede looms…