05/09/2008
Household goods manufacturer McBride has blamed its inability to pass rising costs on to major supermarkets for its decision to axe up to 250 jobs.
McBride, which produces a number of own-brand household products for Tesco and Sainsbury’s, said yesterday it would be shedding up to 10% of its workforce as it shifts work to a new production centre in St Helens.
The manufacturer currently employs around 2,500 UK workers across sites including Coventry and Warrington...
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05/09/2008
The whistleblower sacked by Marks & Spencer after allegedly leaking details to the press of planned cuts to the company’s redundancy pay will hold a press conference this weekend at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton...
05/09/2008
Ten months after the dismissal of Barry Colenso, the former Thorntons master chocolatier who trashed the chocolates of a rival retailer, the confectionery retailer has announced his replacement...
05/09/2008
Aldi is to plough £10m into a new advertising campaign featuring Michelin-starred celebrity chef Phil Vickery...
04/09/2008
Food giant Unilever today announced the appointment of Nestlé Americas head Paul Polman as its next chief executive...
04/09/2008
Food prices rose by just 0.3% last month – the lowest rate in five months – according to new figures, although food price inflation for the year to August now stands at 10%...
04/09/2008
Anchovies are the latest fish to become the subject of warnings about over-fishing, being named as a ‘fish to avoid’ in a new report...
04/09/2008
Football legend Sir Bobby Charlton has signed up for a new television advertising campaign for Danone Actimel...
04/09/2008
Diageo, the owner of brands including Guinness and Smirnoff, has sponsored a new report on the perils of alcohol-related liver disease...
03/09/2008
The rise of pre-packed salads could lead to a surge in outbreaks of food poisoning, according to warnings from scientists yesterday...
03/09/2008
Coca-Cola is poised to complete a £1.35bn takeover of China Huiyan Juice Group.
The US drinks giant has reportedly bid $2...
03/09/2008
Drinks giant InBev could hive off assets in Asia and Germany to cover debt put in place for its takeover of US rival Anheuser-Busch, it has emerged...
03/09/2008
Health campaigners have warned schools to identify caffeine addicts amongst their students, as energy drinks continue to rise in popularity in school playgrounds...
03/09/2008
As predicted by The Grocer, Marks & Spencer has signalled the beginning of the end for its “this is not just food” slogan after turning to Sir David Jason for a new advertising campaign...
02/09/2008
Sainsbury’s is planning a renewed push to attract customers to its own-brand goods in a move that is likely to raise eyebrows among its suppliers...
02/09/2008
Coors Brewers – the company behind Carling and Grolsch – is raising the prices of its beers for the second time this year, according to press reports...
02/09/2008
Premium cake maker Finsbury Food Group has announced a series of changes to its senior management, with chief executive Dave Brooks set to hand over the reins later this month...
02/09/2008
Greene King – the brewing company behind Old Speckled Hen and Abbot Ale – has unveiled lacklustre results for the last quarter, as tough market conditions continue to hit brewers’ bottom lines...
01/09/2008
Speculation that Sainsbury’s was about to become the subject of a new takeover bid from the Qatari Investment Authority was most likely a “share ramping exercise”, according to weekend press reports...
01/09/2008
Supermarkets have been criticised in a new study for concentrating promotional efforts on junk food.
The National Consumer Council found that promotions on hfss products represented 54% of in-store deals...
01/09/2008
Drinks company Nichols is set for a September sales boost with the beginning today of Ramadan.
Nichols’ main brand, Vimto, has become a popular feature of the Muslim holy season in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Middle East, where the drink is used as a post-fast pick-me-up...
29/08/2008
Aldi has gone on the offensive against Tesco by raising questions over product quality at the UK’s largest supermarket – just weeks after a fellow discounter Lidl stirred up controversy in Ireland by branding Tesco’s new Cash Savers discount range ‘Trash Savers’...
29/08/2008
Tesco has withdrawn its backing for a planned eco-town at Hanley Grange, Cambridgeshire, after admitting that the plans had “implications” for local residents...
29/08/2008
Shares in Sainsbury’s rose by nearly 8% yesterday amid rumours that the Qatari Investment Authority was preparing a new takeover bid for the supermarket giant...
29/08/2008
Sales of organic food have dropped by a fifth this year, according to data from market analysts TNS, as consumers feel the pinch of the economic downturn...
28/08/2008
Premier Foods has announced a surge in sales for the last six months, with the UK’s largest food producer reaping the benefits from a run of major acquisitions...