11 Apr 2002
| by Staff,
The Big Food Group (BFG), formerly known as Iceland....consultlancy work.
Frozen food firm BFG was renamed last month following the merger of Iceland with both Booker and food service Woodward in May 2000. The firm has now handed Sawday the top PR role covering all ...
03 Mar 2000
| by MARY COWLETT
For the UK s top supermarket chains, the last few years have seen
organic food move from fad...For the UK s top supermarket chains, the last few years have seen
organic food move from fad ...
survey by the Consumers Association, 29 per cent
of UK shoppers now replace some of their staple food ...
guarantee that food is GM-free and
meat products are clean of animal protein feeds. But, as with all food ...
19 Nov 1999
| by MARY COWLETT
,
Sainsbury s and Safeway - has led to customer confusion and widespread
distrust.
Smaller food ...
, food safety. With a
string of health scares from UK beef to Belgium pork, frozen food
expert, Icelandhas been concentrating on its Foods You Can Trust
initiative.
This encompasses a range ...
19 Feb 1999
| by MARGO JAMES
Walker for his company s stance against genetically modified foods....Walker for his company s stance against genetically modified foods.
On receipt of the award Walker ...
, and we
don t test on people.
Indeed, while the jury is still out on whether GM foods ...
-making process, the UK public
have been delivered a fait accompli on the issue of GM food.
Sainsbury ...
19 Feb 1999
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Malcolm Walker, chairman and chief executive of food retail chain
Iceland, was handed a special...Malcolm Walker, chairman and chief executive of food retail chain
Iceland, was handed a special awareness award by Deputy Prime Minister
John Prescott for his company s stance against genetically-modified
foods at Tuesday s British Environment and Media Awards (BEMAs). The
Body Shop s Anita Roddick ...
18 Sep 1998
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
Supermarket chain Asda has reshuffled its consumer agencies and
moved food PR to Lee and Knight...Supermarket chain Asda has reshuffled its consumer agencies and
moved food PR to Lee and Knight ...
.
Incumbent Sundial Communications had handled food since 1996 and drink
since 1997 for Asda ...
to handle the supermarket s other non-food areas, including
health and beauty and home and leisure.
...
21 Aug 1998
| by GRAHAM PASKETT
to claim victims and cause problems for farmers
and food retailers....to claim victims and cause problems for farmers
and food retailers.
E-coli was another genuine disaster. The debate about genetically
modified foods continues to rage. Now we have major newspaper ...
and Food
and the National Association for Crohn s disease claimed the health risk
was minimal to non ...
21 Nov 1997
| by TINA FOTHERBY
and sparked numerous TV reports.
The drive - which calls for a code of practice to ensure the food ...
.
The report was backed by the Consumers Association and the National
Food Alliance. Both provided third party endorsement, as did the
Government with Food Minister Jeff Rooker and Consumer Affairs Minister ...
17 Oct 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
The CRS (Co-operative Retail Services) food division has taken on
its first PR manager in a bid...The CRS (Co-operative Retail Services) food division has taken on
its first PR manager in a bid ...
CRS and other food retailers is that the
majority of CRS stores are smaller food convenience stores ...
.
It was recognised at corporate level that the food business required
investment and updating, said Blake ...
17 Oct 1997
| by PETER SHELDON GREEN, managing director,
Organic food at vastly inflated prices has been steadily finding
its way into supermarkets...Organic food at vastly inflated prices has been steadily finding
its way into supermarkets in increasing quantities for some time now
Gestures have been made towards ecological issues with the offer of
paper bags, dump bins for recycling plastic carriers and the like. All
perfectly good and ethical ...