. just food will tomorrow travel to the headquarters of one of the country's leading chocolate makers, Lindt & Sprungli, as the company publishes its 2009 financial results. . In January, upmarket chocolatier Lindt, which has found the downturn particularly challenging, said its 2009 sales had dipped and warned that profits would come in at the low end of its forecast , a forecast . that already set 2009 profits as lower than those booked in 2008. 
Share:  . just food will tomorrow travel to the headquarters of one of the country's leading chocolate makers, <span class="company">Lindt</span> & Sprungli, as the company publishes its 2009 financial results. . In January, upmarket chocolatier <span class="company">Lindt</span>, which has found the downturn particularly challenging, said its 2009 sales had dipped and warned that profits would come in at the low end of its forecast , a forecast . that already set 2009 profits as lower than those booked in 2008. Tweet this 

. Morrisons and Waitrose both unveiled bumper annual results after enjoying the best of what has been a fiercely competitive food retail landscape over the last 18 months. . Morrisons credited its success on its "great value", while Waitrose, once seen as a retailer that only stocked luxuries to be bought occasionally, said its strong performance had been due in part to the popularity of its entry level, own label range, Essentials. . However, for all their strength in the last year or so, both Morrisons and Waitrose face questions over how far they can continue to grow in the months ahead. 
Share:  . Morrisons and <span class="company">Waitrose</span> both unveiled bumper annual results after enjoying the best of what has been a fiercely competitive food retail landscape over the last 18 months. . Morrisons credited its success on its "great value", while <span class="company">Waitrose</span>, once seen as a retailer that only stocked luxuries to be bought occasionally, said its strong performance had been due in part to the popularity of its entry level, own label range, Essentials. . However, for all their strength in the last year or so, both Morrisons and <span class="company">Waitrose</span> face questions over how far they can continue to grow in the months ahead. Tweet this 

Tesco, the UK's largest private employer, has continued the prolonged assault on what it terms the failings of the UK's education system. . Addressing a conference in London today (10 March), Lucy Neville Rolfe, the retailer's director of corporate and legal affairs, said that UK school leavers have problems with basic literacy and numeracy, timekeeping and "what you might call an attitude problem". . "They don't seem to understand the importance of a tidy appearance and have problems with timekeeping .. Some seem to think that the world owes them a living," she griped. 
Share:  <span class="company">Tesco</span>, the UK's largest private employer, has continued the prolonged assault on what it terms the failings of the UK's education system. . Addressing a conference in London today (10 March), Lucy Neville Rolfe, the retailer's director of corporate and legal affairs, said that UK school leavers have problems with basic literacy and numeracy, timekeeping and "what you might call an attitude problem". . "They don't seem to understand the importance of a tidy appearance and have problems with timekeeping .. Some seem to think that the world owes them a living," she griped. Tweet this 

Continuing with the obesity theme, a surprising development to come out of New Zealand is the announcement of a tie up between Weight Watchers and unlikely bed fellow McDonald's. . As part of the deal, McDonald's will use the Weight Watchers logo on its menu boards and Weight Watchers will promote McDonald's to dieters. The dieting group has endorsed various items on McDonald's menu, including chicken nuggets and Filet O Fish. . Now, I'm not really a McDonald's aficionado, but I am assured that although Weight Watchers has pumped for the "healthier" white meat and fish options, healthy they aint. 
Share:  Continuing with the obesity theme, a surprising development to come out of New Zealand is the announcement of a tie up between <span class="company">Weight Watchers</span> and unlikely bed fellow McDonald's. . As part of the deal, McDonald's will use the <span class="company">Weight Watchers</span> logo on its menu boards and <span class="company">Weight Watchers</span> will promote McDonald's to dieters. The dieting group has endorsed various items on McDonald's menu, including chicken nuggets and Filet O Fish. . Now, I'm not really a McDonald's aficionado, but I am assured that although <span class="company">Weight Watchers</span> has pumped for the "healthier" white meat and fish options, healthy they aint. Tweet this 

Continuing with the obesity theme, a surprising development to come out of New Zealand is the announcement of a tie up between Weight Watchers and unlikely bed fellow McDonald's. . As part of the deal, McDonald's will use the Weight Watchers logo on its menu boards and Weight Watchers will promote McDonald's to dieters. The dieting group has endorsed various items on McDonald's menu, including chicken nuggets and Filet O Fish. . Now, I'm not really a McDonald's aficionado, but I am assured that although Weight Watchers has pumped for the "healthier" white meat and fish options, healthy they aint. 
Share:  Continuing with the obesity theme, a surprising development to come out of New Zealand is the announcement of a tie up between Weight Watchers and unlikely bed fellow <span class="company">McDonald</span>'s. . As part of the deal, <span class="company">McDonald</span>'s will use the Weight Watchers logo on its menu boards and Weight Watchers will promote <span class="company">McDonald</span>'s to dieters. The dieting group has endorsed various items on <span class="company">McDonald</span>'s menu, including chicken nuggets and Filet O Fish. . Now, I'm not really a <span class="company">McDonald</span>'s aficionado, but I am assured that although Weight Watchers has pumped for the "healthier" white meat and fish options, healthy they aint. Tweet this 

Waitrose this morning (3 March) announced what it described as "a dream alliance" set to be the "envy of the food retail world". . Drum roll…. . Celebrity chefs Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal are set to become food ambassadors for the UK upmarket retailer. 
Share:  <span class="company">Waitrose</span> this morning (3 March) announced what it described as "a dream alliance" set to be the "envy of the food retail world". . Drum roll…. . Celebrity chefs Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal are set to become food ambassadors for the UK upmarket retailer. Tweet this 

. First, TV screens in the UK will soon see what Mrs Kipling looks like in the flesh in a new campaign for Premier Foods' cake brand Mr Kipling. . The Mr Kipling brand is among Premier's five "drive" brands and categories that the UK group believes will drive growth at the company. . Mrs Kipling's identity has, until now, been kept under wraps but the UK's largest food maker is allowing the cake maker's good lady wife make her TV debut to plug its Oatibakes range, which was first launched in January. 
Share:  . First, TV screens in the UK will soon see what Mrs Kipling looks like in the flesh in a new campaign for <span class="company">Premier Foods</span>' cake brand Mr Kipling. . The Mr Kipling brand is among Premier's five "drive" brands and categories that the UK group believes will drive growth at the company. . Mrs Kipling's identity has, until now, been kept under wraps but the UK's largest food maker is allowing the cake maker's good lady wife make her TV debut to plug its Oatibakes range, which was first launched in January. Tweet this 

. Similar noises on the environment came from Wal Mart, the world's largest retailer, last week. The company is aiming to cut 20m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain between now and 2015. The announcement was the latest in a series of plans Wal Mart has to reduce its impact on the environment. 
Share:  . Similar noises on the environment came from <span class="company">Wal Mart</span>, the world's largest retailer, last week. The company is aiming to cut 20m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain between now and 2015. The announcement was the latest in a series of plans <span class="company">Wal Mart</span> has to reduce its impact on the environment. Tweet this 

. However, Marks and Spencer's Plan A programme has a definite narrative and is a series of programmes that has lifted the UK retailer above its peers in its apparent commitment to environmental issues. . Today (1 March), M&S has set out a raft of new initiatives under the Plan A scheme, including making sure all products sold in its stores have "at least" one sustainable or ethical quality. The retailer's initiatives also include plans to enable its leading food suppliers to run "Plan A factories", which "adopt best practice ethical and environmental standards". 
Share:  . However, <span class="company">Marks and Spencer</span>'s Plan A programme has a definite narrative and is a series of programmes that has lifted the UK retailer above its peers in its apparent commitment to environmental issues. . Today (1 March), M&S has set out a raft of new initiatives under the Plan A scheme, including making sure all products sold in its stores have "at least" one sustainable or ethical quality. The retailer's initiatives also include plans to enable its leading food suppliers to run "Plan A factories", which "adopt best practice ethical and environmental standards". Tweet this 

Often a villain in campaigning circles, Wal Mart is keen to be seen to be green. . The world's largest retailer had already put down a marker with its "sustainability" index but yesterday (25 February) the company set out its stall to cut carbon emissions across its business. . There will always be sceptics in the campaign community that will be extremely hard to convince. 
Share:  Often a villain in campaigning circles, <span class="company">Wal Mart</span> is keen to be seen to be green. . The world's largest retailer had already put down a marker with its "sustainability" index but yesterday (25 February) the company set out its stall to cut carbon emissions across its business. . There will always be sceptics in the campaign community that will be extremely hard to convince. Tweet this