Chris Bavin - the naked grocer

Marcia Cross fronted the Rooster campaign for Albert Bartlett

Marcia Cross fronted the Rooster campaign for Albert Bartlett

New supermarket chain launches- 4th Sep
A brand-new supermarket chain is due to open its first store in Warrington next month.

AMS-WellPict administration confirmed- 3rd Sep
AMS-WellPict European has finally gone into administration after filing notice of intent last month.

"Ruthless" Tesco blamed for co-op closure- 13th Sep
An "absolutely ruthless" Tesco was to blame for the collapse earlier this year of the Irish Republic's only large-scale vegetable co-operative, a parliamentary committee was told in Dublin last week.

Tesco promotes fresh director- 30th Sep
Tesco has promoted one of its fresh foods boss to its executive committee harnessing more than 20 years of experience and adding to speculation over Sir Terry Leahy's eventual successor as chief executive.

The Co-op under fire- 17th Sep
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has become concerned by reports from its membership that The Co-operative Group has begun using unreasonable tactics in its dealings with suppliers.

Univeg makes management appointments- 10th Sep
The Univeg group has appointed an executive management team for its fruit and vegetables business unit.

Hollywood star fronts Albert Bartlett ads- 1st Sep
Fresh potato supplier Albert Bartlett has signed up a major Hollywood A-lister to front their new Rooster potato campaign in the company's biggest advertising campaign yet.

Bakkavör enjoys profit turnaround- 3rd Sep
Icelandic fresh prepared specialist Bakkavör has reported a significant turnaround, with the UK market at the spearhead of its improvement.

Supermarket supplier bought out- 22nd Sep
The company which supplies Sainsbury's, Asda and Tesco with their plastic bags has been bought for less than £20 million, saving 600 jobs.

Naked Grocer stripped bare- 29th Sep
A former international fresh produce manager has set up a "naked" business designed to cater for consumers waning away from the supermarkets.