Supermarket distribution | The Foods that Make Billions

Duration: 2'28''

Synopsis

Initially manufacturers held a lot of power over supermarkets. This changed when supermarkets started centralising their operations.

Further Information

More clips from The Foods that Make Billions

03: Pots of Gold | The Foods that Make Billions

03: Pots of Gold | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 58'48''

This episode tells the story of how yoghurt has been transformed into a super food.

Actimel: Yogurt competitor | The Foods that Make Billions

Actimel: Yogurt competitor | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'46''

Danone saw Yakult's success and jumped on it, creating their version of the concept and taking 50% of the market sh...

Daily dose, functional foods and nutrition | The Foods that Make Billions

Daily dose, functional foods and nutrition | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'13''

The concept of the "daily-dose" was in the introduction of the idea that food could be functional a...

Desire, emotion and products | The Foods that Make Billions

Desire, emotion and products | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 1'30''

With products, tapping into the emotion of the consumer can provide an unlimited source of profit and is the key ...

Diversification and health | The Foods that Make Billions

Diversification and health | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 4'37''

Big multi-nationals like PepsiCo have began buying up healthier brands to "health-wash" their image and as they cla...

Ski yogurt and ''added value'' | The Foods that Make Billions

Ski yogurt and ''added value'' | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 3'17''

Ski yogurt was a prime of example of "adding value", where a company takes a raw material, processes it, making...

Success of Muller Corner | The Foods that Make Billions

Success of Muller Corner | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 5'37''

A German yogurt competitor came to the UK and changed everything, marketing a luxurious new type of yogurt.

Yakult and health | The Foods that Make Billions

Yakult and health | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 3'30''

Yakult changed Britain's perception of "bacteria" and managed to convince us to drink 100,000 bottles a day.

Yogurt and consumer trends | The Foods that Make Billions

Yogurt and consumer trends | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 3'38''

Yogurt was a businesses dream product as it acted as a blank canvas to be moulded into whatever was the trend at th...

Yogurt and healthfoods | The Foods that Make Billions

Yogurt and healthfoods | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 2'44''

Yakult began the UK's love-affair with "health foods" in 1996, with a push from food companies championing products tha...

Yogurt: Ski vs Prize | The Foods that Make Billions

Yogurt: Ski vs Prize | The Foods that Make Billions

BBC Two | 2010 | 1'45''

Prize came out as Ski's competitor and as such had to market itself differently.

More resources about Operations and Logistics

Fruit and Veg | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Fruit and Veg | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

BBC Two | 2019 | 59'03''

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey delve into the hectic world of Britain's imports and exports. Ed is at London G...

Cars | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Cars | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

BBC Two | 2019 | 58'58''

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey explore how much we really know about the logistics that enable Britain to buy and sell ...

Flow production at Heinz (1) | Inside the Superbrands

Flow production at Heinz (1) | Inside the Superbrands

Channel 4 | 2024 | 3'35''

How are Heinz baked beans made?

Importing Dutch tomatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Importing Dutch tomatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

BBC Two | 2019 | 4'47''

Ade travels to the Netherlands to see where we import most of our tomatoes from.

How Kellogs have created new, healthier products to keep up with changing trends | Inside the Superbrands

How Kellogs have created new, healthier products to keep up with changing trends | Inside the Superbrands

Channel 4 | 2024 | 10'57''

Behind the scenes look at how Kellogs is producing new healthier pr...

Importing food from abroad | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Importing food from abroad | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

BBC Two | 2019 | 4'10''

Cherry find out how all our fresh food is bought and traded with the rest of the world.

Inside Rolls-Royce

Inside Rolls-Royce

Channel 4 | 2015 | 46'25''

A privileged peek into the exclusive world of British heritage car brand Rolls-Royce. The cameras follow the team at the Goodwood factory as they manufact...

Just In Time (JIT) at Toyota | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Just In Time (JIT) at Toyota | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

BBC Two | 2019 | 4'53''

Looks at how Toyota use JIT for their inventory management system and how a delay could impact their prod...

Big Data | Bang Goes The Theory

Big Data | Bang Goes The Theory

BBC One | 2014 | 29'13''

Liz Bonnin sees how big data monitors Rolls Royce jet engines, and Jem Stansfield creates a low-tech computer system.

Flow production at Heinz (2) | Inside the Superbrands

Flow production at Heinz (2) | Inside the Superbrands

Channel 4 | 2024 | 1'02''

How is Heinz ketchup made?

How Heinz creates their brand and products (Featuring Ed Sheeran) (Part 1) | Inside the Superbrands

How Heinz creates their brand and products (Featuring Ed Sheeran) (Part 1) | Inside the Superbrands

Channel 4 | 2024 | 7'53''

Part one looks at the Heinz product is created and how many people actual...

Quality control | Inside the Factory

Quality control | Inside the Factory

BBC Two | 2020 | 2'22''

Gregg Wallace visits the quality control area of the factory.

S15E04: Electric Bikes | The Apprentice

S15E04: Electric Bikes | The Apprentice

BBC One | 2019 | 59'02''

Lord Sugar summons the candidates to the London Transport Museum, where they learn that this week's task is to create and sell their ...

01: Heinz | Inside the Superbrands

01: Heinz | Inside the Superbrands

Channel 4 | 2024 | 46'52''

Helen goes behind the beans to see how Heinz make their bestsellers and how they're developing new products for the next generation, befor...

How Heinz creates their brand and products (Featuring Ed Sheeran) (Part 2) | Inside the Superbrands

How Heinz creates their brand and products (Featuring Ed Sheeran) (Part 2) | Inside the Superbrands

Channel 5 | 2025 | 6'39''

Part 2 looks more at how they use continuous product development to stay ...

How Walkers ensure quality control of their crisps | Inside the Superbrands

How Walkers ensure quality control of their crisps | Inside the Superbrands

Channel 4 | 2024 | 7'04''

The video looks into the operations of the Walkers Leicester factory , including their quality c...

Ikea - Recruitment | Flatpack Empire

Ikea - Recruitment | Flatpack Empire

BBC Two | 2018 | 6'18''

Ikea are looking for 500 new staff members for their store opening. The recruitment and selection team are looking for applicants with 8...

Rolls-Royce - Creating the best | Inside Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce - Creating the best | Inside Rolls-Royce

Channel 4 | 2015 | 8'59''

A look at what Rolls-Royce is adding to its cars to create a USP and remain luxurious in their product development

S06E00: Christmas Cards | Inside the Factory

S06E00: Christmas Cards | Inside the Factory

BBC Two | 2021 | 59'18''

Gregg visits the Woodmansterne card factory in in Watford. It's one of the largest greeting card companies in the UK, a family b...

Sugar beets | Countryfile

Sugar beets | Countryfile

BBC One | 2022 | 12'35''

Charlotte Smith investigates why the UK’s sugar beet farmers are facing an uncertain future.