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own label awards
Record 400 products shortlisted for 2014 Own Label Awards
Almost 400 products have been shortlisted across 74 categories in The Grocer’s biggest-ever Own-Label Food & Drink Awards.
Tesco should focus its price investment on fruit & veg
Milk is not an incremental category. Fruit & veg is. Let’s hope Tesco’s price investment is focused there then…
Can pound shops work online? Subscription
A raft of new pound shops have launched online, but how transferrable is the model?…
Nascent e-cigs market dashed as EU's ruling 'misses point' Subscription
E-cigs: so near to the tipping point, has the EU’s 11th hour change to tobacco directive scuppered all the good work?…
Business rates: will the door really open for a shake-up? Subscription
The BRC may say the BIS inquiry is a “nail in the coffin” but diverse solutions present no quick fix for high streets…
Jack Monroe: The Big Interview Subscription
In 2011, single mum Jack Monroe hit rock bottom and attempted suicide. Then she started a blog featuring cheap recipes…
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Science won't reveal the whole truth Subscription
In a webinar I joined, Google Glass was presented as more cost-effective eye-tracking than current research technology…
A GM spud we just don't need Subscription
The latest push to get GM food on our plates came from the John Innes Centre in Norwich…
Why Coke is a backbone of the economy Subscription
George Osborne has reawakened concerns about the fundamental problems besetting the nation’s manufacturing sector…
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Co-op’s Sutherland hits out at salary leak
The Co-operative Group’s CEO Euan Sutherland has spoken out to staff following reports over the weekend that the society is preparing to offer him a pay packet of £3.6m.
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Chiquita and Fyffes to merge in banana super-deal
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Sainsbury’s staff share in £8m Sharesave payout
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AB InBev joins spirit beer market with rum-flavoured Cubanisto
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Vente-Privee French wine online hits UK
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Icefresh launches Peppa Pig frozen cake
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Nestlé offers a more indulgent Ski range
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Almondy launches Cadbury and Philadelphia frozen desserts
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Cow & Gate boosts vitamin D in Growing Up toddler milk
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Beechdean brings Scooby-Doo, Jelly Belly and Turtles on board
Juices and smoothies category report 2014
Despite some sensationalist recent headlines, juices & smoothies are actually performing better than a year ago…
Pizza category report 2014
We Brits love pizza. A whopping 83% of us buy bake-at-home pizza and the market has grown 4.2% to £867m in the past year…
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