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Focus On Bakery

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12 May 2012 | Updated: 15 May 2012

Bakery is under acute pressure, but the industry is countering the long-term decline in consumption with extraordinary innovation.

Focus On Personal Care

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05 May 2012 | By Natalie Brown

Tightened purse strings, changing attitudes and new promotional strategies are combining to send volume sales down the plughole.

Focus On Soft Drinks

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28 Apr 2012 | Updated: 02 May 2012 | By Guy Montague-Jones, Simon Creasey, Tracy West

Splurging on marketing has paid off for established cola brands in the past year, but is there scope for flavours to win back favour?

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Focus On Own Label

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21 Apr 2012 | By Vince Bamford

Innovation and a commitment to quality helped own label win back share last year. How will it continue to battle the brands?

Focus On Suncare

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14 Apr 2012 | Updated: 20 Apr 2012 | By Lisa Riley

Staycationing is no good for the sun and skincare category if the weather here isn’t what it should be. Can added-value NPD help?

Focus On Yoghurts and Pot Desserts

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07 Apr 2012 | Updated: 10 Apr 2012 | By Cathy Relf

Own label’s had a good year, but it’s been a Greek tragedy for the brands - despite being in the vanguard of a Greek-style NPD frenzy.

Focus On Barbecue

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31 Mar 2012 | Updated: 02 Apr 2012 | By Jon Severs

The Olympics, Euro 2012 and the Diamond Jubilee could add up to one of the most lucrative trading periods ever for the barbecue sector.

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Grocery Retail Structure 2012

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19 May 2012 | Updated: 23 May 2012 | By Beth Phillips

The convenience sector is in growth for the first time in a decade, but it’s supermarket chains and symbol groups that are driving it.

Top 50 Independents: In the driving seat

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31 Mar 2012 | Updated: 03 May 2012 | By Beth Phillips

As the Top 50 independents mark a solid year, MBOs are increasingly in vogue, with Iceland’s Malcolm Walker setting the pace as he looks to take control.

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