All The Grocer articles in 1 August 2015 – Page 4
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Analysis and Features
Video: How does Cadbury put the puddles in Puddles?
We’ve sent category reports editor Rob Brown to Cadbury’s Bournville R&D kitchens to get the low down on the brand’s latest launch…
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Analysis and Features
Buyers Q&A: Sweets volumes fall as sugar debate rages on
This is the calm before the storm for confectionery as sugar comes under growing scrutiny, say leading buyers…
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Analysis and Features
The sweet smell of success: NPD drives confectionery gains
Innovation is paying off for brands, but with Marvellous Creations in decline, how long will the growth last?
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Comment and Opinion
My Week, by Mel (Checkout 11) as told to Bill Tush
Some middle-aged man came in last night and offered me £50 to write “something funny about supermarkets”…
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Analysis and Features
Cordon Bleu: Dessert-flavoured chocs ‘are trend to watch’
What could be the next big flavour innovation in chocolate? We packed our very own Amy North off to Le Cordon Bleu to find out…
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Analysis and Features
Exclusive: Chocolate snacking has halved in the past 12 years
Research from Kantar Worldpanel reveals that the humble chocolate bar is losing out to everything from sandwiches to ice cream…
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Analysis and Features
Pound price point is king in confectionery as deals soar
Half of all sweets are now sold on deal as confectioners slash prices to lure impulse shoppers, says Kantar Worldpanel
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Analysis and Features
Acid Test: Asda Good & Balanced Soup
This soup was launched a few months after Asda unveiled its initial tranche of Good & Balanced products…
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Analysis and Features
Maltesers flies high with £10m advertising space splurge
Confectionery’s biggest advertisers have splashed out £66.3m on ads over the past year, with a notable increase from big spending Maltesers…
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News
Fowl Scratchings relaunched as Chicken Crackling
Snack brand Fowl Scratchings is being relaunched and rebranded as Chicken Crackling…
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Comment and Opinion
The Special Kase of Kellogg's Tube travel breakfast
Isn’t it annoying when you get on the train and someone starts eating next to you?…
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News
Lucozade Sport plans Rugby World Cup shirt giveaway
Lucozade Sport will give away a rugby shirt every 80 minutes for 90 days as part of its Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign…
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Analysis and Features
Acid Test: Birds Eye Stir Your Senses
The single-serve Stir Your Senses range comprises eight dishes inspired by cuisines from around the world…
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News
Heinz doubles up on pasta Snap Pots offering with Duo
Heinz is this month expanding its Snap Pots pasta line-up with two-portion packs…
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News
Changeable weather puts pressure on summer sales
Sales of summer favourites such as beer, ice cream and suncare products are down as much as 17% year on year…
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News
Innocent enters reduced-sugar market with Light & Juicy
Innocent is entering the reduced-sugar market – and looking to tap the boom in flavoured waters – with a new range…
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News
Morrisons returns to selling wine by country of origin
Morrisons is returning to merchandising wine by country of origin – ditching the experimental approaches to the category brought in under former CEO Dalton Philips.
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News
Cider supplier Healey's increases workforce by a third
Healey’s Cyder Farm in Cornwall has upped its workforce by a third on the back of booming sales and increased interest in its visitor centre…
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News
Booths increases range of Little Valley Brewery ales
West Yorkshire’s Little Valley Brewery has secured a listing in Booths for four of its bottle-conditioned beers.
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News
Tesco drops 'unexpected item in bagging area' as it brings in friendlier self-checkouts
Tesco is to call time on the dreaded phrase “unexpected item in the bagging area” as it seeks to give a friendlier feel to its self-service checkouts.