All The Grocer articles in 16 December 2017 – Page 7
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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol: Spirits & RTDs: spirits surge by £150m as prices grow
Spirits surge by £150m as prices grow
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Analysis & FeaturesBatteries: sales surge as kit goes hi-tech
Grocery battery sales have been electrified this past year thanks to the growth in specialist hi-tech electronics
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Analysis & FeaturesSauces: Table: Seriously good sales for Heinz in mayo boom
In the year sales of mayo overtook ketchup for the first time, there have been big changes at the edge of dinner plates
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Analysis & FeaturesMale grooming: Bulldog bites more off male moisturisers
Male grooming products are looking decidedly unkempt. The market’s major sectors have lost £7.8m
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Analysis & FeaturesPetcare: prices rise as owners seek posh petfood
A new phrase was coined in 2017: ‘pet parents’ – those who treat their ‘fur babies’ as if they were human
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Analysis & FeaturesCosmetics: up £20m thanks to pricey NPD
L’Oréal has overtaken Max Factor as the third bestselling cosmetics brand
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Analysis & FeaturesCereals: brand prices rise as cereal slide slows
Britain is “hurtling towards a chaotic breakfast” declared shadow chancellor John McDonnell in October 2016
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Analysis & FeaturesCakes: brands turn to snacks as cake crumbles
Brits have munched their way through 10.6 million fewer packs of shop-bought cake in the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesBread: brands go posh to see off inflation
At last, some of Britain’s bakers look poised to start making some decent dough again
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold: discounters clean up
Own label is wiping the floor with brands in the household sector
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Analysis & FeaturesCheese: cheese gets squeezed as Cheddar falls
Life doesn’t get any easier for cheese brands. The whole category has experienced a contraction of space
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Analysis & FeaturesReady meals: sales soar on gourmet NPD
Convenience was king in 2017. Just look at the frozen, chilled and ambient ready meals sector’s combined growth of £117m
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NewsMagners mounts challenge for Strongbow with Dark Fruit NPD
The NPD was launched as a challenger to Strongbow Dark Fruit’s dominion of the cider market
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NewsJonathan Ovens to dispute removal as Arla director
Dairy farmer was ousted as director of Arla amba co-op this week amid claims of ‘serious failings in corporate governance’
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NewsRenewed calls for ban on sale of energy drinks to children
A new AOS report reveals “shocking” levels of sugar, calories and caffeine in products sold in the UK…
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NewsMedia Bites 15 Dec: Ocado, Tesco, Steinhoff
Delivery drivers raking in £250-a-day as shortage in the run up to Christmas puts brakes on Ocado, writes The Daily Mail.
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NewsCity snapshot: Conviviality offers to buy 127 Central Convenience stores following P&H collapse
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has offered to buy 127 Central Convenience stores from WS Retail, following the collapse of its parent Palmer & Harvey into administration. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsChristmas getting costlier as retailers cut promotions
Christmas is getting closer, but festive bargain hunters might be left disappointed by the deals on offer in the mults
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Analysis & FeaturesLaundry: Persil hit by £35m loss as laundry slips
Laundry has been taken to the cleaners this past year, with the supers losing sales to online and discount channels
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NewsLidl decides smaller is better in the US
Six months after entering the US with plans to build 100 large-scale stores, the discounter has changed its mind