All analysis & features articles – Page 161
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Analysis & FeaturesRecall of the year: Mars acts fast on plastic problem
One pesky piece of plastic proved a spanner in the works for Mars in February
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Analysis & FeaturesPasta panned as rice and noodles rise
Carbohydrates have become collateral damage for supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar & spice mark table sauce sector
Brits are showing growing willingness to try out a dollop of something exotic and/or spicy on their plates
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Analysis & FeaturesA rough year for juices but smoothies fly
Juices and smoothies are looking decidedly green
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Analysis & FeaturesNexium gives most relief as OTC sales fall
If you’re looking for relief from all the doom, gloom and deflation, you won’t find much here
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Analysis & FeaturesNutella takes top spread as Marmite fails
As unlikely as it seems, this sector has been the scene of grocery’s biggest post Brexit vote bust-up
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Analysis & FeaturesPetcare's top dogs lose out to posh lines
Petcare is in the doghouse. The biggest brands have had millions clawed from their sales
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the litre deal dampen spirits sales?
Ask any marketer in any big booze supplier and they’ll tell you: growth in spirits is being driven by premium brands
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Analysis & FeaturesJarred sauces cool as health concerns rise
Brits are getting saucy. Rather than reaching for a jar of the ready-made stuff, they’re bubbling up a pan from scratch
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Analysis & FeaturesSmokers cut spend as new rules come in
The biggest changes to ever hit the tobacco market in the UK are in full swing…
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Analysis & FeaturesCoke makes waves with smartwater
The clash of the Titans continues in bottled water
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Analysis & FeaturesFree-from up as 'lifestylers' clean up diets
A shopper’s decision to dodge dairy, gluten and other potential allergens often has nothing to do with medical need
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Analysis & FeaturesCan ethics & health claims rescue milk?
The price of milk serves as a barometer for the health of the grocery market, the dairy sector and the wider economy
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Analysis & FeaturesCan sugarless sweets really rescue candy?
Supermarket sweet sales have fallen £18.5m, with 32.4 million fewer packs sold in the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat smoked by low prices & cancer link
Bacon was dealt a heavy blow by last year’s WHO report linking processed meats to cancer
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Analysis & FeaturesAs BSM slides is 'Sprexit' on the cards?
It’s time for Sprexit. So said City analysts SocGen in July as they urged Unilever to sell off its struggling spreads
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Analysis & FeaturesBrits fork out for healthier ready meals
Slimming World has piled on the pounds – £23.9m to be exact, the greatest gain of any ready meal brand in the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesCereals miss out on breakfast's rebirth
Breakfast is back! Fewer people are giving their morning meal a miss, we revealed earlier this year
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Analysis & FeaturesCould Brexit end the era of cheap bread?
Prices could be about to change direction, says Warburtons innovation director Darren Littler
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Analysis & FeaturesRange resets crush canned branded sales
As canned food’s losses accelerated this year, the sector’s biggest brands piled high and sold cheap