All analysis & features articles – Page 246
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Analysis & FeaturesFarmgate milk price collapse looks set to continue in 2015
Almost a quarter of the value of UK farmgate milk has been wiped out since April, according to data from DairyCo…
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the FSA step up in the fight against food crime?
The most recent Efra hearing on food supply networks would have made for uncomfortable listening for the Food Standards Ag…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Winemark saw the light to switch to LED in all its stores
Winemark hasn’t looked back since it decided to convert all its lighting to LED…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco shredded salt beef: acid test
US-style meat products such as shredded beef and pulled pork are all the rage right now…
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Analysis & FeaturesOcado can reflect on a solid 2014 but the fireworks are still to come
Ocado’s growth may have slowed a touch in the fourth quarter, but it seems a little churlish to pick holes in solid figures that show the company surviving the current grocery retail chaos and coping with tough comparables.
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Analysis & FeaturesPhiladelphia Duo Cremoso: acid test
Launched across Europe this summer by Mondelez, Philadelphia Cremoso is a soft white cheese with a softer…
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Analysis & FeaturesGlanbia bulks up for 2015 growth
This week Irish food group Glanbia was selected as one of Jefferies’ top 15 top buy-rated stocks primed for growth 2015…
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Analysis & FeaturesMargin resets and junk status looming: analysts' views of Tesco
We look at analysts’ reaction to Tesco’s latest profits warning and where this leaves Dave Lewis’ plans to turn around the ailing grocery giant as we head into 2015.
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Analysis & FeaturesInvestors banking on a Unilever spreads sell-off may be disappointed
When it emerged that Unilever is breaking out its spreads business into a separate division at a London investor conference last Thursday, the fmcg giant’s shares immediately shot upwards by around 3%.
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Analysis & FeaturesPremier is following a well-established supermarket playbook
The real surprise about Premier Foods’ demands for payment from suppliers is not that the company is doing it, but that it’s suddenly in the spotlight.
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Analysis & FeaturesUK apple production 'under threat' from neonics ban, says CPA
Apple production in the UK could become “unviable” within a decade…
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Analysis & FeaturesCo-op Have Your Say survey results released at last
It was billed as the biggest piece of research and engagement in The Co-operative Group’s 150-year history…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe LED evolution: Colourful story of the light-emitting diode
Nobel Prizes for physics don’t get handed out to just anyone. Previous winners include Marie Curie, Albert Einstein…
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Analysis & FeaturesFood prices: will 2015 be calm for food and commodities?
After the chaos of 2012 and 2013, the past 12 months have brought some much-needed rebalancing to the global commodities m…
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Analysis & FeaturesBlack Friday triggers pre-Christmas promotional blip
Black Friday didn’t just take up column inches in the national press this week…
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Analysis & FeaturesHeinz Rich Beef Broth with Smoky Paprika: Acid Test
Heinz’s Black Label soup range introduces new flavour combinations…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Mini Sliders & Hot Dogs: acid test
Tesco’s take on mini barbecue-style party food – mini beef burgers and pork cocktail sausages with mini bread buns…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks slowdown: poor weather or price war?
Last week it was Britvic, now it’s AG Barr talking of a second half slowdown in the UK soft drinks market.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood prices have not hit the bottom yet
The British Retail Consortium has found that food prices have fallen for the first time since it began recording the data in 2006.
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Analysis & FeaturesMcColl's reports solid numbers but investors want more
When McColl’s floated in February it was one of the few early year IPOs that did not garner a euphoric reception. Despite its solid full-year sales this morning, wary investors will be feeling vindicated by their caution.