All analysis & features articles – Page 257
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Analysis & FeaturesButterkist Pop 'n' Pour Chocolate Microwave Popcorn
As the number of popcorn suppliers continues to grow, established players are looking to offer a point of difference…
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Marks & Spencer Made Without Wheat Quiche Lorraine: acid test
Retailers have been increasing the presence of free-from lines – and particularly wheat and gluten-free – in their stores…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Co-op crisis: Timeline
A complete timeline to the crisis at The Co-operative Bank and its impact on The Co-op Group.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe collapse of food inflation ratchets up pressure on supermarkets
A sometimes overlooked factor behind the current supermarket woes has been the almost complete disappearance of food inflation.
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about... ice cream
Ice cream is one of grocery’s hottest tickets right now. The second in our series of exclusive digital features reveals why…
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Analysis & FeaturesFifth of young people eat a tub of ice cream in one sitting
One in five young people regularly eat 500ml tubs of ice cream – five times the recommended serving size – to themselves in one sitting, an exclusive poll for The Grocer has revealed.
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen yoghurt sets its sights on Britain's freezers
Frozen yoghurt sales have surged by a third in the past year, according to research carried out exclusively for The Grocer.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Finest tops our ice cream taste test: video
We asked our digital panel to review four recent ice cream launches from Tesco Finest, Heston from Waitrose, Snog and Bessant & Drury…
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream ad spend surges with Magnum leading the way
Ice cream’s top 10 advertisers have spent £9.3m, a rise of 30.7%, on ad space alone.
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Analysis & FeaturesMagnum going great guns in its 25th year
Magnum is shooting from the hip. Sales of the brand’s core lines have smashed the £100m barrier for the first time.
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Analysis & FeaturesTop 10 global ice cream innovations: in pictures
We scour the wonderful world of global ice cream innovation for the most out-there confections you’re likely to see…
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Analysis & FeaturesHumour, cash and free ice cream: how brands use social media
Häagen-Dazs reached more people on Facebook than any other ice cream brand this summer, analysis carried out exclusively for The Grocer has revealed. This article is part of our Ice Cream Report 2014. The brand inspired more than 70,000 interactions in under a month with a photograph of its ...
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream buyers: the people you need to know
Who are the ice cream buyers you need to know? We profile the key figures at Watrose, M&S, Booths and The Co-op.
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Analysis & FeaturesMen vs women: the ice cream gender divide - revealed
Men have tucked into ice cream on 52% more occasions in the past year than they did in 2010 - but women still eat more of it.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the only way now up for Morrisons?
Last week’s market share data suggested Morrisons had turned a corner, but the supermarket still has plenty of hard work ahead.
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy 2015: how will the industry respond to the end of quotas?
The dairy landscape is set for huge upheaval next year with the removal of quotas accelerating the pace of globalisation. Key players in the dairy industry set out their agenda…
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets' bumper dividends look to be a thing of the past
Tesco’s savage dividend cut on Friday signifies that the supermarket sector’s industry leading dividend yields are no longer sustainable.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco’s strategy left up in the air after profit warning
Where do today’s shock announcements from Tesco leave the retailer’s turnaround strategy?
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda Chosen by Kids Dinky British Beef Burgers: acid test
The frozen burger category faced some tough PR challenges in the wake of Horsegate
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Analysis & FeaturesDid dairy farmers not see global price slump coming?
Militancy is returning as processors cut their farmgate payments