All analysis & features articles – Page 303
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Analysis & FeaturesGetting gelato going
It offers a ‘cleaner taste’ and less fat. But can posh Italian version really replace old-fashioned ice cream in brits’ baskets?
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Analysis & FeaturesReversal of fortunes: the Med turns the tables
Why are sales of Mediterranean cheeses doing so well - and can the struggling northern European favourites bounce back?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Dairymen: Views from the Top
As farmer protests throw the spotlight on supply chain relationships, we ask some of the industry’s leading lights…
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Analysis & FeaturesRegional dairy makes a splash
Interest in provenance is opening up new opportunities for regional dairy companies. But can they command a premium?
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Analysis & FeaturesConvenience stores are determined to stay hot on the newspaper trail
Infuriated by OFT intransigence, small retailers are going to the Competition Appeals Tribunal. Are…
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Analysis & FeaturesUp close and personal
Clubcard and Nectar showed the potential of data mining. Now retailers are taking things to the next level.
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Cheddar need to be packed off to promo rehab?
Some Cheddar suppliers are anxious to break their addiction to hard deals but for others they are essential to maintain growth…
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Analysis & FeaturesInflation kept in check by price-cutting Morrisons
At first glance, the topline inflation figures of the GPI suggest nothing much…
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Analysis & FeaturesYoghurts and pot desserts: why candy is dandy
Colourful indulgence in yoghurts and pot desserts is booming - but suppliers also have to meet concerns about waistlines…
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Analysis & FeaturesA taste for health in the butter market
So the BSM market is shifting towards healthier products, is it? The reality is complex, as taste still remains key for shoppers
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Analysis & FeaturesBrits get a taste for coffee-flavoured milk drinks
Brits have developed a passion for chilled coffee, creating new opportunities to attract shoppers to flavoured milk…
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Analysis & FeaturesPwC: it's not dull and boring, it's sweet and it's genius
Philadelphia with Cadbury was a startling innnovation that proved a surprise hit. Will the sweet cheese trend catch on?
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Analysis & FeaturesMilk: the battle for value
Against a backdrop of farmer protests, milk value sales remain in the duldrums. What can be done to restore milk’s fortunes?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe great cheese snack attack
The cheese snacks category is increasingly busy with NPD, but what does it take for a product to really stand out and appeal?
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Analysis & FeaturesAlternative attractions in dairy-free
A more adventurous approach to free-from means far greater appeal to mainstream consumers keen on healthy lifestyles…
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Analysis & FeaturesCottage cheese: now with added industry
After The Grocer’s campaign last year, suppliers are starting to wake up cottage cheese, with new formats and bolder flavours…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs opposition to traffic lights coming to an abrupt halt?
With Tesco and now Aldi doing a u-turn at the traffic lights, has the time come for suppliers to abandon their opposition?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Dairymen 2012: Sports and milk
The Grocer speaks to sports experts about selling the white stuff…and commissions its own bottle design…
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Analysis & FeaturesGiving milk wings: could it be the new Red Bull?
Filter it, flavour it and nutritionally enhance it – suppliers have done a great deal in recent years to add value to milk by meeting different consumer needs.
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Analysis & Features
Watch the video preview of this year's Dairymen
The Grocer challenged creative agency Synergis to come up with new designs to refresh the fixture and give premium, added-value milks greater stand-out.