All analysis & features articles – Page 312
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Asda's latest chilled fish concept right second time?
With sales on Asda fish counters down by 3.5% by value [Kantar Worldpanel 52 w/e 19 February 2012]…
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Analysis & FeaturesDo Brits really care about buying British?
Our exclusive research reveals which brands consumers think are the biggest names in UK fmcg, and what they have voted Britain’s most iconic food and drink.
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Analysis & FeaturesBakery prices finally rise after flat 2011
The past 12 months have been a tale of two halves for the bakery category - or three quarters, more like.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are suppliers so keen on PMPs?
PepsiCo recently launched price-marked packs of Walkers Crisps - and it’s not the only one looking to gain from the dopamine rush.
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Analysis & FeaturesEgg hunt starts early as suppliers look for liquid
Manufacturers are scrambling to secure liquid egg for cakes, quiches and mayonnaise following the EU ban on battery cages.
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Analysis & FeaturesMeet the Young British Foodies
A growing movement of young UK food producers are keeping alive the culinary skills of yesteryear. Forget the YBAs… now it’s time for the YBFs.
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Analysis & FeaturesCalm before the Olympics promotion storm
After months of frantic activity on the gondola ends of the nation’s supermarkets, promotions have settled down. A little.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere would a minimum price on booze hit hardest?
The PM’s plans for minimum pricing may breach EU trade law and do little to cut binge drinking - but they will hurt.
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Analysis & FeaturesCheap at twice the price
The packaging is awful. They look and taste terrible. They’re so unloved by the multiples that they hide them away on the bottom shelf where they sell for mere pennies.
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Analysis & FeaturesLoyalty: who's earned it?
The Grocer’s first ever study of supermarket shopper loyalty shows it takes much more than big stores, low prices and promotional muscle to create a loyal following.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco prepares for next phase of Price Drop... by hiking prices
The Big Price Drop? The Big Price Rollercoaster more like. Tesco spent February hiking prices more than any of its big four rivals.
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Analysis & FeaturesFishy business? Or are UK practices now shipshape?
The revelations about illegal catches in Scotland in 2002-2005 have caused alarm, but such activities may well be long gone.
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Analysis & FeaturesAs crude oil soars, olive oil price at rock bottom
The olive oil industry is “on its knees” as high production volumes are squeezing commodity prices to record lows.
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter seven years of battle,'Fingers' Fingleton departs
The OFT chief executive has experienced setbacks in his many tussles with the grocery industry, but he’s certainly left his mark.
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Analysis & FeaturesRob Brown’s bushtucker taste test
The Grocer’s features editor boldly samples the best (and worst) of insect cuisine.
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Analysis & FeaturesVimto hits a purple patch
Vimto Soft Drinks is aggressively growing its sales and reach under MD Jonathan Bye - and not just of its purple anchor brand.
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Analysis & FeaturesMaple syrup producers hope for sweeter future
Maple syrup is now a staple pancake topping in the UK, so suppliers should have been celebrating the traditional start of the season this week.
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Analysis & FeaturesLovely grub? You'd better believe it
With the global population exploding, we should think seriously about swapping our egg sarnies for ant egg sarnies, says a leading food futurologist.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco ramps up promos... but still lags behind big four rivals
Entering the final furlong of its financial year, Tesco has turbo-charged its promotions - compared with last February anyway.
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Analysis & FeaturesA year on, is Clarke getting Tesco back on track?
He’s had a rough ride in his first 12 months, but the CEO could soon appease his critics with a raft of measures for the UK.