All The Grocer articles in Blogs – Page 6
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Comment and OpinionA bumpy ride
As if the European Commission didn’t have enough on its plate with the reform of the CAP, it recently decided to tackle commodity speculation…
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Comment and OpinionKing's reign ends
What did Justin King do for Sainsbury’s in his 10-year reign? We take a look back…
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Comment and OpinionE-cigs: Agreement breaks out
The unthinkable has happened – the government has announced not one but two new policies around smoking that everyone in the industry and anti-smoking groups are all in favour of…
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Comment and OpinionDown on the farm
Tesco is doing its bit in the obesity debate by launching an ambitious plan to teach kids about food and farming…
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Comment and OpinionGeorgian homes
With the announcement of George Home, Asda made plain it has its heart set on becoming Britain’s biggest multi-channel retailer for general merchandise…
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Comment and OpinionBellwethers ring true
The surprising and encouraging news in this week’s trading figures from Unilever and SABMiller is the resurgence in emerging market growth.
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Comment and OpinionA killer opportunity
Brands are seeing huge opportunities in sponsoring gaming teams - that is, professional video gamers…
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Comment and OpinionA dog's life
The ‘pet humanisation’ phenomenon looks like it’s here to stay, with some companies now selling raw pet food in the same form as human food…
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Comment and OpinionThe food price dilemma
When it comes to food prices, we tend to display some pretty contradictory attitudes…
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Comment and OpinionSuntory time
The news that Japanese brewer Suntory has acquired US spirit company Beam Incseems to have come as only a momentary surprise to many in the City.
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Comment and OpinionA juicy story
The National Obesity Forum (NOF) has claimed that rising obesity rates in the UK could have been underestimated. But its report has been questioned by the UK Health Forum…
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Comment and OpinionMorrisons' date with destiny
Today marks a big day in the history of Morrisons as the supermarket chain makes its long-awaited debut in selling groceries online.
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Comment and OpinionBee warning creates a buzz
Is Europe on the brink of a honey bee crisis, with crops in danger, as some headlines today suggested? It’s complicated…
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Comment and OpinionDrinks lobby bashed
The British Medical Journal has attempted to lift the lid on the lobbying activity of the drinks industry. But is it the full picture?
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Comment and OpinionTweet all about it
Can social-media monitoring tell us anything about how retailers perform?
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Comment and OpinionSo, what have you missed?
The Grocer is here to soften your re-entry after the Christmas break, and fill you in on what you’ve missed
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Comment and OpinionFunny Feet, big steps
In 2013 The Grocer played a pivotal role in bringing about the return of ice cream brand Funny Feet. But it wasn’t the only development in the colourful world of ice cream.
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Comment and OpinionBack in the saddle
Frozen ready meals have taken a real kicking over 2013. And there is one standout reason why…
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Comment and OpinionA strong future for weak beer?
Heineken predicts we’ll be spending more than half a billion quid a year on lower-abv beers and ciders by 2020. But does this burgeoning sector have a long-term future?
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Comment and OpinionTea feels the strain
The long-term decline in tea drinking has accelerated over the past 12 months - but is it too soon to write off the national drink?