All Butters & spreads articles
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News
Sainsbury’s accused of ‘ripping off’ butter brand in copycat row
The retailer has been slammed by Sublime Butter after launching ‘carbon copy’ own label flavoured butters, which followed abandoned talks with the brand last year
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Flora rolls out improved Plant recipe
Flora Plant’s reformulation, which like its previous iteration has only seven ingredients, has enhanced performance across cooking, baking and spreading, it says
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Ornua sees profits surge but warns of Trump tariffs impact
The Irish dairy co-op warned ’global trade tensions’ remained among ’the key potential shock factors in the months ahead’
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Arla and German dairy giant DMK announce plans to merge
The merger ’represents a union of shared values and complementary strengths’, the pair said
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Kerrygold relaunches spreadable butter into UK market
The new launch is designed to appeal to ‘butter lovers who crave the great taste of Kerrygold with added convenience’
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Arla Foods sees revenue and profit grow in ‘strong’ year
The dairy co-op saw revenues climb to €13.8bn at group level, buoyed by positive growth from its key brands
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Kerrygold launches category-first sweet spreadable butter range
In a UK category first, the Kerrygold Sweet Spreadable Butter range has been created to help consumers ‘elevate their breakfasts with new flavours’
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Interviews
‘Some jam brands aren’t being honest’: Fearne & Rosie founder Rachel Kettlewell
Fearne & Rosie’s straight-talking founder is frustrated by high sugar levels in jam. She talks health, wealth and reaching over 5,000 stockists
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News
Inflation in dairy due to low milk production levels
Butter, milk and cream have all seen double-digit hikes since the week ending 29 December 2024, found The Grocer’s analysis of Assosia data
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Gordon Ramsay becomes Flora global brand ambassador
The chef has adopted Flora to ‘help home cooks elevate their usual cooking routine’
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Category Report
Is it toast for palm oil? Jams, spreads & honey category report 2025
Palm oil is linked to the loss of orangutan populations. No wonder it’s a no-no for many nut butter brands
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News
Yeo Valley’s margins squeezed in ‘fiercely competitive marketplace’
Yeo Valley acknowledged ‘the sometimes competing forces’ of paying a fair price to farmers while keeping retail prices low
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Rankings
Dairy - butters & spreads 2024: price drops can’t prevent BSM squeeze
In spite of lower prices, many suppliers continue to experience major sales declines
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KVI Tracker
Mince pies up 40% year-on-year amid tight sultana and butter supplies
Twenty-six mince lines are pricier this year than last
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KVI Tracker
Butter prices soar by a fifth amid tight milk and cream supplies
Thirty-seven out of 117 butter lines at the major multiples have seen their prices hiked in the five weeks to 13 November
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Events & Awards
The Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Dairy foods
Churned in small batches on a Somerset farm, the winning product blends garlic, parsley, mint and lemon
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News
KP Snacks enters nut butters with Whole Earth Foods deal
KP Snacks has moved into the nut butter category with the acquisition of branded leader Whole Earth Foods
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Manilife invests £1m in new factory as a platform for growth
The new 13,500 sq ft site in Derbyshire – set to start production in the first quarter of 2025 – has capacity to store up to six billion peanuts, equating to 15 million jars of peanut butter
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News
Wyke Farms launches new branding for its core range
The new branding will extend across all marketing communications, website and social media
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Analysis & Features
Who holds the power in UK dairy?
UK dairy has become ‘more polarised towards the bigger players’ over the past five years. Here’s a look at the 15 biggest and how they’ve risen to the top