All articles by Elinor Zuke – Page 2
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas dinner getting cheaper as turkeys fall 9% per kilo
Shoppers are in for a cheaper Christmas dinner with prices of festive favourites being kept down across the big four
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Analysis & FeaturesAn End to Hedging
A new bakery, deli and butchers’ counter has helped Noel Kavanagh’s former Somerfield achieve massive sales growth…
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Category ReportSavoury pies & meat snacks: Succour for Pukka amid pie declines
Meat and wheat have been two of the ingredients worst hit by inflation this year…
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NewsHealth Lottery rapped over mortgage ad
The Health Lottery has been reprimanded by the ASA for implying that buying a lottery ticket is a solution to financial worries and security.
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Comment & Opinion
Value for money?
Several newspapers have run stories this week about own brand budget lines getting more expensive at the supermarkets…
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NewsCustoms make major illicit alcohol seizure in the Midlands
Customs officers have seized enough illegal alcohol to fill an articulated lorry at a self storage facility in West Bromwich.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Ken's move mean for Greggs... and for Brakes?
News that Ken McMeikan had quit as Greggs CEO to move to Brakes was greeted…
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NewsMults increase prices for 43% of budget own label lines
Three of the big four have hiked the price of more than 40% of their budget own-label lines in the past year…
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NewsTakeaways lose trade to ethnic ready meals from mults
Takeaways lost out on 13.6 million visits last year as consumers turned to supermarket ready meals and hot counters…
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News3663 awarded £60m contract to supply SSP outlets
SSP UK has awarded a three-year foodservice contract worth £60m to 3663 following a competitive tender…
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NewsTesco lorry drivers end strike
The long-running industrial dispute between Eddie Stobart and 183 drivers at Tesco’s Doncaster distribution centre has finally ended.
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NewsBargain Booze launches biggest-ever TV ad campaign
The first advert in Bargain Booze’s biggest-ever TV and radio campaign will hit screens on Wednesday.
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NewsGreggs boss to take reins at Brakes
Ken McMeikan has quit Greggs to become CEO at Brakes Group, as Brakes CEO Philip Jansen moves up to the role of chairman.
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News2 Sisters workers vote for strike action over pay offer
Workers at 2 Sisters Food Group have voted to strike for three days in a dispute over pay and conditions.
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Analysis & FeaturesRetailers can't resist the weather
The price of Christmas dinner may have risen less than the RPI, but the 14.3% hike is still hurting consumers…
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Analysis & FeaturesPeanut prices rise by 99.1% over four years
Few Christmas foods have been spared from price inflation this year…
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NewsM&O Trading profits and sales rise after store openings
Sussex-based off-licence chain M&O Trading has posted a hike in full-year sales and profits following new store openings…
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NewsBrakes hires Hughes as marketing director
Brakes Group has appointed Dave Hughes as UK marketing director…
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NewsSymbol group franchisees suspected of selling black market booze
An investigation by The Grocer has uncovered a host of stores suspected of selling duty-avoided alcohol trading…
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NewsBirds Eye trials weather-proof crops in Devon
As veg growers in many areas of the UK struggle with torrential rains and flooding this week…