Long reads – Page 134
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Analysis & FeaturesGinsters Pulled Pork Slice: acid test
Ginsters is the UK’s top savoury pastry brand. It sold an extra 3.2 million units last year
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Analysis & FeaturesBudgens Islington: renovation in search of perfection
It’s been a decade since Paul Gardner made the unorthodox switch from a career in the police force to taking on a run-down Budgens store in the heart of Islington
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Analysis & FeaturesPackaging power list: the 10 most powerful people in fmcg packaging
Blue Planet has put plastic packaging under the spotlight, but there is a lack of consensus from campaigners and producers over what the problem is – let alone how to solve it. So who will lead the sustainability charge? Check-out our list
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InterviewsCharlie Bigham big interview: the kitchen challenger
Charlie Bigham rejects many of the labels attached to his multimillion-pound brand..
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Own Label Awards 2018: the winners
More than 1,000 entries were whittled down over a rigorous two-stage testing programme involving consumer and expert judges
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Analysis & FeaturesBooze brands ramp up deals as sunnier weather arrives
Six out of the 10 top promoting alcohol brands ramped up their promotional activity compared with last year
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Analysis & FeaturesMadagascan vanilla prices past the peak
Panic over a vanilla shortage reached fever pitch this week
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Analysis & FeaturesHas the CMA painted itself into a corner with methodology?
Some claim the Tesco-Booker precedent leaves the authority ‘toothless’ – but will Sainsbury’s-Asda be waved through?
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Analysis & FeaturesNestlé and Starbucks join to form 'global coffee alliance'
Nestlé will pay $7.15bn (£5.3bn) for a ‘perpetual licence’ to sell Starbucks products outside the coffee chain’s stores
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Analysis & FeaturesMarmite Reduced Salt: acid test
Unilever unveiled its new Marmite variant last month
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Analysis & Features10 new products hitting shelves for the royal wedding
Royal wedding bells are ringing and retailers hope the wedding fever that’s sweeping the nation will get tills ringing too
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Analysis & FeaturesFive standout dishes from Market Hall Fulham
The capital’s trendiest food hall is introducing the nation to Calcutta puchka and pink lattes
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Analysis & FeaturesA dangerous game: sporting sponsorship in 2018
The combination of sport and politics has often proven volatile. And it means sponsoring the World Cup this year is more complex than it has ever been
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Analysis & FeaturesCronuts to duffins: a guide to hybrid bakery products
Do such weird and wonderful creations have legs in the UK?
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InterviewsCranswick's Adam Couch and Jim Brisby: the big interview
What do you do when you’re a self-confessed meat industry lifer and the sector you’ve grown up in is facing some of the most challenging disruption in decades?
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s & Asda mega merger: what we know and what it means
The market is still coming to terms with the Tesco-Booker deal and now this: a £51bn-sales combination play between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been confirmed. So what will it mean? And how on earth would it get competition clearance? Here’s an updated analysis from The Grocer following the announcement earlier this week
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Analysis & FeaturesRisk of citrus greening disease in Med produce 'very high'
Reasearchers warned Europe could not remain immune to the disease, which has devastated citrus crops in the US…
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Analysis & FeaturesOil prices at highest level since 2015
Falling yields in Russia and OPEC member states has rattled oil markets
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks levy reverses trend of declining inflation
A spike in soft drinks prices since the Soft Drinks Industry Levy came into force on 5 April has pushed up the GPI
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Analysis & FeaturesUS demand for coldwater prawns declines
Sluggish demand from the US caused coldwater prawn prices to decline in April