Long reads – Page 137
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Analysis & FeaturesTop 10 wine brands by value sales in the UK 2018
This table ranks the 10 biggest still wine brands in the UK by sales value, including Hardys, Echo Falls and Blossom Hill. Based on IRI data and showing year-on-year percentage growth and declines as well as total brand value.
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Analysis & FeaturesUS soybean futures hit by tariffs tit-for-tat
America’s second -biggest crop got dragged into the looming trade war with China
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Analysis & FeaturesCity snapshot: Supermarket price inflation plunges to 0.8%
Supermarket inflation has fallen to its lowest level for over a year, according to the latest figures from The Grocer Price Index, while Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to show monthly deflation since February 2017. Plus, consumer stocks surge on market recovery all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Analysis & FeaturesMedia Bites 6 April: Mothercare/Sainsbury's, Conviviality, Sugar tax
Shares in Mothercare shot up more than 11% last night after reports emerged that Sainsbury’s was considering a swoop on the troubled retailer.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow robots can help reduce supply chain food waste
A venture that kicked off in March plans to address supply chain waste and the inefficiencies that lie behind it
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Analysis & FeaturesPrice cuts drive Sainsbury's into annual price deflation
The GPI shows Sainsbury’s as the first supermarket to record a year-on-year price drop for over 12 months
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Analysis & Features10 of our most popular Waste Not Want Not campaign stories
We’ve gathered together some of our most popular WNWN content to inspire you to j oin the fight and sign our petition
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InterviewsBig interview: Leendert den Hollander on plastic, positivity and the big bang
Until its dramatic u-turn last year, Coca-Cola was demonised by campaign groups for its role in undermining solutions to plastic pollution
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Conviviality administration looms, who are the likely buyers?
Sources close to the situation claim numerous suitors have expressed an interest
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Analysis & FeaturesBeast from the East drives up electricity demand
Electricity prices shot up as the demand for heating increased
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Analysis & FeaturesFive meal replacement ranges targeting the UK market
What began as the pet project of a skint software engineer in the US has snowballed into a new category worth millions. Now meal replacement solutions are arriving in the UK in their droves. Here’s our pick of five meal replacement ranges hoping to crack the UK market:
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Analysis & FeaturesMeal replacements: is this the future of food?
A cult movie about ‘plankton’-based wafers provided the name for what many have dubbed the future of food
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Analysis & FeaturesButter prices forced up by EU demand
UK milk prices fell month on month but butter prices rose due to increased demand from the EU
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's showcases its strategy at Redhill refit tour
The store is a ‘manifestation’ of Sainsbury’s strategy of competing with discounters, implementing technology and partnerships
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Co-op leads the way on Easter special offers
In the lead-up to Easter, the Co-op was offering better deals on branded and own label products than other mults
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Analysis & FeaturesWK Kellogg No Added Sugar Granola: acid test
In January, Kellogg’s rolled out WK Kellogg – a vegan-friendly cereal range featuring organic and no-added-sugar variants
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Analysis & FeaturesBaobab: the next superfood?
Most people couldn’t point it out in a line-up, but its surprisingly high nutritional content may make this African fruit the next big thing
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Analysis & FeaturesLife after plastic: what are the other packaging options?
Plastic packaging has faced fierce criticism for decades, but never quite like this. Two months after the government announced plans to phase out avoidable plastic waste by 2042, the industry is in a race against time to find viable alternatives. What options are there?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the market to blame for woes of Jamie Oliver & co?
Has the casual dining sector – such a source of growth and creativity in recent years – run out of ideas?
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Innocent rattle Alpro with its dairy-free launch?
Alpro’s dominance of the dairy alternatives drinks market faces a major challenge from an unlikely source