Long reads – Page 164
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127: Tilda
Tilda’s sales are up by £7m thanks, in no small part, to its range of microwaveable pouches…
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132: Cadbury Heroes
One of the heroes of last Christmas, thanks to NPD including a new pouch format that has more than doubled in value and hit £4m
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What do Britain’s Biggest Brands stand for in 2017?
I’m not sure who would be most offended, Johnny Rotten or Nigel Farage
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Sainsbury's results: what the analysts say
Sainsbury’s Nine Elms store Sainsbury’s posted 0.3% growth in combined like-for-like sales for the final quarter of the financial year, bolstered by strong like-for-like growth of 4.3% at Argos. Supermarket sales were down by 0.5% with a 4% slump in general merchandise, which CEO Mike ...
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Made in Britain
As Brexit, extreme weather and Trump threaten our reliance on imported fruit and veg, is it time to grow more British produce?
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Labour shortage fears need to be taken seriously
Labour shortages in the agricultural industry are a very real threat to the food industry already, warned Alison Capper
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Will FSA reform 'loosen the reins' on big food business?
The FSA board has stressed self-regulation is not on the cards
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Adjudicator Tacon takes supermarkets to task over forecasting
Christine Tacon has done a u-turn on forecasting, now the “number one issue” despite last year’s all-clear
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Black pepper prices fall as stocks are replenished
Food manufacturers are finally having to shell out less for black pepper
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29: Pringles
Brits lived up to the slogan ‘Once you pop you can’t stop’, scoffing an extra six million tubes over the past year
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30: Heinz Sauces
Heinz took the battle to Hellmann’s in 2016 with the launch of [Seriously] Good Mayonnaise
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34: Haribo
Haribo set one of its four 2016 ads on a speeding train – but unlike its child-voiced commuters, the brand stayed put
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35: Volvic
Volvic declared war on sugar by overhauling Juiced at the end of last year
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36: Jacob's
A flood at its Carlisle factory dampened Jacob’s sales in 2016 as production of its savoury crackers was hampered
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38: Heinz Soup
The terminal decline of ambient soup has stripped £16m from Heinz sales
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39: John West
Canned fish brands’ sales have sunk to new depths in the face of own-label tuna and range rationalisation
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Interviews
Alana Spencer: the Big Interview
If Alana Spencer can endure the trials of The Apprentice, surely she stands a chance of significant retail success
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42: Ariel
Ariel has had a flat year, with a dip of 0.8% in value, 0.4% in volume
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44: Princes
Princes has suffered the year’s second greatest loss, of £46.9m, with only Warburtons (2) losing more