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Analysis & FeaturesJarred sauces cool as health concerns rise
Brits are getting saucy. Rather than reaching for a jar of the ready-made stuff, they’re bubbling up a pan from scratch
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar & spice mark table sauce sector
Brits are showing growing willingness to try out a dollop of something exotic and/or spicy on their plates
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Analysis & FeaturesDurex stands proud as sex care rises £2m
Sex in the supermarkets is all about one brand: Durex, which has a 75% share of condoms, lubes and sex device sales
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Analysis & FeaturesA rough year for juices but smoothies fly
Juices and smoothies are looking decidedly green
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Analysis & FeaturesCoke crashes as sugar back lash grows
Life has been very tough for fizzy pop purveyors this year
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Analysis & FeaturesHeinz toils as soup lovers go off the boil
It would be easy to blame the weather for all of soup’s woes, what with last winter being the third warmest on record
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Analysis & FeaturesCoke makes waves with smartwater
The clash of the Titans continues in bottled water
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the litre deal dampen spirits sales?
Ask any marketer in any big booze supplier and they’ll tell you: growth in spirits is being driven by premium brands
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Analysis & FeaturesSports food & drink nears £100m mark
Sports nutrition is in the midst of an identity crisis, no longer the sole preserve of pumped up gym bros
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Analysis & FeaturesCan sugarless sweets really rescue candy?
Supermarket sweet sales have fallen £18.5m, with 32.4 million fewer packs sold in the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesSmokers cut spend as new rules come in
The biggest changes to ever hit the tobacco market in the UK are in full swing…
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Analysis & FeaturesCould Brexit backfire for fizz drinkers?
Boris Johnson says Italy will flog less Prosecco in Britain if no tariff-free trade is thrashed out between the two countries
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Analysis & FeaturesYoghurt loses 200m litres in sugar war
Things have soured in yoghurts in the past year, as the amount of sugar many products contain has come under growing scrutiny
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Analysis & FeaturesTop Products Survey 2016: The Great British Brexit Bust-up
Given the plunge in the pound, Top Products suppliers are now grappling with escalated pricing tensions
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Analysis & FeaturesVideo: Bust ups and love ins - 2016's top trends
Bust ups and love ins - 2016’s top trends
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat now for the soft drinks sugar levy?
The government’s ‘sugar tax’ on soft drinks looks sure to come into force but questions remain over how much it will cost…
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Analysis & FeaturesFyffes sale to Sumitomo: what you need to know now
A £635m deal between Ireland’s Fyffes and Japan’s Sumimoto Corporation was announced on 9 December
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Analysis & FeaturesTrade impact of Brexit remains a mixed picture
The UK’s trade deficit fell back to £2bn in October compared to £5.8bn in September. So a great success for Brexit Britain? Not so fast.
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Analysis & FeaturesDeflation eases back to its lowest in nearly two years
Supermarket price deflation has eased back to its lowest level in almost two years
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InterviewsJames Lousada: the can-do caretaker of Conviviality's crown jewels
You would think James Lousada would want to steer clear of selling booze to the supermarkets…