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Analysis & FeaturesUnilever board speaks for many with rejection of Kraft Heinz overtures
Unilever’s strongly worded rejection of Kraft Heinz’s £115bn approach today did not sound like the words of a board about to roll over and accept a slightly higher offer.
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Analysis & FeaturesKraft Heinz moves on Unilever: a sign of desperate times for big food?
What happens now? How likely is Kraft Heinz to up its bid price? And will CEO Paul Polman allow the company to slip from his control?
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Analysis & FeaturesKraft Heinz makes play for Unilever: analyst reactions
Leading City analysts react to Kraft Heinz’s bid for Unilever
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Big 30 wholesalers 2017: Why Tesco & co are gunning for wholesale
Tesco-Booker deal could trigger consolidation in the Big 30 on an entirely new level. So what does the future hold?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat factors will make NPD click with today's shoppers?
If you believed the newspapers you would be forgiven for thinking food innovation was limited to either ‘shrinkflation’ or ‘clean eating’
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Analysis & FeaturesWill electronic displays halt debacles over shelf pricing?
Experts tell The Grocer the issue of promotional errors goes much further than just Tesco
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Analysis & FeaturesCost of basket of fruit & veg moves up 3% on last month
Some individual SKUs are significantly more expensive than a year ago – including those affected by widespread shortages
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Analysis & FeaturesThe future of EU migrant workers must be clarified by Theresa May
With employers across many sectors reporting labour and skills shortages post EU referendum, companies are fearful of a hard Brexit and how they are going to fill gaps in the workforce
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Analysis & FeaturesEnd of sugar quotas set to ease hikes
EU sugar production is forecast to be up 13% year on year at 16.2 million tonnes this season
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Analysis & FeaturesTrump promises cause copper prices to rise
Copper prices started rising following Donald Trump’s US election victory
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Analysis & FeaturesCo-op Goats Cheese & Beetroot Chutney Pizza: acid test
Supermarkets have sold an extra £19.2m worth of pizza in the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesThe global food waste scandal
Poor storage, bad weather and fractured networks all contribute but there are failures closer to home too say campaigners
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Analysis & FeaturesYour turn to play with power: who would you promote or demote in our 2017 Power list?
At some point a running order had to be finalised. But that doesn’t mean the debate can’t continue … tell us who you think should be moving up and down the list
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Analysis & Features‘Dodgy deals’ exposé raises awkward questions for Tesco
The BBC revelations of out-of-date multibuy promotional offers in stores is a failure at the most basic store management level
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Analysis & FeaturesPower List 2017: 100 leaders, thinkers and agitators shaping the grocery industry
Why Tesco boss is top for first time since 2011. Read on
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Analysis & FeaturesDeliveroo: a pick-me-up for the traditional c-store?
Volumes are still small but convenience retailers see big potential
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Analysis & FeaturesSoffle's Rosemary & Thyme Pitta Chips: acid test
Soffle’s Pitta Chips secured its first listing in the mults last summer
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Analysis & FeaturesBritish wheat now among most expensive in the world
Millers and manufacturers are paying a costly premium for British wheat
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi’s steady progress proves industry sharks wrong
Today’s news that Aldi has broken into the Top 5 validates the German discounter’s strategy plan, and confounds its critics
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s ‘veg panic’ needs a little perspective
A shortage of fresh produce in UK supermarkets is creating havoc in the country, with lettuce and broccoli sales now being rationed in some supermarkets