Long reads – Page 215
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Interviews
Stephen Barlow, Euro Food Brands boss on helping brands grow
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Barlow and operations director Mike Adams have grown sales to a predicted £82m
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Analysis & Features
Revealed: most Brits ignorant about crisps portion size
One in three eat sharing bags solo in one go at least once a fortnight, reveals our poll…
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Analysis & Features
Buyer Q&A: 'single packs' will need support in 2016
We quiz Budgens’ Peter Bridge on snacking trends, top launches and what to watch out for in 2016
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Analysis & Features
Top of the popcorn: grocery sales boom with 30% growth
Brits splash out £114.3m on popcorn as demand for healthier snacks and flavour innovation increases
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Analysis & Features
Revealed: The year's hottest new snack launches
We’ve crunched the numbers, with the help of IRI, to find out which bagged snack launch in 2015 was the most successful
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Analysis & Features
Eggs Benedict Pringles top our global top 10 snack launches
We’ve teamed up with Mintel to scour the world’s snack aisles for the best latest launches. Here’s what we found…
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Analysis & Features
Pigs can fly (off the shelves) as meat snacks boom
Pork scratchings sales leap 13.2% as protein trend drives meat snacks growth
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Analysis & Features
On a roll! Sharing NPD scores for biggest snacks brands
Big brands win as innovative NPD in the sharing segment provides much-needed growth in a flat market
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Analysis & Features
Price crunch: money off deals on sharing bags rise 25%
Premium sharing bags feel the crunch as total price reductions account for nearly half of all promotions
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Analysis & Features
Bagged snacks brands fork out 50% more on ads
Walkers is the biggest spender in snacks as Lineker returns to front Bring it Back campaign
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Analysis & Features
Pork chips to broccoli crisps: Our top 10 virtuous snacks
From veggie crisps to protein balls, here’s our pick of the most interesting healthy snack launches of the past year…
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Analysis & Features
Can Argos match Amazon in service, speed and cost?
The Grocer carried out four sample shops and found Argos’s store network may give its click & collect a real advantage
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Analysis & Features
Ocado shares boosted by rumours of a link-up with Amazon
Ocado shares were up almost 20% to over 290p after rumours emerged that Amazon was mulling an approach to the company
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Analysis & Features
10 eye-catching packaging innovations of 2015
These cutting edge innovations not only look good, they tackle food waste, help the environment and save consumers time
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Analysis & Features
Ways for retailers to keep up with the digital revolution
January in New York means one thing for retail: NRF, aka ‘Retail’s BIG Show’
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Analysis & Features
Alpro plans soy bean crops closer to home
Alpro has launched soybean crop growing trials in Northern Europe
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Analysis & Features
Chilled fish prices fall as discounters improve offer
Chilled fish has become the latest victim of the relentless drive towards everyday low prices
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Analysis & Features
Ilumi Vietnamese Style Beef Pho Rice Noodles: acid test
The free-from category added almost £100m in sales last year, for a total value of £620m
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Analysis & Features
Iceland Mac 'n' Cheese Burgers: Acid Test
Mac ‘n’ cheese is one of the main beneficiaries of the wave of Americana that has swept UK dinner tables in recent years
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Interviews
Tetra Pak's Stefan Fageräng takes aim at the UK
Tetra Pak is under-represented in the UK, believes its MD for North West Europe