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Analysis & Features'Quality beats quantity' for dairy brands on Facebook
We’ve teamed up with Headstream to find out how dairy players are performing on Facebook. So who’s most social?
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Analysis & FeaturesMarket watch: Lithuanian cheese makers eye UK market
With exports to Russia blocked, Lithuania is heading west with its quality cheeses. Can it carve out a market here?
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's results: What the analysts say
The industry has its say on this morning’s Sainsbury’s financials
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Morrisons’ milk cut herald a new round in the supermarket price war?
The move is part of a programme of price cuts on staples, revealed today (8 June), which covers 200 everyday food and drink items
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a sale or break-up on the cards for Diageo?
It’s Diageo’s turn as the latest international fmcg company that acquisition-hungry 3G Capital has its eyes on
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InterviewsWincanton retail MD Liam McElroy Big Interview
Running a logistics company has become more complex in the age of online shopping and busier urban c-stores…
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget own label ranges dodge supermarket price war deflation
Grocery prices have crashed in the wake of the supermarket price war – but not in the case of many budget own-label lines
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Analysis & FeaturesHoax is a lesson in the dark arts and bad science of junk food
Last week hoaxers came clean about a study - reported across the globe - that claimed eating a chocolate bar a day accelerated the weight loss of a low-carb diet
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Analysis & FeaturesRamadan: how retailers can generate the best seasonal sales
Ramadan has become an established part of retailers’ seasonal calendars, but the right offer is vital
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Analysis & FeaturesSourced Locally: how simple, local sourcing rose in the East
Importing asparagus from Peru seemed strange to the East of England Co-op
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Analysis & FeaturesThe sun and Sir Ken both shine on Morrisons at AGM
The sun and Sir Ken were both shining on Messrs Higginson and Potts at Morrisons HQ today at the supermarket’s AGM.
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Tropicana Essentials - Mango, Passionfruit & Pumpkin
With health a key concern in the juice drinks market – and Tropicana’s stevia-sweetened Trop50 in decline
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test:Tesco Burger Kit with Pulled Pork
Part of Tesco’s premium Finest range, this line directly taps the pulled meat boom…
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons: Signs of recovery or “dead cat” bounce?
At some point Wall Street traders coined a term for a plummeting stock that experiences a temporary recovery – the “dead cat bounce”.
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Analysis & FeaturesGot Milked? 'Unnecessary and harmful' book hits out at milk
A controversial new book, published in the US this month, is set to reignite debate about the dietary benefits of dairy…
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about… franchise & fascia groups
The latest in our series of digital features draws back the shutters on franchise and fascia groups, from what shoppers really think about them to how retailers are stepping up their game
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Analysis & FeaturesOmnichannel retailing: how to make sense of it
Shoppers are spending money on groceries in a growing number of ways. So how do you make the most of a complex opportunity…
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: Britain's most convenient grocery retailers
An exclusive poll for The Grocer has revealed what shoppers really think about Britain’s biggest grocers. So who’s flying high?
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Analysis & FeaturesC-store retailers: 'Convenience plus coffee equals cash'
Self-service coffee machines are taking up growing space in c-stores and forecourts. Which brands offer retailers the best deal?
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Analysis & FeaturesFoodservice: Is food to stay the new food to go?
Some retailers are adding seating to their stores and going down the foodservice route. Can this approach work in a c-store environment?