Long reads – Page 250
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Analysis & FeaturesPackaging prices plummet across the board
Falling polymer prices – a result of the drop in the cost of crude oil – are driving packing prices down across the board…
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco display ban for independent retailers looms
They had three more years than supermarkets to prepare, so are indies ready for the tobacco display ban?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Top 50 Independents: 41-50
Founded five years ago, forecourt/c-store operator High Noon hit the headlines in June 2013 after it claimed to be selling the cheapest petrol in the country. It also won The Grocer’s Independent Retail Chain of the Year in 2014
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Analysis & FeaturesCadbury and Nestlé cut egg prices as Easter fight looms
The average price across the category is static, however, with own-label lines down 6% year on year
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Analysis & FeaturesCelebrating the food stars of the future
50 producers up and down the UK were selected by Defra as part of its 50 Food Stars initiative.
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons-Dia link-up would 'cannibalise' sales says analyst
Analysts have dismissed the potential for Morrisons to launch a Netto-type tie-up with Spanish discounter Dia
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Analysis & FeaturesMaggi So Stir Fry Singapore Curry Chicken Noodles: acid test
With Brits’ appetite for noodles continuing to grow – the category rose 2.6% by value on a 1.4% volume increase last year…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can food & drink companies grab the grey pound?
The food and drink sector is lagging behind others in fulfilling the needs of older consumers. Why?…
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy prices 'mini-boom': caution advised
Dairy suppliers enjoyed a mini price boom last month – but experts warn the longer-term outlook remains uncertain
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Analysis & FeaturesMults’ milk price message failing, new consumer poll reveals
The mults are keen to tell shoppers they pay farmers a fair price for milk but the message is getting lost
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Analysis & FeaturesTopping Pie Co unveils 'Dinky' pork pie range
Doncaster-based The Topping Pie Company - which supplies retailers including Asda and Booths - has launched a ‘Dinky’ pork pie range.
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Analysis & FeaturesThorntons investors ride share price rollercoaster
Investors in Thorntons have been on a rollercoaster ride over the past two weeks as shares fell more than 20%…
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Analysis & FeaturesNut contamination: risk and complexity in spice supply
In light of recent nut contamination alerts, food businesses must be aware of the risks and complexities of the spice supply chain
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose profits face a price war pummelling
Waitrose annual results next week are expected to show the supermarket is increasingly being dragged down into the price war
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InterviewsRob Amar, MD of RH Amar: The Big Interview
RH Amar’s MD is widening the speciality supplier’s reach, from looking beyond its Med heartland to selling to discounters…
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Analysis & FeaturesDolcia Prima: will sugar substitute save Tate & Lyle's skin?
Dolcia Prima could provide “huge rewards” but it’s a long way off making an impact in UK…
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Analysis & FeaturesSlash recommended sugar intakes, WHO tells governments
WHO admits evidence is shaky, but political hot topic shows no sign of dying down with SACN recommendations on the horizon too
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar reform in EU will wreck poor farmers warns Fairtrade
The EU has been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over the impact on Fairtrade farms of the beet production cap endin…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands at the heart of mults battle with the discounters
This year the grocery price war has intensified, with all the major supermarkets investing millions into lowering prices…
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Analysis & FeaturesBranston Caramelised Onion Chutney: acid test
Mizkan Euro extended the brand into chutneys last October…