Long reads – Page 269
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InterviewsBruce Langlands and the hallowed halls of Harrods: big interview
Harrods is the most famous shop in the world. Over seven floors of prime West London real estate, it sells wickedly expens…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Winemark saw the light to switch to LED in all its stores
Winemark hasn’t looked back since it decided to convert all its lighting to LED…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco shredded salt beef: acid test
US-style meat products such as shredded beef and pulled pork are all the rage right now…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks: war on sugar sours juice sector sales
If you’re looking for a casualty from the war on sugar, you’ve found it. While carbonates, energy drinks and sweets escaped relatively lightly, juices & smoothies have been hammered. Value has slumped £69.4m (3.5%) on volumes down 6.5%, with own label’s long-term decline gathering pace to nearly double the rate ...
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Analysis & FeaturesOcado can reflect on a solid 2014 but the fireworks are still to come
Ocado’s growth may have slowed a touch in the fourth quarter, but it seems a little churlish to pick holes in solid figures that show the company surviving the current grocery retail chaos and coping with tough comparables.
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Analysis & FeaturesPhiladelphia Duo Cremoso: acid test
Launched across Europe this summer by Mondelez, Philadelphia Cremoso is a soft white cheese with a softer…
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Analysis & FeaturesGlanbia bulks up for 2015 growth
This week Irish food group Glanbia was selected as one of Jefferies’ top 15 top buy-rated stocks primed for growth 2015…
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Analysis & FeaturesMargin resets and junk status looming: analysts' views of Tesco
We look at analysts’ reaction to Tesco’s latest profits warning and where this leaves Dave Lewis’ plans to turn around the ailing grocery giant as we head into 2015.
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Analysis & FeaturesInvestors banking on a Unilever spreads sell-off may be disappointed
When it emerged that Unilever is breaking out its spreads business into a separate division at a London investor conference last Thursday, the fmcg giant’s shares immediately shot upwards by around 3%.
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Analysis & FeaturesPremier is following a well-established supermarket playbook
The real surprise about Premier Foods’ demands for payment from suppliers is not that the company is doing it, but that it’s suddenly in the spotlight.
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Analysis & FeaturesUK apple production 'under threat' from neonics ban, says CPA
Apple production in the UK could become “unviable” within a decade…
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Analysis & FeaturesCo-op Have Your Say survey results released at last
It was billed as the biggest piece of research and engagement in The Co-operative Group’s 150-year history…
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InterviewsMade in Chelsea: Jamie Laing talks Candy Kittens
If you are unfamiliar with Made in Chelsea, here is the set-up: young, rich, glamorous people live it up in…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe LED evolution: Colourful story of the light-emitting diode
Nobel Prizes for physics don’t get handed out to just anyone. Previous winners include Marie Curie, Albert Einstein…
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InterviewsBlossom Hill's Marty Spate: Big Interview
On a brief visit to the UK, Marty Spate, master winemaker at Blossom Hill, talks wine snobs, creating crowd pleasing wine, going global and Christmas.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood prices: will 2015 be calm for food and commodities?
After the chaos of 2012 and 2013, the past 12 months have brought some much-needed rebalancing to the global commodities m…
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Analysis & FeaturesBlack Friday triggers pre-Christmas promotional blip
Black Friday didn’t just take up column inches in the national press this week…
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Analysis & FeaturesHeinz Rich Beef Broth with Smoky Paprika: Acid Test
Heinz’s Black Label soup range introduces new flavour combinations…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Mini Sliders & Hot Dogs: acid test
Tesco’s take on mini barbecue-style party food – mini beef burgers and pork cocktail sausages with mini bread buns…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks slowdown: poor weather or price war?
Last week it was Britvic, now it’s AG Barr talking of a second half slowdown in the UK soft drinks market.