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Analysis & FeaturesHow promotional strategies can deliver improved economics
Many fmcg manufacturers are stuck between rising input costs and pressure from retailers for discount pricing…
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocer Cup 2014: who is your star?
The business leaders who form the shortlist for The Grocer Cup have been focused firmly on growth…
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Analysis & FeaturesSeabrook Lattice Hand Cooked Crisps: acid test
Seabrook made its first foray into premium territory this year with lattice-cut crisps in sharing bags
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Analysis & FeaturesOrange juice market feels global squeeze
We might think of orange juice as an irreplaceable item on our breakfast table, but it may become a rarer item…
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InterviewsJacob Fuller on why the e-cig market won't go up in smoke
Jacob Fuller, UK CEO of e-cig supplier Blu, on exploding sales, cowboy suppliers and the role of Big Tobacco…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Tesco beginning the climb back from rock bottom?
The Kantar Worldpanel supermarket shares figures tomorrow could indicate that Tesco has finally hit rock bottom and has begun the slow process of recovery.
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Analysis & FeaturesIPO recovery still fragile as food suppliers plot listings
Investor appetite may be strong for UB and Moy Park, but the IPO recovery remains fragile
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Analysis & FeaturesOld El Paso Stand 'N' Stuff Soft Taco Kit: acid test
Britain’s Mexican food market has been hotting up of late, with Discovery Foods relaunching in April…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands told: don't get caught out with your deal strategy
As the weather has turned colder, has brands’ appetite for featured space cooled off too?
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Analysis & FeaturesAs protestors descend on stores what should supermarkets do?
Sainsbury’s forced to apologise as store manager pulls kosher lines during pro-Palestinian protest…
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Analysis & FeaturesWill railway stations prove a platform for store success?
Waitrose and Morrisons are the latest to add new stores at stations…
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose Pepper & Chorizo Tartlets: acid test
The savoury pastries market has struggled of late, under pressure from factors such as rising input costs…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow badly has the Russian crisis hit the global brewers?
Russia is yet to slap an import ban on western beer, but the global brewers are still haemorrhaging sales in the region as political tensions show few signs of easing.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow IGD aims to give teens the appetite for a future in food
An IGD venture under its Feeding Britain’s Future initiative aims to get teens interested in a career in food and drink…
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InterviewsRonnie Bartlett: Albert Bartlett's ruler of the Rooster potato
Ronnie Bartlett aims to get everyone munching more spuds by returning to the frozen aisle…
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Analysis & FeaturesCanadian mining spill prompts fears over sockeye salmon supply
Salmon suppliers have moved to reassure UK buyers about wild salmon after a major mine waste spill in Canada…
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Analysis & FeaturesOnline demons lurking in the dark (store)
UK grocery home shopping is tipped to reach £14bn by 2018 – but a new report poses fears over economies of scale…
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Analysis & FeaturesPetrol price war is no game changer for under-pressure supermarkets
The so-called grocery price war has spread to the petrol pumps, but the supermarkets are unlikely to see much benefit.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan WH Smith defy the short-sellers?
The short sellers are again targeting WH Smith, but analysts believe structural trends are finally moving in the newsagent’s favour.