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Analysis & FeaturesPromotions growth comes to a halt for first time in months
What appeared to be a relentless increase in activity on the gondola ends of UK supermarkets came to a screeching halt this month…
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Analysis & FeaturesOats bonanza in England pushing down prices
Good news for fans of porridge and other oats-based winter warmers….
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Analysis & FeaturesThe waste trail: a global scandal
Up to half the food the world produces may never reach the mouths it was intended for. What’s the solution?…
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Analysis & FeaturesClosing the green gap
One in four consumers say they will pay more for green products but will they put their money where their mouths are?
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Analysis & FeaturesSuppliers ignore doubters and stick with wind power
Many experts have dismissed wind turbines as a waste of space. So why are so many food suppliers putting them up?…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Hotspot 50: will Wrap's initiative lead to demonisation?
Will Wrap’s initiative to pinpoint the eco-footprints of grocery staples end up as an exercise in demonisation?…
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Anglia merges with Midlands has the co-op power shifted?
First Penrith and Scotmid, now Midlands and Anglia: whether defensive or opportunistic, more mergers are surely on the car…
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Analysis & FeaturesAG Barr's multiple plans for South leave Britvic in the past
Sales are up 9% over the border as organic growth tops agenda…
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Analysis & FeaturesNuts offer snacking value as crisps are hit by price hikes
Thrifty bagged snacks fans could be better off shelling out for nuts rather than crisps at the moment…
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Analysis & FeaturesMüller Wiseman to increase farmgate milk price
A wave of farmgate milk price increases will sweep through UK dairy next month…
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Analysis & FeaturesDragging the high street out of town
How serious a threat to indies is Tesco’s much-lauded reinvention of the hypermarket format?…
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Analysis & FeaturesSmall retailers never asked to be let off 5p plastic bag charge
Exemption for smaller stores will just confuse shoppers says BRC…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy food and drink brands lead in British export drive
Last year they were in the doldrums but now British brands have bounced back with value-added lines up 4.9%…
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InterviewsPatrick Coveney on Horsegate, Starbucks and relief over Northern
After Greencore was (unfairly) dragged into Horsegate, ready meal sales nosedived, but the picture is improving. Besides, …
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Analysis & FeaturesSmall food and drink suppliers take the fight to foreign shores
Over the past 10 years, UK-based ownership of the Top 150 food & drink suppliers has declined significantly…
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s leads the way... with more deals imminent
Sainsbury’s continues to offer more deals than its rivals largely thanks to its focus on own label…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate
A recipe for trouble? What poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs food price inflation set to drop further?
After a hot and bountiful summer in the UK and abroad, commodity costs are tumbling and food retail inflation looks set to follow suit.
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Analysis & FeaturesChina growing as a global dairy power, says Rabobank
The Chinese are continuing their rapid ascent of the global dairy market…
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Analysis & FeaturesA licence to Pep(pa) up your brand
With the right partner and a sound commercial strategy, brand licensing can help to boost sales and listings…