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Analysis & FeaturesFish Special: At the pirates’ convenience
With Fish Fight 2 about to get under way, discards will be thrust back into the limelight. But there’s a bigger problem floating on the high seas as Simon Creasey discovers
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Analysis & FeaturesFish Special: The start of the line?
The first MSC-certified line-caught fish from Iceland is hitting Sainsbury’s now. Nick Hughes visits the country to see if its tie-up with Saemark presents a blueprint for the future
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Asda roars ahead of rivals in driving up promo levels
The distraction is back. After scaling back its activity, Asda has upped the ante again, running 24.1% more deals last month than a year ago.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs stevia the ‘holy grail’ of sweeteners or a damp squib?
Calorie-free stevia is set for regulatory approval in the UK, but there are warnings that it needs “cajoling to shine”, says Guy Montague-Jones
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy those free plastic bags are still hanging on in there
The media and the green lobby are, as ever, venting their fury but retailers are in no mood for taking plastic bags away from tills, says Ronan Hegarty
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Analysis & FeaturesYes, half portions add up, but will the government buy it?
The food and drink industry has launched a major drive to increase consumption of fruit and veg. But will it convince the government? Ian Quinn reports
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Analysis & FeaturesHow much ground has been lost by Waitrose web woes?
Waitrose has been the retailer seemingly impervious to hitches and glitches – until it came to the launch of its online delivery service.
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Uncle Ben's Rice Time (Sweet & Sour)
Rice Time will satisfy consumers looking for a quick and easy meal. It is made with simple, quality ingredients and is full of flavour
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Analysis & FeaturesHigh-tech retail: back to the future
We’re on the cusp of a retail revolution. From Seoul’s subways to the supermarkets of Britain, technology is transforming how we shop. Rob Brown looks at today’s breakthroughs… and finds their roots in 1930s Memphis
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Inflation is much worse at some retailers than others
Base prices across the big four are up 5% on a year ago, but this masks huge variances in what’s happening at individual retailers, says Ian Quinn
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: McVitie's Quirks Double Choc
Quirks has been designed to attract younger consumers to the biscuit aisle
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Commodities: Sugar prices set to increase as EU production declines
Supply shortages and rocketing global prices are sending costs sky-high. So what does the future hold for the EU sugar industry? Robert Miles reports
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InterviewsP&G's Olympian ambitions
P&G has netted one of the biggest Olympic sponsorships ever, paying an estimated £100m to partner the Games until 2020.
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Analysis & FeaturesOlympic Special: Who’ll get the biggest slice?
It’s been billed as the biggest peacetime catering operation. And for the first time an Olympic committee has set strict rules on the quality and provenance of the food it serves during the Games – good news potentially for British food and drink producers. Rob Brown reports
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Common Fisheries Policy: 10 answers to key questions
Discards may have dominated the debate on Common Fisheries Policy reform, but there’s far more at stake for retailers and suppliers. Richard Ford reports
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Commodities: Salad prices hold steady in wake of German E.coli crisis
Salads – especially cucumbers – took a bashing during the E.coli crisis. But prices at retail have actually remained relatively stable. Julia Glotz reports
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Guzzle Puzzle
Cadbury says the new format will extend the brand’s reach to young families and adults
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Morrisons’ M-local be a convenience game-changer?
It has a wider range of fresh food at no mark-up to superstore prices, but is M-local really that different from other c-stores, asks Ronan Hegarty
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Analysis & FeaturesNew alliance muscles in on ‘poor service’ logistics giants
A new national consortium of regional transport players is planning to swipe key grocery contracts from the logistics giants. Simon Creasey reports
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: VK Cheeky
VK claims to have bottled the taste of student-favourite cocktail Cheeky Vimto in this 4% abv drink.