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Analysis & FeaturesMr Kipling After Dinner Mint Fancies: acid test
These cakes were launched alongside a swathe of new posher snacks by Mr Kipling aimed at adult cake lovers
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Analysis & FeaturesHow could Iran crisis affect food and fuel prices?
Crude oil prices have spiked, and any further escalation is set to have knock-on effects on sugar, ethanol, vegetable oil and more
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InterviewsFrom high street chain to global food hub: John Vincent’s ambitions for Leon
John Vincent isn’t dreaming small for Leon. He wants to launch more groceries, build a digital hub and take his reinvention of fast food to the US
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Analysis & FeaturesHow US almond growers are struggling to overcome ‘vampire’ image problem
The nut is in fashion, but concerns remain over its water use and effect on bees
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Analysis & FeaturesBrits paying more for bacon as pig prices continue to rise
The average price of supermarket bacon is up 2% year on year
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink businesses brace for impact of recycling price hikes
Plastic and aluminium saw the largest price jumps in 2019
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Analysis & Features2020 vision: what does the future hold for food and drink?
Industry experts share their most seismic moments of the past decade – and predictions for the next one
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Analysis & FeaturesVeganuary part two: more plant-based products coming to stores
We take a look at a second wave of plant-based innovations launching for Veganuary
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Analysis & FeaturesWho were the winners and losers on the stock market in 2019?
2019 was another turbulent year for many grocery and FMCG stocks
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's really behind the CMA’s enquiry into the Amazon-Deliveroo merger?
The CMA’s investigation comes amid pressure to view ‘competition’ in a less narrow context and to assess the power of digital giants more widely
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket vegan ranges 2020
January is the month of dreary weather, doomed resolutions and, thanks to Veganuary, rafts of new plant-based products
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Analysis & Features15 plant-based products launching for Veganuary 2020
Brands are gearing up for the annual campaign with a glut of new vegan launches. Here are 15 that have caught our eye
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Analysis & Features10 of 2019’s hippest blue food & drink launches
Green was the colour of grocery in 2019, but Pantone has tipped blue to be big next year. Here’s a look back at 10 of 2019’s trendiest blue-coloured launches
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Analysis & Features11 of the most bizarre food and drink innovations of 2019
Potato smoothies, whisky capsules and langoustine packaging feature among our most unexpected launches of the year
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Analysis & FeaturesThe 10 most popular products on our NPD Instagram this year
We count down the 10 most-liked posts to feature on the feed in 2019
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Analysis & FeaturesThe 19 best PR stunts of ’19 in food and drink… and two that backfired
From half-vegan burgers to helicopter dining, we pick the most memorable PR stunts of 2019
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit bill: what does it mean for food and drink?
Boris Johnson had no problem getting his amended EU withdrawal agreement bill through the Commons last Friday. So what can food and drink expect now?
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Analysis & FeaturesFestive hot drinks: can retail cash in on the buzz?
The Starbucks red cups have become nothing short of a calendar event. Yet, as coffee shops cash in on toffee nut and gingerbread coffees, retail has been left out in the cold
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Analysis & FeaturesReview: The Grocer ate Christmas dinner in Morrisons. Here’s what we thought
Sensing an opportunity to have the most on-brand Christmas party we could possibly have, The Grocer team got booked in for the full festive works at Morrisons