Nic Paton
Analysis and FeaturesThe Grocer Suppliers of the Year 2011: And the winners are...
With consumer spending power declining while cost prices rise, it takes a very special performance to win the approval of the leading grocery retail buyers. Nic Paton salutes the 39 winning suppliers in our 2011 survey
NewsFocus On Lunchbox: Losing the lunchbox
The downturn boosted the lunchbox sector, but the uplift proved short-lived and adults are already returning to their old ways. What can tempt them back? Nic Paton reports
NewsFocus On Functional Foods: Crunch time for health claims
Will this year be the year EFSA finally gets to grips with health claims for functional foods? Or will a logjam mean suppliers give up in exasperation, asks Nic Paton
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Suppliers of the Year 2010: Going for gold
With the recession hot on their heels, consumers have been hungry for value this year – escalating tension between buyers and suppliers. But our Suppliers of the Year have seen the bigger picture, reports Nic Paton
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Has GM's time finally come?
G enetically modified foods have sparked much controversy in the UK over the past decade. Trial crops of GM potatoes have been destroyed by activists as recently as this year and the major supermarkets have long shunned the so-called...