All articles by Nick Hughes – Page 3
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Top Products Survey 2017: Up!
A plummeting pound has sent food & drink prices flying, with 93 of the 114 sectors analysed in our annual roundup inflating
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Analysis & FeaturesAnchor sinks in big cheese spring clean
Retailers have been swinging the axe at their cheese ranges this past year, creating big winners and even bigger losers
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Analysis & FeaturesTop Products Survey 2016: The Great British Brexit Bust-up
Given the plunge in the pound, Top Products suppliers are now grappling with escalated pricing tensions
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Category ReportFor the chop: cheese category report 2016
Cheddar has been hit hard by the axe of range resets. So who’s still saying cheese, and where’s growth coming from?
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Analysis & FeaturesCheddar: Who is winning the brand war?
Who stands the best chance in the “dangerous” world of everyday Cheddar in 2016?
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Analysis & FeaturesMilk: does NPD offer hope of driving value back?
Can appealing innovation that makes shoppers happy to pay more for milk finally ease the pricing pressures on farmers?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe EU: the good, the bad and the bendy
What did the EU ever do for us? We assess some of the key pieces of legislation affecting grocery over the last 50 years
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Analysis & FeaturesBig cheese squeeze costs brands dear
Who’d be a branded cheese supplier? Combined branded volumes have inched up 0.8%, but it’s come at a price: value has sunk 1.6%, contributing £18.5m to the market’s £68.9m loss (the 10th biggest category decline of the year).
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Category ReportCheese Category Report 2015
Cheese is in the grip of ongoing commoditisation as the multiples battle with the discounters. Can value be restored?
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy's new power players
Can a new breed of boss make UK dairy companies fitter for the future?
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Analysis & FeaturesContinental cheese is on the up
Continental cheese is flying but growth is driven mainly by own label. What can brands do to catch up?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre Cheddar brands toast?
Our Dairymen 2015 category report on Cheddar asks what brands can do to fight back against the surge of own label
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Analysis & FeaturesCheese: brands faced challenges in the aisles
Cheese is a tough place for brands right now. As the discounters expand into the sector, price is taking centre stage…
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Category ReportFocus on Cheese: own label sharpens its claws
Forget new flavours or fresh formats, big ad campaigns or fancy marketing – where cheese is concerned, price is currently …
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Category ReportCheese Category Report 2014
Forget new flavours or fresh formats, big ad campaigns or fancy marketing - where cheese is concerned, price is currently king…
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Category ReportConfectionery Category Report 2014
Our massive category report looks at three distinct areas: confectionery NPD, own label, and the war on sugar…
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Category ReportFocus on Confectionery: the war on sugar
War has been declared on sugar. Just last month new research found that sugar, not salt, causes high blood pressure…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe brave new world of dairy post-quota
Does a golden future lie ahead with a slashed trade deficit? Or will the UK struggle with production limitations?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the end of milk quotas will change EU dairy market
The ending of the EU milk quota regime next year will have radical implications for the British dairy industry.
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Analysis & FeaturesContinental cheese set for a shake-up when milk quotas end in 2015
As the end of the milk quota regime looms, the price and provenance of Continental cheeses on sale in British supermarkets is set for a major shakeup.