All articles by Rob Brown – Page 16
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Analysis & FeaturesHip hops: why UK brewers are flocking to the US West Coast
I’m in Washington State with a bag of pungent green herbs. It stinks to high heaven
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Category ReportSports Nutrition Category Report 2016
Fashion is cyclical. So are concepts of beauty. If one look can be said to have defined the 1990s, it is ‘heroin chic’
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Category ReportSports nutrition category report 2016; the rise of heroine chic
They call them ‘girls with guns’ and through social media they’re creating a new ideal of female beauty
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NewsGin renaissance helps boost spirits sales by nearly £110m
Gin sales have surged 16.1% to £338.3m on volumes up 16.2%, delivering growth worth £47m
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Analysis & FeaturesMaking a killing: what we can learn from Dave’s Killer Bread
Dave’s Killer Bread is causing a stir in the US market. So what can the UK learn from this unashamedly different brand?
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NewsPods set to overtake ground coffee as Starbucks joins the fray
Starbucks is gearing up to launch its first UK Nespresso-compatible capsules
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NewsStorm brewing as tea makers warn over Brexit price hikes
British tea suppliers are spearheading calls for supermarkets to put up tea prices
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Analysis & FeaturesAs English bubbly booms, we visit Kent's newest vineyard
Despite booming sales, English winemakers are still only a fifth as productive as the French. Why? We sent category reports editor Rob Brown to Kent to find out
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RankingsCan big brands play the craft card?
Britain’s biggest alcohol brands are under attack. As a bold new generation of brands lure drinkers away from the mainstream, we examine the craft movement’s influence and explore how big brands are adapting to suit the craft-thirsty consumer. Plus, for the first time, we list the top 10 craft beer and spirits brands
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RankingsBritain's Biggest Alcohol Brands 2016
In an age of range rationalisation, vicious price cuts and the unstoppable rise of craft alcohol, how buoyant are the big booze brands?
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NewsJack Daniel's tops Scotch as nation's favourite whisky brand
Scotch on the rocks as Jack Daniel’s overtakes Famous Grouse in our survey of Britain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2016
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Comment & OpinionBig brewers aren't ruining craft beer - they're helping it
Recent craft sales include Camden Town Brewery’s to AB InBev and Meantime’s to Asahi
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NewsMeat products are major driver of boom in free-from foods
Greater interest in health and wellbeing are driving an acceleration in growth for free-from food & drink
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Comment & OpinionWill Brexit change what Brits eat and drink?
It’s early days, but market experts are starting to look at which sectors are most likely to feel the biggest impact
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: Top meat health worry is animals on antibiotics
Brits are more concerned about antibiotics use than cancer link to meat, according to a poll for The Grocer…
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Analysis & FeaturesCreative juices: From glam canned ham to gravy trains
We’ve tasked creative agency Webb deVlam to spruce up frozen and ambient meat. Here’s what it came up with…
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat the gourmets: How jerky, biltong and pig bits went posh
From posh pork scratchings to gourmet beef jerky, we speak to the artisan carnivores eyeing the supers…
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NewsCamden Town Brewery set for off-trade assault
New-look packaging rolled out this week, along with Camden’s first-ever ad campaign and a sampling push