All articles by Rob Brown – Page 23
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My Alternative CVLeane Bramhall of Burts Chips on otters and Dartmoor
My first-ever job was waitressing in a restaurant. I got the job at lunchtime and started working that afternoon…
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Category ReportFocus on Confectionery
If invention is indeed 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation and 2% butterscotch ripple, as Willy Wonka…
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NewsCadbury fans happy to pay more for 'inventive' NPD
Chocolate fans seem willing to swallow price hikes if they are accompanied by exciting NPD…
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NewsJW Lees marks Asda listing with a 'Manc dance' in Covent Garden
How’s this for a celebration dance? Manchester brewer JW Lees bared its northern soul down south yesterday to mark its latest listing with Asda.
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Category ReportFocus on spirits
As spirits value sales outpace duty hikes, forward-thinking players are rewriting cocktail culture. Can they put volumes in growth too?
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Category ReportCocktails & dreams: can soaring spirits achieve volume growth?
As spirits value sales outpace duty hikes, forward-thinking players are rewriting cocktail culture. Can they put volumes in growth too?
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Comment & OpinionC4's Fried Chicken Shop is a slice of multicultural life
Is fried chicken the food of love? The goings on at The Fried Chicken Shop (Channel 4, Monday, 9pm), suggest it could be…
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NewsCadbury defends Dairy Milk bar shape shift: ‘It tastes even better’
Mondelez marketing director Matthew Williams has rubbished reports the company is facing a revolt over the ‘new’ Cadbury Dairy Milk it introduced a year ago.
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NewsHeinz Ketchup in decline as shoppers lay off the sauce
Brown sauce and tomato ketchup are failing to cut the mustard with consumers, according to figures seen by The Grocer…
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NewsDuracell sales fall 18.7% after cut in promotions
Sales of Duracell batteries have crashed after a cut in promotions and a rise in average prices…
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Comment & OpinionGreat British Bake Off is vomit-inducing viewing
Salt of the earth contestant brings new meaning to Great British Bake Off’s vomit-inducing viewing…
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NewsSmirnoff Gold and chocolate Baileys to spice up Christmas offer
Diageo is launching a new chocolate Baileys and rolling out Smirnoff Gold across the trade…
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NewsKellogg's enters porridge market with Special K Multigrain
Kellogg’s Special K has been knocked off the number two spot in cereals by Oat So Simple porridge…
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Comment & OpinionGregg Wallace and John Torode kiss up for Celebrity Masterchef
Jo Wood has just had a tattoo of ex-husband Ronnie’s face removed from her derrière, apparently…
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NewsAsda to launch adult Halloween range
Growing numbers of adults are celebrating Halloween without their children, prompting retailers to revamp their seasonal l…
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NewsButter booms but total spreads sector slides
Sales of butter are booming following intense promotional activity and savvy marketing by the sector’s biggest brands…
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Category ReportBeer & cider: a case of brewer's droop
A cut in ‘unsustainable’ deals has hit beer sales hard. Even cider is starting to flag. Will efforts to restore value help…
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NewsStella Artois set to lose top lager spot to Foster's
Stella could lose its crown as the UK’s leading lager brand to Foster’s in October…
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NewsRelentless a 'victim' of own label and Monster
Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Relentless Energy brand has haemorrhaged £10.5m in sales over the past year…