All articles by Rob Brown – Page 24
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NewsCarling Fruit Cooler 2% abv beer rolls into Asda
Molson Coors has soft-launched a new low-ABV, fruit-flavoured range of Carling lagers, nine months after it axed a range with striking similarities aimed specifically at women.
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Category ReportFocus on healthcare and supplements
It’s a healthy picture for cost-conscious vitamin fans: specialists have lost chunks of market share to the discounters and multiples…
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Comment & Opinion
Who's "sick and tired" of Alan Sugar?
Yet again Alan Sugar declared he was “sick and tired” of the trio that sat before him bickering…
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NewsMalaysian 'sustainable' palm oil suppliers exasperated
The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil is facing internal dissent after Malaysian palm growers threatened to quit…
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NewsRelaunched Tamdhu whisky heads to Waitrose
Whisky from a distillery that shut three years ago as the economy flattened Scotch sales rolls into Waitrose under new ownership this week.
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NewsCut-price rivals (and rain) hit soft drinks at independents
Independent retailers have borne the brunt of a flattening soft drinks market – with sales plummeting by double digits ove…
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Category ReportOwn label: the new frontiers
As own label plateaus in the UK, the time is ripe to start capitalising on opportunities abroad…
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Category ReportCan the British barbecue go gourmet?
After a washout BBQ season in 2012, how will consumers respond to ‘Horsegate’? Is posh the answer?…
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Comment & Opinion
SWRI ladies show Theo Randall and Rachel Allen how it's done
Ainsley Harriot’s never been a stranger to hyperbole…
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Category Report
Focus on barbecue
After a washout BBQ season in 2012, how will consumers respond to ‘horsegate’? Is posh the answer? And how can low & slow help?
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Brands 2013: The List
Which are the biggest grocery brands in Britain on 2013? Who’s up and who’s down? The Grocer’s special report reveals all.
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RankingsHow to survive as one of Britain's top brands
Some of Britain’s biggest grocery brands are fading fast. In just five years since The Grocer’s first-ever survey of Britain’s Biggest Brands 17 have dropped out of our top 100…
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RankingsBritain's Biggest Brands: Fantastic stewardship
Britain’s Biggest Brands is five years old – an anniversary that coincides with the start of the recession…
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NewsUK competition could stall palm oil progress
Cut-throat competition between British grocers is hampering the UK’s switch to sustainable palm oil…
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NewsProfits dive 70% at New Britain Palm Oil
One of the world’s largest integrated suppliers of certified ‘sustainable’ palm oil has suffered a 13.2% decline in sales as pre-tax profits plummeted 70.4%, despite it winning growing share of the UK market.
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Category ReportIs horsegate the final nail in the coffin for Findus?
Frozen ready meals were in hot water long before the horse meat scandal, with shoppers switching to fresh…
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Category Report
Focus on ready meals
Frozen ready meals were in hot water long before ‘Horsegate’ hit the headlines. How can the category - and Findus - survive?
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Comment & Opinion
For he's a jolly Goodfella
There’s nothing this industry likes more at times than a good sneer. And when Ranjit Singh Boparan took control of Goodfella’s Pizza in 2011 as part of his swoop on Northern Foods, certain quarters seemed to sneer in unison…
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My Alternative CVMy alternative cv: Bath Ales' Robin Couling
I accidentally dropped two chilli-laden jacket potatoes into a customer’s bag…
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My Alternative CV
Jon Evans of Purity Soft Drinks on Gladiator and polar bears
What was your first-ever job? Like most kids, it was a paper round…