All articles by Rob Brown – Page 26
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Analysis & FeaturesReview of the year 2012: part 4
Farmers are often accused of not really ‘getting’ consumers…
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery timeline: 2012
We reveal how escalating duties have forced AB InBev to cut the alcohol content of its key lagers…
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Category Report
Canned goods: Cans in crisis as shoppers shun staples
Canned food has been put through the wringer in 2012…
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My Alternative CVMy alternative CV: Richard Cattell, Red Tractor Assurance
My first job was shovelling coal dust at Scunthorpe Steel Works as a summer job…
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NewsSustainable palm oil logo draws a blank with consumers
Just 3% of British consumers recognise an on-pack logo to promote the sustainable production of palm oil…
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Analysis & FeaturesPalm oil: the burning question
Still the fires burn. In Sumatra slash and burn forest clearance is at a six-year high…
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NewsLidl scotch a 'collector's item', says whisky expert
A limited edition scotch from Lidl is set to become a collector’s item after it went on sale today for £39.99, half its estimated value.
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NewsMarks & Spencer tops trusted brands poll
Marks & Spencer has been named Britain’s most trusted brand in a survey that revealed Tesco as the second least trusted.
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Newstelefonica dynamic insights
A new system allowing supermarkets to track the movement of potential customers by tracing mobiles has been launched,…
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My Alternative CVAlternative CV: Steve Carter of Frobishers Juices
What was your first-ever job? I read electricity meters for a summer job in the 1980s….
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My Alternative CVMy Alternative CV: Miranda Ballard, co-founder, Muddy Boots
Miranda Ballard, co-founder of Muddy Boots, on buying the Mr Blobby single. Yes, the Mr Blobby single….
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Comment & Opinion
Time for an energy drinks enquiry
Monster is having a nightmare. But it’s nothing compared with what the parents of Anais Fournier have been through since the Maryland 14-year-old died last Christmas after drinking two 680ml cans of what the brand refers to as its ‘killer energy brew’ in a day.
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Analysis & FeaturesSwitch on to the returns of going green
Two things come to mind. Do you care about the future of the planet? If you do, you need to do something…
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NewsFontmell Magna Village Shop
A business at the heart of the picture postcard Dorset village of Fontmell Magna has come on to the market…
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Analysis & FeaturesIt's time for independents to join the green party
Cutting a c-store’s energy-use can be tough - ‘green’ technology isn’t cheap and returns can be a long time coming…
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Comment & Opinion
Blame it on the bean counters
There are only two certainties in life, as anyone will tell you: death and taxes. Unless you’re Starbucks, that is. It hasn’t paid a bean in corporation tax for the past three years, according to an investigation into the coffee giant’s UK tax affairs by Reuters…
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ProfilesCowboys? Watch out
Environment Agency chairman Lord Chris Smith is determined to nail companies flouting their green obligations.
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Analysis & FeaturesGreen giants?
They all say they’re cutting their hefty environmental footprints. But just how green are grocery’s heavyweights?
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Category ReportSpirits innovations: brunchtime booze and alcoholic yoghurt
This 40% abv super-premium vodka (rsp: £35.99) is described by Belvedere owner Moët Hennessy as an ideal base…