All articles by Vince Bamford – Page 36
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Analysis & FeaturesIceland Mini Chocolate Custard Slices: acid test
This pack of 16 Mini Chocolate Custard Slices was launched late last year as part of Iceland’s Party range…
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Analysis & FeaturesNestlé Gluten Free Cornflakes: acid test
With consumer and retailer interest in free-from food continuing to grow, more major brands are targeting the category…
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NewsMilk is now cheaper than water in the multiples
Supermarket price wars have pushed the price of four-pinter milk below that of some bottled waters…
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NewsCadbury Creme Eggs fans complain on Facebook of smaller packs
Chocolate fans say it’s no yolk that six-packs of Cadbury Creme Eggs have been reduced to five-packs…
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NewsFestive flops: has price war taken toll on Christmas faves?
Supermarket sales of products including turkey and Brussels sprouts slumped this Christmas…
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NewsBurton's: Maryland soft cookies 'to be bigger than Gooeys'
Burton’s Biscuit Co is claiming a first for a mainstream biscuit brand with the launch of soft cookies…
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NewsFormer Morrisons commercial chief Richard Hodgson joins Premier Foods board
Former Morrisons and Waitrose commercial director Richard Hodgson has joined Premier Foods as a non-executive director.
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NewsChristmas trading: retailers reveal the highlights
Festive fizz - and a complete frozen Christmas lunch for eight people - have been among the star performers over the Christmas season, as our round-up of retailers’ trading highlights reveals:
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NewsLast-minute sales surge revives supermarkets' Christmas performance
Christmas came late to Britain’s supermarkets - with a last-minute surge in sales bringing a little festive cheer to the industry.
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NewsWorld Cup helped kick lager sales back into growth
Lager has returned to volume growth in the supermarkets after three years of decline…
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NewsCoca-Cola Life hits the spot with Pepsi Max drinkers
New data has revealed the biggest source of customers for Coca-Cola Life have been Pepsi Max drinkers…
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NewsGrocery staples battered in savage supermarket wars
Fruit and veg sales down £450m as supermarket price war rages…
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose Love Life Beef Feijoada Soup: acid test
Launched as part of Waitrose’s Love Life range of healthy, low-fat recipes, this soup is based…
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Analysis & FeaturesWall's Gingerbread Sandwich: acid test
The ice cream sandwich is a popular format in some European countries, and Unilever is looking…
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NewsMy darling clementine - sales of easy-peelers boom
When children get to the bottom of their Christmas stockings next week, they could well find a clementine…
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery: Kinder Magic trumps even CDM's strong growth in confectionery as chocolate sales divide
Mars and Nestlé execs could be excused for feeling a little bitter at the success of their rivals in 2014…
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery: sweets dodge bullets in the war on sugar
For a category directly in the firing line of the war against sugar, confectionery is looking surprisingly unscathed…
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Analysis & FeaturesCarbonates: Pepsi wins battle of low-sugar drinks as Coca-Cola bottles it
War on sugar sees carbonates targeted while sports and energy drinks are let off scot-free… for now…
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Analysis & FeaturesBread: Warburtons loses £54m as Brits ditch it
Brits have bought the equivalent of 93 million fewer loaves of bread in the past 12 months…
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NewsPaddington effect brings boom in marmalade sales
Marmalade sales have soared following the release of the Paddington Bear movie, according to Robertson’s brand owner Hain Daniels.