All articles by Vince Bamford – Page 63
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NewsWeetabix On The Go breakfast drinks target shoppers in a hurry
Weetabix Food Co is this week rolling out a breakfast drink it says has “all the energy, fibre and protein of a Weetabix cereal in milk”.
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NewsEntertainment market grows in 2013 but discs no longer fly
Digital services such as Netflix and Blinkbox helped the entertainment market grow for the first time in five years – but physical products such as discs continued to decline.
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NewsMcVitie's Digestives switch back to classic ‘dunkable’ recipe
United Biscuits is switching the recipe for its McVitie’s Digestives back to one last used four years ago, which contains more saturated fat.
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NewsMarigold gloves business sold to FHCS
Vileda owner Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions (FHCS) is acquiring the Marigold household gloves business.
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NewsCanned sprouts sales soar as Brits seek convenient Christmas
Convenience is trumping tradition as a growing number of Brits get set to serve canned sprouts with Christmas dinner…
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NewsWalkers gives Do Us A Flavour social reboot
Walkers is to roll out a revamped version of one of its biggest-ever promotions…
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NewsWrigley UK boss Hamish Thomson moves down under
Wrigley UK boss Hamish Thomson is leaving the role to take up a global position in the business.
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Comment & OpinionFunny Feet, big steps
In 2013 The Grocer played a pivotal role in bringing about the return of ice cream brand Funny Feet. But it wasn’t the only development in the colourful world of ice cream.
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Analysis & FeaturesIndulgence dominates promotional space in run-up to Christmas
With Christmas just days away, the gondola ends of the nation’s supermarkets are more than ever focused on indulgence…
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Analysis & FeaturesSavoury pastry sector has pasty look as sales slip 7%
It would be easy to blame the woes of the savoury pastries market on horsegate, but the reality is somewhat more complex…
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Analysis & FeaturesBread: Kingsmill closing in on Hovis
Kingsmill has carved itself a thicker slice of the bread market – at the expense of arch-rival Hovis…
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream: lolly sales soar in summer heat, but tubs stand still
Ice cream has been a game of two halves – the hot summer fuelled a boom in handheld, while tubs were left on the (freezer)…
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NewsKopparberg offers London commuters a husky ride
Swedish cider brand Kopparberg is offering London commuters the chance to ditch the Tube or bus for a husky ride.
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NewsNappy sales plummet despite baby boom
Shoppers bought 128 million fewer nappies from stores in 2013 than they did a year ago – despite Britain being in the middle of a baby boom.
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Comment & OpinionTea feels the strain
The long-term decline in tea drinking has accelerated over the past 12 months - but is it too soon to write off the national drink?
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Category ReportFocus on Adult Soft Drinks
The sobering truth is that Brits are buying less booze, which presents a huge - and relatively untapped - opportunity for the soft drinks market.
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Comment & OpinionA marvellous year
Who would have predicted that the stream of innovation introduced in 2012 would become a flood that has added £62.5m to Cadbury Dairy Milk sales in 2013?
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Analysis & FeaturesChocolate: Cadbury Dairy Milk sales in marvellous 14% growth
Growing your volume sales by 10% when you are already one of the biggest fmcg brands in the UK, and the market leader, is no mean feat.
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NewsHeineken to launch low-abv beer and cider
Heineken is developing low-abv ciders as it looks to tap what it calls a £600m opportunity for lighter drinks…
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NewsGeorge at Asda in onesie-upmanship with Mrs Brown's Boys
George at Asda has unveiled the biggest onesie in the world…