Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 112
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Superfoods meet science: is GM on the verge of acceptance?
A raft of new GM and gene-edited products are in development, designed purely with the consumer in mind
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Six new natural skincare products shaking up the male grooming category
Male grooming is going au naturel
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Heatwave shortages continue to inflate prices for fruit & veg
Four-week average UK lettuce prices for mid July are now up 21.7% year on year at 66p/unit
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Heatwave: growers struggle with the hottest summer since 1976
The weather has been glorious for retailers, but there is a problem. The sun just won’t seem to stop
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Why fibre is the latest nutritional trend to hit shelves
The average Brit consumes only 18g of it a day – half the recommended intake. But could that be set to change?
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Can Coke's vision for a successful DRS catch on in the UK?
The soft drinks giant has spent the past 12 months speaking to suppliers, customers, the plastics industry and recyclers
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Confectionery: the quest for lighter chocolate
The reduced sugar Cadbury’s Dairy Milk is the latest in the long line of NPD targeting the health-conscious consumer. So does this innovation have what it takes to reinvigorate the nation’s love of chocolate?
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As Blakemore shutters c&cs what next for Landmark?
Landmark Wholesale MD John Mills tells The Grocer what Blakemore’s c&c closure means for the business
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Which? plastic packaging survey flatters to deceive
Figures flatter supermarkets yet damn them. Shouldn’t they commend them for their efforts instead?
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The last mile: how third-party couriers are changing grocery
In the past three years alone the number of third party logistics operators launching in UK grocery is in double figures
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Five Japanese foods targeting the UK market
The Grocer visited last weekend’s Hyper Japan expo in Kensington to pick out the Japanese delicacies looking to hit supermarket shelves
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Can Gavin Darby stand the pressure at Premier Foods?
Oasis Management intends to vote against the re-election of Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby at the group’s AGM
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As May's cabinet collapses, is the Brexit dream dead?
Two years on from the referendum, Theresa May appeared to have finally made progress towards Brexit last week
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Alcoholic drinks power list: who's leading the way in booze?
Our pick of the 10 most influential people setting the agenda in alcohol today
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Magnum White: acid test
Ice cream’s value is soaring. Take-home sales rose by 7.2% last year to £969.2m due to price increases
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Tesco prices rise faster than rivals for more than a year
The latest Grocer Price Index shows Tesco has overseen price rises at a faster rate than its rivals every month for an entire year
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Costcutter: from November crisis to 'remarkably good shape'
CEO Darcy Willson-Rymer believes Costcutter is ready to compete
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Poor lambing conditions continuing to affect price
Lamb prices in the UK have begun their seasonal decrease but remain higher than the same period last year
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Global sugar production falls
Sugar prices are up month on month as new forecasts put overall global production down 2%
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OC&C Global 50 2018: consumer goods giants supercharge growth
For the world’s largest consumer goods players, struggling to find meaningful growth, the new mantra is clear: ‘If you can’t beat them, buy them’