Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 196
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Asda Renewal: suppliers asked to stump up millions
The struggling Walmart giant has launched category-by-category negotiations with suppliers
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Portfolio optimisation will continue to drive M&A in 2016
Consumer products and retail bosses expect the wave of global M&A to continue in 2016 as portfolio optimisation will continue to drive strategic sales from big corporates.
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Kellogg's Special K - Protein Crunch: acid test
Cereal brands are going big on protein NPD and reformulation, fighting to win the hearts and wallets of consumers
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Sainsbury's to end multibuys as it focuses on lower prices
Sainsbury’s is phasing out all multibuy promotions by the summer as it continues to move to an every day low pricing model
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Cocoa prices eased by better crop outlook
Cocoa prices have fallen sharply since the start of the year, with an improved outlook for crops easing shortage fears
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Sugar tax back on the table in PM's Childhood Obesity Strategy
David Cameron’s childhood obesity strategy will include plans for a sugar tax
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New year trading put in more sober light by latest data
A number of surveys this week provided contrasting reads on the market for the second month running
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Tate & Lyle shares fall as FTSE 100 undergoes volatile week
It’s been a week of extreme volatility for global stock markets
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How a strong own-label offer got non-negotiable
Customers now expect own label at the local c-store as well as the supermarket. So how have symbol groups delivered?
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Can Amazon lure more than shoppers in their prime?
Bridgethorne research explored the appeal of Amazon in grocery
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How Dairy Crest is linking with Harper Adams to pump-prime NPD
Dairy Crest is pinning its future on innovation and its key brands. Central to this is its brand new £4m innovation centre
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Lidl Deluxe Lemon & Raspberry Semifreddo: acid test
Meaning ‘half cold’, semifreddo is an Italian dessert similar to ice cream but not churned, and allowed to thaw slightly
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Ronald Kers, CEO, Müller Group (13)
The mastermind behind the most significant UK dairy deal in a generation
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Gavin Darby, CEO, Premier Foods (72)
Premier’s brands have been almost as unfashionable as the shares
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James Watt & Martin Dickie, founders, BrewDog (82)
BrewDog, the fastest-growing company in The Grocer Fast 50 for two years straight, has shaken up the brewing business
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Dan Sayre, president, EU, Coca-Cola (51)
Sayre returned from the Far East as rising star James Quinny moved up the ranks
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Mary Barnard, CEO of Northern Europe, Mondelez (83)
The coffee side is doing great but confectionery sales are sluggish in the UK and across Northern Europe
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David Milner, CEO, Tyrrells (81)
Since Milner brokered a £100m deal with Bahrain’s Investcorp in 2014, Tyrrells has reported double-digit growth
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Adam Couch, CEO, Cranswick (57)
Couch has kept his cool amid challenging conditions in the UK compounded by a WHO report linking cancer to processed meats
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Ian Ellington, UK GM, PepsiCo UK (36)
With Walkers and Tropicana under Ellington’s leadership, the UK general manager has faced a health lobby backlash