Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 211
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Analysis and Features
Click & collect: as Asda slows development, what now?
Asda’s announcement that it would halt plans to roll out click & collect to 1,000 locations by 2018 represents a surprise
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2 Sisters to put £150m into poultry efficiencies
2 Sisters has pledged to invest £150m in its poultry business in a bid to drive efficiencies as it moves from a period of aggressive acquisition-driven expansion to consolidation.
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WHO cancer warning: what's the likely impact on meat sales?
Meat lovers could be forgiven for fearing it’s only a matter of time before tobacco-style warnings adorn packs of bacon
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Heinz Tagine Chickpeas: acid test
Heinz is offering this alternative to consumers in search of innovative meal ideas
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Quaker Oats Warm & Crunchy Oat Clusters - Cranberry & Apple
Quaker Oat So Simple is the biggest brand in hot cereals, with sales up 3.3% to £107.8m
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Expo Milano 2015: has it changed the face of food?
Sprawling across 11.8 million sq ft on the edge of Milan, the global food showcase has attracted 18 million visitors since May
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Science in Sport raises £8.9m in share placing to break into the US
Science in Sport has raised almost £9m as part of plans to accelerate its international expansion and investment in e-commerce.
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Darren Topp's bish bang wallop approach to BHS food
BHS CEO Darren Topp describes the continued foray into grocery as “integral” to its turnaround
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Cocktail culture: Disaronno's top three at home mixes
Brits are mixing more and more drinks at home. So we sent reporter Ellix Hawthorne to shake things up with a brand that’s looking to cash in at home cocktail culture…
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Creative challenge: Could John Smith's really do tinned Spam?
With standard canned ale going through the wringer as craft ale booms, how can new life be breathed into the sector’s biggest brand?
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Carlsberg canned: Why did Tesco ditch the Danish lager?
Carlsberg’s removal from Tesco last month could cost the brand £60m a year in lost sales. So what went wrong and what’s next for the brand?
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Spilt claret: Lidl launches second big posh booze push
Lidl has snapped up 5% of Bordeaux’s output for its latest ’claret offensive’. But can the retailer silence the wine snobs?
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Revealed: What the booze aisle can learn from the French
We’ve set design agency Sheridan & Co a creative challenge: redesign the BWS fixture and encourage shoppers to trade up. Here’s what they came up with…
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Revealed: Lager brands are booze's biggest ad spenders
San Miguel has enjoyed the greatest surge in ad spend of the past year, says Ebiquity. So is it leaving its rivals in its dust?
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Smirnoff, Absolut and own label vodka shine online
Standing out on the virtual shelves of retailer websites is crucial. So we’ve teamed up with Brand View to reveal the most web savvy vodka brands…
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Share? Pah! Half of drinkers guzzle 660ml beer bottles solo
An exclusive consumer poll for The Grocer reveales just how many of us are boozing at home alone. But do we realise how much we’re drinking?
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Buyers: Posh wine, craft beer & fancy spirits will boom in 2016
We quiz buyers from Lidl, Booths and Budgens on the past year in booze, and what’s in store for 2016…
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Chilli beer and lime wine top our global top 10 launches
We’ve teamed up with Mintel to scour the world’s booze aisles for the best latest launches. Here’s what we found…
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10 Things You Need To Know About... Alcohol
For our latest digital feature, we’re popping the cork on Britain’s booze market. So sit back and sup up an extra large measure of market analysis, consumer research, retailer views and more…
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Reckitt Benckiser's consumer health focus pays off
Sore throats, flu and acne aren’t often cause for autumn good cheer, but Reckitt Benckiser pepped the City back up