Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 215
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Sustainability: how fmcg can help save the world in 17 steps
Following years of fierce debate, the UN has agreed 17 sustainability goals – and fmcg looks set to play a key role
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Confectioners aren't alone in cutting guilt lane offers
The latest data from Assosia shows confectionery brands aren’t the only ones shifting promotional activity away from so-called ‘guilt lanes’
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Carry on chaos? How the carrier bag charge will affect England
Will 5 October really herald a meltdown at the tills? Or is it a chance for retailers to give something back?…
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Quaker Oats Goji & Blueberry Granola: acid test
Quaker Oats made a major push into granola this summer, rolling out three ranges…
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Asda Vanilla & Caramel Fudge Kit: acid test
This kit is part of Asda’s Great to Bake Country Fair range, which also includes a Chocolate Chunk fudge kit
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Van man Mike Greene itching to get My Local on the road
The entrepreneur is confident simple changes to layout and ranging can work wonders for the stores whatever the locations
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The OC&C Top 150 index 2015
Sales and profit growth has slumped, the latest OC&C Index for The Grocer reveals, but own label is finding its way
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Waitrose keeps foot down on promotional accelerator
Last week Waitrose surprised many industry experts when it revealed its operating profits were up 0.6%
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Conviviality: a Booker for the drinks trade?
£1.1bn merger creates on and off-trade giant but execution is key
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10 Things You Need To Know About... Hot Beverages
Break out the china, because for the latest in our series of digital features, we’re lifting the lid on the British hot beverages market. So why won’t a cup of builders tea cut it anymore?
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By George! 80% of coffee pod drinkers stick to official brand
Revealed: Brits are coffee pod snobs, with only 20% willing to use third-party pods in their machines
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Global NPD top 10: from curry tea to mushroom coffee
We’ve scoured the globe, with the help of Mintel, to find the most interesting launches, from carrot curry tea to mushroom coffee
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Bean there, done that: we visit Britain's biggest roastery
Britain’s biggest coffee roastery just got bigger. We sent deputy category reports editor Amy North to find out why…
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Buyer Q&A: everyday tea & coffee's decline 'is permanent'
Herbal & fruit teas, single origin products and pods will drive future growth in hot beverages, says Spar buyer
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Brands turn the heat up on ad spend with 18.1% growth
Hot Beverages biggest spenders have forked out £32m on ad space in the past year, with Nescafé flying highest…
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Brits wake up and smell the (posh) coffee
Brands are riding the wave of super-premium coffee success. But what does this mean for everyday instant?
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Break out the fine china! Posh tea booms as builders slides
Sales of fruit & herbal, green and speciality tea flourish as Brits broaden their tea horizons
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Lower prices sweeten hot chocolate brands' sales
Hot chocolate is hotting up thanks to indulgent NPD and deep cut promotions
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Pod generation: can pods be bigger than tea by 2020?
Market to be worth £373m by 2020, according to Mintel, on the back of phenomenal growth so far
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Bargain brews: pound stores steam ahead in tea and coffee
Discounters and bargain stores lead growth in hot drinks… despite product cull by Aldi and Lidl