Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 256
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UK wheat price slumps with bumper harvest
UK milling wheat has fallen to its lowest price since 2010 thanks to high British yields and strong global supply…
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Tesco struggles for momentum as Dave Lewis takes the reins
If Dave Lewis were under any misapprehensions as to the size of the challenge, his first week will have set him straight…
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Slimmed down Co-op Group is finally on the up
A slide on The Co-operative Group’s interim results presentation this morning highlighted just how drastically the society has changed in the last 18 months.
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Sri Lankan tea prices rise as demand increases
Hot beverages are hot stuff, with increased demand pushing up tea exports from Sri Lanka by 23.5% in June…
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Butterkist Pop 'n' Pour Chocolate Microwave Popcorn
As the number of popcorn suppliers continues to grow, established players are looking to offer a point of difference…
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Marks & Spencer Made Without Wheat Quiche Lorraine: acid test
Retailers have been increasing the presence of free-from lines – and particularly wheat and gluten-free – in their stores…
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The Co-op crisis: Timeline
A complete timeline to the crisis at The Co-operative Bank and its impact on The Co-op Group.
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The collapse of food inflation ratchets up pressure on supermarkets
A sometimes overlooked factor behind the current supermarket woes has been the almost complete disappearance of food inflation.
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10 things you need to know about... ice cream
Ice cream is one of grocery’s hottest tickets right now. The second in our series of exclusive digital features reveals why…
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Fifth of young people eat a tub of ice cream in one sitting
One in five young people regularly eat 500ml tubs of ice cream – five times the recommended serving size – to themselves in one sitting, an exclusive poll for The Grocer has revealed.
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Frozen yoghurt sets its sights on Britain's freezers
Frozen yoghurt sales have surged by a third in the past year, according to research carried out exclusively for The Grocer.
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Tesco Finest tops our ice cream taste test: video
We asked our digital panel to review four recent ice cream launches from Tesco Finest, Heston from Waitrose, Snog and Bessant & Drury…
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Ice cream ad spend surges with Magnum leading the way
Ice cream’s top 10 advertisers have spent £9.3m, a rise of 30.7%, on ad space alone.
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Magnum going great guns in its 25th year
Magnum is shooting from the hip. Sales of the brand’s core lines have smashed the £100m barrier for the first time.
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Top 10 global ice cream innovations: in pictures
We scour the wonderful world of global ice cream innovation for the most out-there confections you’re likely to see…
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Humour, cash and free ice cream: how brands use social media
Häagen-Dazs reached more people on Facebook than any other ice cream brand this summer, analysis carried out exclusively for The Grocer has revealed. This article is part of our Ice Cream Report 2014. The brand inspired more than 70,000 interactions in under a month with a photograph of its ...
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Ice cream buyers: the people you need to know
Who are the ice cream buyers you need to know? We profile the key figures at Watrose, M&S, Booths and The Co-op.
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Men vs women: the ice cream gender divide - revealed
Men have tucked into ice cream on 52% more occasions in the past year than they did in 2010 - but women still eat more of it.
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Is the only way now up for Morrisons?
Last week’s market share data suggested Morrisons had turned a corner, but the supermarket still has plenty of hard work ahead.
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Dairy 2015: how will the industry respond to the end of quotas?
The dairy landscape is set for huge upheaval next year with the removal of quotas accelerating the pace of globalisation. Key players in the dairy industry set out their agenda…