Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 281
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Haddock prices leap after quota reduction in Norway
Prices of one of the UK’s most popular fish species, haddock, have soared as a result of Norway having its quota slashed…
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Discounters and Sainsbury's come out top for top-up shops
New exclusive research for The Grocer can show for the first time how the discounters are making such huge inroads.
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Are Tesco's venture brands doomed?
After a year out in the cold, New Covent Garden soups are back on Tesco’s chiller shelves…
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Kicking off a crowdfunding revolution?
Crowdfunding isn’t just for musicians and film-makers. It’s being increasingly used by food and drink start-ups…
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Almond prices rising due to weaker harvests and growing demand
Brits could receive a firm kick in their mixed nuts this Christmas, as crop problems and growing demand send almond prices…
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Activist investors: good guys or bad guys?
In the 1980s activist investors were seen as corporate raiders. Today they’re the rock stars of finance…
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Out-of-date food: isn't it best we bin our jitters and sell it?
In the fight against food waste and food poverty, every little helps. What can Britain learn from Greece?
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How to Build a Brand - and impress buyers and consumers
Up-and-coming brands can still be successful in today’s competitive market. That was the key message at The Grocer’s How to Build a Brand conference…
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Pallet timber prices hit by housing recovery
The recent upturn in the housing market has been greeted as a sign the UK is finally on course for economic recovery…
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Christmas sales start early as price of festive tins plummets
Fierce pricing activity means shoppers are paying less for their Christmas chocs than they were a year ago…
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The depot that tears up the rule Booker
After buying Makro in April, Booker converted Makro Sheffield into a hybrid depot servicing both sets of customers…
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UK 'sleepwalked' into tobacco directive says JTI's da Motta
We talk to Japan Tobacco International UK MD Jorge da Motta about TPD2, plain packs, the illicit trade and e-cigs…
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Energy sweets face scrutiny as coroner flags concerns over Hero
FSA to investigate role caffeine consumption played in death…
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Supermarket price inflation falls as commodity costs plummet
Supermarket price inflation has fallen for a fourth month in a row following sharp drops in commodity costs over the summe…
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Will indies go crazy for new online-only wholesalers?
A new type of online-only wholesaler is emerging, aiming to revolutionise the market by undercutting cash & carries on price…
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Can new faces fight food industry's corner at downgraded Defra?
After last year’s sacking of Jim Paice as food and farming minster, Noble House has again been hit with key changes…
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Ocado’s app top in first mobile 33
In our first-ever mobile shopping Grocer 33 - in which mystery shoppers used an iPhone to order their groceries…
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Cocoa butter hikes add 6p to a chocolate bar
The cost of producing the average milk chocolate bar has soared by 25% over the past 12 months…
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Tesco ups featured space promos by 10%
Tesco ramped up the number of featured space promotions by more than 10% in September compared with the previous month…
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Horsegate: first impressions from the Elliott Review round table
Time is of the essence in securing a positive legacy for Horsegate…