Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 291
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How reliable is DNA testing in the wake of new revelations?
As Aldi and Asda are caught up in new horsemeat revelations experts say occasional contradictions are par for the course…
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Supermarket fashion: Too much TU, not enough FROW?
Supermarket clothing no longer grabs the column inches. What can the mults do to get back on fashion’s front row?…
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Britain's Biggest Brands 2013: The List
Which are the biggest grocery brands in Britain on 2013? Who’s up and who’s down? The Grocer’s special report reveals all.
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Sitting pretty: shoppers are paying 8% less for toilet tissue
The bottom has fallen out of loo roll prices. The typical retail price of toilet paper has dropped around 8%…
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Soybean outlook hit by heat in Argentina
Suppliers and growers are watching South America as the weather threatens an otherwise brighter outlook for soya…
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What does the Costcutter P&H tieup mean for convenience?
The megadeal creates the second-biggest symbol group in the UK and a joint venture with £5bn buying power.
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Britain's Biggest Grocery Brands 1: Coca-Cola
“It’s not quite been the year we were planning for,” admits Nick Canney, vice president of sales at Coca-Cola Enterprises…
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2: Walkers Crisps
Walkers, Britain’s biggest crisps brand, outsold Britain’s biggest bread brand, Warburtons, for the first time last year…
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3: Warburtons
It has been a year to forget for bakers. Already battling the long-term decline of sliced bread…
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5: Nescafé
Going posh seems to have worked well for Nescafé, with its Azera blend…
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11: Whiskas
Whiskas still has the lion’s share of catfood. A slide down last year’s rankings…
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13: Robinsons
The July recall of Robinsons Fruit Shoot after safety concerns cost Britvic dearly…
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18: Danone Activia
Activia’s sales do not look good naked, despite the new posterboy…
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Britain's Biggest Grocery Brands: 51-60
Tetley and Lenor feature in the middle of the chart as we continue our survey.
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Britain's Biggest Brands: Notes and Methodology
The data in Britain’s 100 Biggest Grocery Brands is for the period 52 w/e 29 December 2012…
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Budget cut on beer marks end of parity with wine
The chancellor’s cut on beer duty in this week’s Budget marks the first time in decades the duty rates on wine and beer have differed…
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PET and aluminium price upturn a blip?
After a poor summer hit soft drinks sales in 2012, brand owners are now seeing packaging costs rise…