Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 303
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Cottage cheese: now with added industry
After The Grocer’s campaign last year, suppliers are starting to wake up cottage cheese, with new formats and bolder flavours…
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Is opposition to traffic lights coming to an abrupt halt?
With Tesco and now Aldi doing a u-turn at the traffic lights, has the time come for suppliers to abandon their opposition?
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The Dairymen 2012: Sports and milk
The Grocer speaks to sports experts about selling the white stuff…and commissions its own bottle design…
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Giving milk wings: could it be the new Red Bull?
Filter it, flavour it and nutritionally enhance it – suppliers have done a great deal in recent years to add value to milk by meeting different consumer needs.
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Watch the video preview of this year's Dairymen
The Grocer challenged creative agency Synergis to come up with new designs to refresh the fixture and give premium, added-value milks greater stand-out.
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Re-imagining milk: how to tell the story in-store?
The need to add value back into milk is a recurring theme for the dairy trade. And it’s the backdrop for this year’s Dairymen.
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Can 'simple' vouchers save Morrisons' year?
Morrisons has high hopes for its simple, inexpensive new voucher scheme system…
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Flower power?
Grocers are growing green fingers. Can they flourish in this quirky sector, or will their interest wilt?
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Energy drinks market drained of power
The price of energy drinks has plummeted in the past 12 months as more and more cheap products have flooded the market…
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Rise in glucose prices to have a big impact
Droughts in the US and Russia have already had a devastating effect on grains prices…
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Nestlé in pharma-style legal battle to protect Nespresso
A German court ruling has gone against Nestlé, but the Swiss giant is fighting on…
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Move over Barclays...
With consumer faith in the banks at all all-time low, the supermarkets are ramping up their finance arms. But…
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Which stores struck gold during the Olympics?
Pitched as a great opportunity for retail, many say the Olympics has failed to deliver. We asked our masterclass how they’ve handled the Games…
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New-look stores: Not just a pretty fascia
Convenience retail has embarked on a massive transformation. The number of retailers unveiling shiny new fascias…
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Tomato prices bounce back after E.coli crisis
After last year’s deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany, demand for salad vegetables across the EU tumbled…
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Which sponsors won and who stands to win?
Team GB’s heroes delivered in London - and their sponsors felt the benefit. But what opportunities remain now the flame is out?
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Wheat price worries haven't hit the supermarkets... yet
All the warning signs are there. Wheat prices in London and Paris have leapt by a third in just a month…
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After the party: how local retailers saw the Olympics
How did shopkeepers local to London 2012’s venues experience the Games? The Grocer’s survey reveals the true impact on trade.
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Paddling pools and BBQs fail to feature in summer promotions
Discounters have already started flogging some of their Olympic merchandise, but mascots Wenlock and Mandeville…
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Retailers remain chastened by their Workfare experience
Muddle of government initiatives is branded ‘a jigsaw without a picture’ despite High Court giving notorious scheme the all-clear.