Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 309
-
Analysis and Features
Tesco top fruit and veg promoter as total number of deals is up 43%
As healthy eating moves up the political agenda, the multiples have been upping their game in making fresh fruit and vegetables more affordable…
-
Analysis and Features
Thai chicken import ban to end
As the EU prepares to lift its import ban on fresh Thai chicken, poultry from Thailand could become a growing favourite with retailers…
-
Analysis and Features
Perception-shifting Brand Match is proving a hit for Sainsbury's
The nationals jumped on Sainsbury’s ‘stalling’ supermarket growth plans this week, but CEO Justin King was in no doubt the future was bright…
-
Analysis and Features
Lager market focuses on adapting promos
The industry is often warned there will come a time when the level of supermarket promotions in a category can’t be sustained.
-
Analysis and Features
Effects of the sow stall ban
Soaring prices, scores of producers leaving the sector and manufacturers scrambling to secure supplies - the aftershocks of the battery egg ban introduced this January are still being felt throughout Europe.
-
Analysis and Features
Could grass-fed beef take off?
Rising production costs and retail price increases of 22% over the past two years have put innovation at the top of the beef industry’s agenda.
-
Analysis and Features
The big chicken questions answered
Maintaining growth in such a high-penetration sector is harder than ever. The Grocer quizzed four leading industry figures on the challenges facing poultry.
-
Analysis and Features
New cuts on the block
Anyone for picanha steak or goose neck? Butchers are developing alternative cuts that offer added value and value for money. But what about mass appeal?
-
Analysis and Features
Will the Olympic legacy be a logjam?
As Britian gears up for Olympic glory, we reveal deep-seated concerns over damaging disruption to the trade.
-
Analysis and Features
No Wedding, lousy weather... Morrisons hits harder times
Kate and Wills flattered sales in 2011. The weather is appalling. But Morrisons’ fall in like-for-likes may also reflect its strategy.
-
Analysis and Features
Confectioners slash deals... as winemakers ramp 'em up
Here’s some news to warm the hearts of the health police - some of the biggest names in confectionery, snacks and soft drinks cut back on promotions in April.
-
Analysis and Features
Rain and floods spell end to cheap potatoes
Favourable weather conditions throughout 2011 and plentiful supplies have made potatoes as cheap as chips in recent months.
-
Analysis and Features
Revealed: our suppliers of the year
We reveal the 38 category winners in The Grocer’s Supplier of the Year survey 2012.
-
Analysis and Features
Flaky? Bright's Weetabix bid is 'very credible'
Weetabix seems an odd fit for China. And Bright Food’s record in securing deals is flaky. But it should not be dismissed too quickly.
-
Analysis and Features
Oil spike and drought push up prices
In the month that prices at the petrol pumps soared, the supermarkets pushed through another round of price increases…
-
Analysis and Features
Hopes of further fall in the price of barley
Brewers were forced to battle sharp rises in the cost of malting barley during 2011 - but things are looking up for this year.
-
Analysis and Features
'Tuesday 1.30pm is best time to bag a buyer'
With buyers notoriously hard to meet, how can suppliers win and then keep a listing? A Grocer masterclass heard from the experts.
-
Analysis and Features
Asda drives up wine promos
Asda has been hitting the bottle in a big way over the past month, while Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco all ran fewer featured space promotions.
-
Analysis and Features
Beef prices set to soar further
The London Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday will give Brits…
-
Analysis and Features
Can Lansley rub out tobacco trade... and at what price?
Andrew Lansley wants to stub out the trade, but suppliers remain determined to push to push the case against enforcing generic packaging.