Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 207
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Nestlé Shredded Wheat Cherry Bakewell: acid test
Cereal isn’t in a happy place – with consumers struggling to find the time to eat breakfast
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Pennies: a checkout charity for the digital age
As the checkout charity box falls into decline, Pennies is using a digital version to change the way shoppers give
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Are grocery promotions and prices facing fresh scrutiny?
A new government report puts pricing transparency in the spotlight. What are the implications for grocery?
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Vanini 62% Dark Chocolate with Rosemary: acid test
A shift towards premium brands means the chocolate confectionery category’s sales value is flat
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Hearty Lasagne Meal Soup: acid test
Brits haven’t yet lost their appetite for canned soup – sales this year are up slightly to £352.2m
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Where can a cash-strapped Food Standards Agency make cuts?
Last week’s Autumn Statement revealed the FSA’s budget would remain at £85.4m a year during the current parliament
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Grocery charities just keep on giving
Despite the huge sums raised, grocery charities don’t get the credit they deserve
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Cheaper Christmas crackers as pulp and plastic prices fall
Christmas crackers could be cheaper this year thanks to a big drop in Chinese pulp prices
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Christmas dinner getting cheaper as turkeys fall 9% per kilo
Shoppers are in for a cheaper Christmas dinner with prices of festive favourites being kept down across the big four
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Morrisons FTSE blow would not derail Potts’ recovery plan
The ejection will tell us more about the state of the UK grocery market than it does about Morrisons’ own recovery prospects
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AB InBev’s willingness to shed Peroni and Grolsch shows where its priorities lie
It’s no secret that a combined AB InBev and SABMiller will be forced to sell-off a number of brands to get the deal past various regulators, but news that top European brands are potentially being lined up for sale comes as more of a surprise.
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Is high street's future any brighter without Mary Portas?
Will the revamped Future High Streets Forum prove any more effective now that Mary Portas has left the picture?
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10 things you need to know about... Cakes & Biscuits
For our latest digital feature, we’ve lifted the lid on the cakes & biscuits market. So, grab a cuppa and tuck in to an extra large slice of market analysis, consumer research, retailer views and more…
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Revealed: One third of Brits scoff four biccies at a time
An exclusive poll for The Grocer reveals that few Brits can stop at just one biscuit, with nearly 20% confessing to scoffing a whole packet from time to time
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Meet the buyers: 'Biscuits face further consolidation'
We grill buyers from Budgens and Spar on how health, NPD and snacking are affecting cakes & biscuits
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Play with your food, says Scrabble crackers brand
We’ve scoured the globe, with the help of MIntel, to find the most innovative launches in cakes & biscuits from sprouted cookies to floral cakes
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Sweeet! McVitie's tops our list of cake & biscuits advertisers
Cakes & biscuits’ biggest advertisers have baked up 17.4% growth in ad spend, as McVitie’s splashes out £5.2m on ones filled with cute critters
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What a cracker! Our top 10 Christmas cakes & biscuits
We’ve sniffed out the best cakes & biscuits on offer this Christmas, from a Penguin Party Cake to a musical gingerbread tin
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Savoury biscuits are on a roll with sales up 6.9%
Sweet biscuits’ sales are in decline but their savoury counterparts are flying high as they steal share from crisps
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M&S cake sales slip as the discounters steal a larger slice
M&S may be the king of cakes but sales have slipped as the discounters encroach on its territory