All analysis & features articles – Page 311
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Analysis & FeaturesTighter supplies of tea set to loosen in 2013
Tea prices hit the headlines at the start of last month as poor weather in key producing…
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Analysis & FeaturesDragon Rouge redesigns milk as a sports drink
The Grocer speaks to sports experts about new ways to sell the white stuff…
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Analysis & FeaturesA milk fixture fit for the 21st century
As premium NPD tries to drive value back into milk, store fixtures remains workaday. The Grocer challenged Synergis…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe 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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Analysis & FeaturesIs 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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Analysis & FeaturesCottage 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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Analysis & FeaturesAlternative attractions in dairy-free
A more adventurous approach to free-from means far greater appeal to mainstream consumers keen on healthy lifestyles…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe great cheese snack attack
The cheese snacks category is increasingly busy with NPD, but what does it take for a product to really stand out and appeal?
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Analysis & FeaturesMilk: the battle for value
Against a backdrop of farmer protests, milk value sales remain in the duldrums. What can be done to restore milk’s fortunes?
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Analysis & FeaturesPwC: it's not dull and boring, it's sweet and it's genius
Philadelphia with Cadbury was a startling innnovation that proved a surprise hit. Will the sweet cheese trend catch on?
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Analysis & FeaturesBrits get a taste for coffee-flavoured milk drinks
Brits have developed a passion for chilled coffee, creating new opportunities to attract shoppers to flavoured milk…
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Analysis & FeaturesA taste for health in the butter market
So the BSM market is shifting towards healthier products, is it? The reality is complex, as taste still remains key for shoppers
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Analysis & FeaturesYoghurts and pot desserts: why candy is dandy
Colourful indulgence in yoghurts and pot desserts is booming - but suppliers also have to meet concerns about waistlines…
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Analysis & FeaturesInflation kept in check by price-cutting Morrisons
At first glance, the topline inflation figures of the GPI suggest nothing much…
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Cheddar need to be packed off to promo rehab?
Some Cheddar suppliers are anxious to break their addiction to hard deals but for others they are essential to maintain growth…
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Analysis & FeaturesUp close and personal
Clubcard and Nectar showed the potential of data mining. Now retailers are taking things to the next level.
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Analysis & FeaturesConvenience stores are determined to stay hot on the newspaper trail
Infuriated by OFT intransigence, small retailers are going to the Competition Appeals Tribunal. Are…
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Analysis & FeaturesRegional dairy makes a splash
Interest in provenance is opening up new opportunities for regional dairy companies. But can they command a premium?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Dairymen: Views from the Top
As farmer protests throw the spotlight on supply chain relationships, we ask some of the industry’s leading lights…
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Analysis & FeaturesReversal of fortunes: the Med turns the tables
Why are sales of Mediterranean cheeses doing so well - and can the struggling northern European favourites bounce back?