All Butters & spreads articles – Page 10
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Analysis & FeaturesAction on cocoa output pushes up cocoa butter prices
The Ivory Coast Coffee and Cocoa Council last month suspended programmes for the 2017/18 season
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Rankings59 (57) Flora
Despite refreshed packaging and NPD to appeal to the growth of plant-based diets, sales fell 6.4%
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Analysis & FeaturesButter prices forced up by EU demand
UK milk prices fell month on month but butter prices rose due to increased demand from the EU
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NewsCheesemaker Joseph Heler moves back into butter
Heler’s Cheshire Butter relaunched today for the first time since the 1970s…
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Analysis & FeaturesNature Valley Nut Butter Biscuits - Peanut: acid test
Nature Valley enjoyed a spectacular 2017. The brand increased its value sales by 12.8% to £44.6m
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NewsPrices drop as butter and cheese supply increases
The record butter prices of 2017 have started to reverse following an increase in milk fat supplies
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NewsWyke Farms profits rise despite butterfat cost hikes
The cheesemaker had to contend with a near £1m loss in turnover from its butter division
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy: butter booms in spite of big price spikes
Spreads brands were presented with an open goal this year when a Europe-wide milk fat shortage sent butter prices soaring
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NewsMedia Bites 11 December: Flora, Ocado, Iceland, Steinhoff
Flora margarine is on the verge of changing hands as bidders prepare to submit formal offers for Unilever’s £6bn spreads business, according to reports in the weekend’s papers.
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NewsChristmas own label biscuits fall victim to butter crisis
All five of the biggest supermarkets have increased shelf prices on festive lines compared to last year
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Comment & OpinionShoppers pushed to melting point over butter costing Two Whole Pounds
Twitter is also going into meltdown over the prospect of buttery toast becoming a luxury in Brexit Britain
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NewsButter price hikes pile pressure on biscuit and fudge makers
Wholesale butter prices were up 73% year on year last month
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NewsMeridian eyes PE cash to fuel nut butter sales
Spreads business Meridian has hired corporate advisors to explore sale options
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NewsFlora Freedom renamed in brand revamp
The new packaging launched this week with a “simple, premium and contemporary design”
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Category ReportCan BSM avoid meltdown? The Dairymen butters & spreads 2017
A Europe-wide butter shortage and fresh rationalisation by the mults pose serious challenges for butters & spreads
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Analysis & FeaturesButter prices continue to rise
Butter prices have continued to rise over the past month thanks to low supplies across the EU and high consumer demand
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NewsKP debuts in popcorn with vow to restore growth to Butterkist
KP Snacks CEO Mark Thorpe is confident of reigniting strong growth at Butterkist
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Analysis & FeaturesRecord high butter prices 'unlikely to ease' for months
Manufacturers are unlikely to see butter wholesale prices ease for ’at least a few months’
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NewsCity snapshot: Strong growth for Dairy Crest brands in Q1 but rising butter costs squeeze margins
Dairy Crest has recorded “good” growth for its four main brands in the cheese, spreads and oil categories during the first quarter but soaring butter prices are putting pressure on margins. Plus, Procter & Gamble hit back at the activist investor agitating for a seat on the board of the consumer goods giant; and Eagle Eye grows revenues 70% but can’t shake off losses.
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NewsFlora gets avocado and coconut spreads as 'Sprexit' looms
Avocado and Lime, Coconut and Almond, and Walnut joined the original Flora Freedom variant in Tesco this week