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Category ReportTop Campaigns of the Year: 11- 20
Which brands delivered the most entertaining and memorable TV ads in the past year? Nielsen analysed every fmcg ad aired to find out
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Category ReportTop Campaigns of the Year: 41- 50
Which brands delivered the most entertaining and memorable TV ads in the past year? Nielsen analysed every fmcg ad aired to find out
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Category ReportJAMS & SPREADS: Jams besieged by other spreads
Torrid times in toast toppers, as favourites jam and marmalade struggle in the face of soaring inflation.
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Category ReportALCOHOLIC DRINKS: As duty ups value sales, cider steals volume victory
Stella Cidre exploded on to the market this year - in more ways than one, thanks to a yeast contamination that caused a small number of bottles to burst.
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Category ReportBAGGED SNACKS: Is it crunch time for some bagged snack stalwarts?
The snacks category has bagged itself an additional £125m in sales over the past year
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Category ReportSOFT DRINKS: Pop's popular, but sports drinks power growth
The unusually warm autumn provided an early Christmas tonic for all soft drinks suppliers,
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Category ReportSOUP: Soup's up thanks to classic cans and fresh arrivals
Some inspired launches this year resulted in shoppers stocking up on more soup, more often, helping…
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Category ReportOC&C Top 150 Suppliers: Land of the giants
The fight for survival rages on in food & drink. And this year’s OC&C Top 150 reveals that the UK’s biggest manufacturers are standing tall. By Catherine Wheatley.
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OC&C Top 150 Suppliers 2011: How lack of bank lending froze M&A activity
Companies big and small turn to mergers and acquisitions to boost top-line growth, but last year corporate takeovers remained thin on the ground thanks to the ongoing dearth of bank lending.
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OC&C Top 150 Suppliers 2011: Walking with giants
Following in the footsteps of giants is a risky business. But with a little bit of nous, smaller suppliers can learn to not just survive but thrive. Here’s OC&C Strategy Consultants’ guide to avoiding getting trampled.
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Category ReportAnuga 2011: A showcase to the world
With exports of British food at record levels, exhibitors at this year’s Anuga Trade Fair have a lot to smile about. What do they want to get out of the experience, asks Virginia Matthews
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Category ReportThe Dairymen 2011
Despite the potential cost of failure in a tough economic climate, our Dairymen supplement is full to the brim with examples of how the industry has responded to changing consumer needs with innovative new products.
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Category ReportFocus On Male Grooming: The rise of the retrosexual
Male grooming has hit a plateau recently. Recession-driven economising is partly to blame – but is the decline of Metrosexual Man also having an effect? Daniel Selwood investigates
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Category ReportOC&C Global 50 Suppliers
As growth slows in the ‘Old West’, global suppliers are venturing into new territories. But they’re facing stiff competition from domestic players.
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Category ReportMeat & Fish Supplement 2011
Hardly any brands have managed to crack fresh meat, fish or poultry. Julia Glotz investigates why – and finds out where future opportunities might lieFresh food has traditionally been a tricky hunting ground for brands.The highly commoditised nature of many fresh food staples, after all, means adding value and delivering ...
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Category ReportGrocery Retail Structure 2011
Tesco and Booker have increased their estates this year, while The Co-op and Spar were among those reducing numbers. Beth Phillips reports
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Category ReportThe Grocer Power 100
From retail barons to celebrity chefs, who are the most powerful figures in the grocery industry today?
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Technology & Supply Chain 2011
Don’t be fooled by appearances. Today, hackers pose perhaps the greatest threat to business, stealing customer data on behalf of their highly organised criminal paymasters. So what can businesses do to protect themselves? Rob Brown reports They used to wear masks and tote shotguns. Today they sit in darkened ...
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Focus On Beauty & Suncare
Cleansers experienced a setback in 2010, with poor sales of medicated facial cleansers. Anti-ageing products declined in both value and volume.
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Top 100 Advertisers 2011
The battle for customer loyalty reached a turning point in 2010, with supermarkets splashing out unprecedented sums on advertising. Rob Gray analyses The Grocer’s first-ever survey into advertising’s biggest spendersThere is a war raging. It’s being fought over the hearts, minds and wallets of shoppers on our TV screens and ...