All Daily Bread articles – Page 104
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A killer opportunity
Brands are seeing huge opportunities in sponsoring gaming teams - that is, professional video gamers…
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A dog's life
The ‘pet humanisation’ phenomenon looks like it’s here to stay, with some companies now selling raw pet food in the same form as human food…
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The food price dilemma
When it comes to food prices, we tend to display some pretty contradictory attitudes…
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Suntory time
The news that Japanese brewer Suntory has acquired US spirit company Beam Incseems to have come as only a momentary surprise to many in the City.
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A juicy story
The National Obesity Forum (NOF) has claimed that rising obesity rates in the UK could have been underestimated. But its report has been questioned by the UK Health Forum…
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Morrisons' date with destiny
Today marks a big day in the history of Morrisons as the supermarket chain makes its long-awaited debut in selling groceries online.
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Bee warning creates a buzz
Is Europe on the brink of a honey bee crisis, with crops in danger, as some headlines today suggested? It’s complicated…
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Drinks lobby bashed
The British Medical Journal has attempted to lift the lid on the lobbying activity of the drinks industry. But is it the full picture?
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Tweet all about it
Can social-media monitoring tell us anything about how retailers perform?
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So, what have you missed?
The Grocer is here to soften your re-entry after the Christmas break, and fill you in on what you’ve missed
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Funny Feet, big steps
In 2013 The Grocer played a pivotal role in bringing about the return of ice cream brand Funny Feet. But it wasn’t the only development in the colourful world of ice cream.
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Back in the saddle
Frozen ready meals have taken a real kicking over 2013. And there is one standout reason why…
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A strong future for weak beer?
Heineken predicts we’ll be spending more than half a billion quid a year on lower-abv beers and ciders by 2020. But does this burgeoning sector have a long-term future?
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Tea feels the strain
The long-term decline in tea drinking has accelerated over the past 12 months - but is it too soon to write off the national drink?
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A marvellous year
Who would have predicted that the stream of innovation introduced in 2012 would become a flood that has added £62.5m to Cadbury Dairy Milk sales in 2013?
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Horsegate laid bare
Professor Chris Elliott’s post-Horsegate report is out, and it makes for pretty uncomfortable reading for the food industry and the meat sector in particular.
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Buttering us up
A butter plant – albeit a £17m one – would seem an unlikely forum for a lesson in the history of capitalism and the merits of EU membership. But Müller Group’s new factory in Shropshire proved to be just that, on the occasion of a visit by company boss Theo ...
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Reducing the strength
East of England Co-op is to stop selling cheap lager and cider over 6.5% abv in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour…
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Town centres first?
A recent flurry of government measures are aimed at helping the high street. But is it just fiddling round the edges?
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Post Office TLC
In a fast-moving, multi-media world, the Post Office needs to change - and it’s taking steps to do so…