insight – Page 64
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Analysis and FeaturesUS drought sparks new fears for soya prices
As the drought in the US Midwest continues to worsen, attention is once again shifting back to the soybean market…
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Analysis and FeaturesPromotions fall as multiples get set for Olympic bonanza
The countdown to the Olympics saw featured space promotions elbowed out in three of the top five this week…
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Comment and Opinion
More turbulence for booze brands
Sales of the top 100 liquor brands have grown 2.8% in value over the past year, but volume is down…
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Comment and Opinion
Rainy days for food inflation
The definition of ‘summer’ may have permanently changed in Britain with yet another inclement July…
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Comment and Opinion
Minimum alcohol pricing is a big risk
Politicians argue that alcohol abuse and related antisocial behaviour is a big problem and that minimum pricing is the solution.
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Analysis and FeaturesCereal makers strive to keep lid on soaring prices
As US farmers battle the worst drought in 50 years, their northern European counterparts contend with the opposite problem.
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Comment and Opinion
An ethical supply chain will need work
A voluntary Grocery Code of Conduct appears to have failed UK dairy farmers, whose numbers have halved over the past 10 years.
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Analysis and FeaturesTinned goods fail to keep a lid on inflation
You know the economy is in a mess when sales of baked beans fall. Promotions on tinned goods have soared by a third in a year.
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Analysis and FeaturesDon't rub it in: price hikes hit sunscreen
Sunscreen manufacturers are having a rough time at the moment…
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Analysis and FeaturesAs inflation dips, will rising grain prices spoil the party?
Fears about high grain prices pushing up the cost of food were back on the agenda this week after unusually dry weather in the US.
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Analysis and FeaturesJubilee booze cuts result in first fall in index this year
Beverage prices across the big four supermarkets fell in June, marking the first month-on-month price drop this year.
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Analysis and FeaturesFalling sugar prices fail to translate in UK
The falling world sugar price has failed to translate into cheaper sugar for either UK food manufacturers or shoppers.
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Analysis and FeaturesOn price, it Asda be Asda for a 15th year
Every year the result is the same. And the winning retailer makes it look incredibly easy.
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Analysis and FeaturesCommodity price rises send confectionery on sugar rush
There’s no sugaring this pill - the price of sweets is rising a lot faster than the price of chocolate.
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Analysis and FeaturesHazelnut prices set to drop as market calms
After years of record commodity prices and extreme volatility, confectionery, cereals and spreads makers can at last look forward to lower prices for hazelnuts.
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Analysis and FeaturesWaitrose prices plunge as it matches Tesco
Waitrose prices have plummeted following the extension of its Brand Price Match scheme - which matches the retailer’s prices with Tesco…
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Analysis and FeaturesCould wine trigger a 50p minimum pricing regime?
Wine is widely considered to be the alcoholic drinks category least vulnerable to minimum pricing.
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Analysis and FeaturesOrange juice hangs on despite Brazil fungicide fear
Orange juice was one of 2012’s first commodity scare stories - prices skyrocketed 20% overnight after a controversial fungicide was found…
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Analysis and FeaturesOil spike and drought push up prices
In the month that prices at the petrol pumps soared, the supermarkets pushed through another round of price increases…
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Comment and Opinion
Let’s hold goose fat price
Goose production in the UK is generally an immature developing industry and has a long way to go to match production in places such as Poland.