Long reads – Page 144
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Analysis and FeaturesSugar confectionery: rising prices take edge off candy's crush
Haribo became the first sweet giant to go in for a little shrinkflation
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Analysis and FeaturesJuices & smoothies: Innocent hits the top spot
Britain’s health kick has been both a curse and a blessing for juices & smoothies
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Analysis and FeaturesSoup: Heinz grows share as soup sales go cold
Soup is going cold. Volumes are sinking in both fresh and ambient
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Analysis and FeaturesBaby & infant: babycare hit by big Brexit price spikes
It’s going to take more than the 0.2% dip in the birth rate [OFT] to explain this one away
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Analysis and FeaturesYoghurts & potted desserts: SKU count up as top seven fall
Given that yoghurt & potted dessert sales have dipped, it might be a surprise that SKUs stocked are multiplying
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy: milk back in growth after four-year dip
The soaring price of everything from butter to babyfood and chocolate to cheese leaves little room for doubt
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Analysis and FeaturesSavoury pastries & meat snacks: veggie in vogue
Don’t listen to everything the anti-meat lobby tells you about the rise of veganism and vegetarianism
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Analysis and FeaturesGrooming: soap slips as female skin care soars
Personal grooming is somewhat more fragrant than it was this time last year
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Analysis and FeaturesAlcohol: beer & cider: ABI soars in lager boom
Get stuffed, hipsters! As their thirst for craft ale grows, the rest of the UK is splashing out on lager
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Analysis and FeaturesJams & spreads: spreads in a jam as input costs spiral
Spreads, jams and marmalades came unstuck in 2017 thanks to a combination of increasingly sugar-shy shoppers and Brexit
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Analysis and 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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Analysis and FeaturesTobacco: Player's sails past £1bn as smokers quit
Tobacco has struggled to come to terms with the upheaval of the biggest legislative changes ever
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Analysis and FeaturesRaisins and sultanas get pricier as farmers move on
While slightly down this month, both raisin and sultana prices have been rising steadily in the EU and UK
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Analysis and FeaturesEight of the poshest foods we found in a FareShare depot
Fiji Water can be found clutched in the dehydrated hands of A-listers the world over (as well as in FareShare depots)
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Analysis and FeaturesSports nutrition: sports food & drink vaults £100m mark
Don’t be fooled by sports nutrition’s 1.1% dip in average price
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Analysis and FeaturesWill breakaway labelling system get the green light?
The Evolved Nutrition Label aims to take into account portion sizes. Will more big brands sign up to front of pack?
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The Big InterviewTulip CEO and turnaround specialist Steve Francis: a man on the move
It took just 12 months for CEO Steve Francis to take Tulip from a business losing £1m per week, to one firmly back inthe black
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Analysis and FeaturesSpot the difference: Eastern Europeans say brands sell them sub-standard products
For years, Eastern European consumers believed they were being sold inferior versions of top brands. Were they right?
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Grocer Friday pub quiz - Top Products edition
With our annual Top Products survey just weeks away, The Grocer’s Friday pub quizzes test how much you know (or think you know) about the industry.
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Analysis and FeaturesEnter the spin-off: why beer and wine makers are getting into spirits
As recent launches have shown, crossover booze is on the rise…