Long reads – Page 153
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Analysis and FeaturesWho will win the battle for the plonk pound?
Wine sales have been sliding at Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons, while the discounters gain ground
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Analysis and FeaturesAs bread prices rise again, how can sales be beefed up?
Less than half the population now eats bread daily. In this special report we look at ways to reinvent bread, see where baked goods’ biggest opportunities are and ask brands what they are doing to get a rise out of a loaf
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Analysis and FeaturesLoo roll hikes led by Andrex despite recent shrinkflation
Latest data reveals Brits are spending more pennies on the household essential than 12 months ago
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Analysis and FeaturesHow industry collaboration put cod back on the menu
Fish and chip lovers rejoiced last week as North Sea cod was given a clean bill of health by the MSC
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Grocer 33: 20 years of keeping supermarkets on their toes
Today it’s known as the most comprehensive survey on price and service in the food and drink industry. Before 1997, it didn’t exist
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Analysis and FeaturesCan Goodness Knows take a chunk out of the 'lifestyle' snacking market?
Mars’ fruit and nut bar launch aims to tempt new shoppers into the category
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Analysis and FeaturesGoodness Knows activity pushes Mars into top 10 promoters
Mars ramped up promotions in the mults as it prepared for the launch of its first new UK impulse brand in 20 years
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Analysis and 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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Analysis and FeaturesThe big supplier scam: how online fraudsters swindle suppliers
Fraudsters are getting more sophisticated in their attempts to swindle product out of suppliers, so what is the best way to catch the perpetrators?
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Unilever is changing the way it’s bringing new products to market
In an update on its first-half results, Paul Polman and co shared insights on how the new Connected 4 Growth programme is changing NPD processes worldwide
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Analysis and FeaturesFive contemporary ads that would risk the ASA’s wrath
We take a look at recent ads that may fall foul of the regulator’s proposals to combat sexism
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Analysis and FeaturesGuilty pleasures: How can sweets get the feel good factor?
Is Britain becoming a nation of secret eaters?
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The Big InterviewThe big interview: Glenn Caton of Mondelez on Brexit and cyber attacks
Various pressures, from Brexit to a serious cyber attack, are hitting Mondelez from all angles
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Analysis and FeaturesSuperpig: is gene-edited swine just GM by another name?
Pigs fighting off deadly disease are just one of the things made possible by gene editing. So what is it? Should we be worried? And is this GM by any other name?
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Analysis and FeaturesAlpro to harvest first soybean in Belgium
Belgian soybeans will be harvested for the first time this year
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Analysis and FeaturesClaudi & Fin Greek Style Frozen Yoghurt Lollies: acid test
Claudi & Fin set out to make lollies with fewer calories than an apple
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Analysis and FeaturesSausage, bacon and pork price hikes outpace rest of meat
Supermarket prices for bangers, bacon and fresh pork products are surging
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Analysis and FeaturesTesco-Booker merger: why the CMA’s phase two review will come down to 350 hotspots
The CMA has identified 350 local areas around the country where there is an overlap
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Analysis and FeaturesHow an ambitious Danish start-up plans to get fmcg brands into China – and why it’s moving to London
Shobr has just secured investment from China and moved its HQ to Mayfair. Now it has its sights on Asia
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The Big InterviewThe big interview: Christian Härtnagel
Christian Härtnagel has big plans to drive the fastest growing supermarket in the UK even harder