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Analysis and FeaturesBuyers: Posh wine, craft beer & fancy spirits will boom in 2016
We quiz buyers from Lidl, Booths and Budgens on the past year in booze, and what’s in store for 2016…
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Analysis and FeaturesCarlsberg canned: Why did Tesco ditch the Danish lager?
Carlsberg’s removal from Tesco last month could cost the brand £60m a year in lost sales. So what went wrong and what’s next for the brand?
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Analysis and Features
Share? Pah! Half of drinkers guzzle 660ml beer bottles solo
An exclusive consumer poll for The Grocer reveales just how many of us are boozing at home alone. But do we realise how much we’re drinking?
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Analysis and Features10 Things You Need To Know About... Alcohol
For our latest digital feature, we’re popping the cork on Britain’s booze market. So sit back and sup up an extra large measure of market analysis, consumer research, retailer views and more…
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Analysis and FeaturesReckitt Benckiser's consumer health focus pays off
Sore throats, flu and acne aren’t often cause for autumn good cheer, but Reckitt Benckiser pepped the City back up
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Analysis and FeaturesMark Price: the legend, legacy - and legwork for Rob Collins
As Mark Price signals his intent to take over as chairman of Channel 4, how will the MD of Waitrose be remembered?
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Analysis and FeaturesTesco Pizza Subs - Baked Beans: acid test
Baked bean sales may be down 3% year on year but they remain a significant part of our national diet
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The Big InterviewWhey to go! How Peter Aldis shook up Holland & Barrett
Peter Aldis has helped the health food store shed its ‘beans and sandals’ image. Now it’s opening new-format stores
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Analysis and FeaturesSMP hits 10-year price low in wake of milk glut
UK skimmed milk powder prices hit a 10-year low in August as producers sought to convert plentiful supplies of raw milk into powder
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Analysis and FeaturesOreo Peanut Butter Flavour: acid test
More than 100 years old in their US homeland, Oreos have been officially available in the UK since 2008
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Analysis and FeaturesConfectionery brands run fewer Halloween offers in till aisles
There’s blood in the shopping aisles – and we’re not talking about brutal range rationalisation
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Analysis and FeaturesFacebook and the art of selling through social media
Facebook’s latest e-commerce venture offers great opportunity for fmcg brands - if they get the user experience right
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Analysis and FeaturesWalmart shows it is not only the UK supermarkets fighting structural change
Walmart’s catastrophic earnings downgrade last week was a shock to Wall Street, but Walmart’s problems are by no means unique.
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Analysis and FeaturesTesco's Brand Guarantee doesn't mask need for offers
Will Tesco’s new Brand Guarantee enable Tesco to dial down promotions?
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The Big InterviewJan Kruise: Heinz doesn't just mean cutz
UK & Ireland MD Jan Kruise is full of beans over the change in emphasis at Heinz, and insists it’s working
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Analysis and FeaturesCity News: Unilever shares jump but emerging markets outlook uncertain
Unilever shares hit their highest levels since early August on Thursday
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Analysis and FeaturesWill Tesco nail loyalty with instant money guarantee?
The first meaningful innovation by Tesco in a long time.” That’s HSBC analyst Dave McCarthy’s verdict
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Analysis and FeaturesHow hot made all the difference for the Jethwas
Baz Jethwa spent £400,000 on a posh refurb for his store in Farnworth
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Analysis and FeaturesScience for sale: does food and drink funding distort debate?
The Times unveiled a catalogue of payments by Coca-Cola to sugar studies - so what’s the damage?
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Analysis and FeaturesLow Canadian production pushes up coldwater prawn prices
Coldwater prawn prices have been increasing due to low seasonal production in Canada