Long reads – Page 231
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Analysis and Features
Eggs, bacon and bangers boom as protein craze gathers pace
Occasions featuring eggs, bacon, sausages and beans are on the rise as Brits’ views on healthy eating change
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Cock-a-doodle-do! Kellogg’s triples ad space spend
Kellogg’s splashes out on ads featuring its cereal range as breakfast’s biggest advertisers cut ad spend by 7.8%
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Diesel pump prices unlikely to drop much further
Diesel is cheaper than unleaded for the first time since 2001. But prices are unlikely to fall further
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Promotional turbulence created by changeable weather
Changeable weather has made this a tricky summer for retailers – and has kept merchandising teams busy in store…
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Chinese crisis batters UK grocery shares
Global markets have crashed on what’s being dubbed as another “Black Monday” on the stock market, with the FTSE 100 down to its lowest level since 2012.
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Orange supply squeeze puts pressure on juice suppliers
An expected shortage of fresh oranges from Spain is set to squeeze juice supplies
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Asda Extra Special Stuffed Chestnut Mushrooms: acid test
While fresh mushroom sales dipped 2.5% last year, they outperformed the declining fresh veg category…
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Morrisons' Milk for Farmers: will shoppers really pay more?
New consumer research suggests many support Morrisons’ Milk for Farmers. But will that translate into actual sales?…
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Loyd Grossman Pan Melts: acid test
Introduced alongside three other flavours – Wild Mushroom & Creamy Mascarpone
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Can Andy Clarke deliver recovery with Asda backs to the wall?
Clarke promises turnaround after worst performance in its history
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What the Large Hadron Collider means for grocery
You wouldn’t think the Large Hadron Collider had much to do with the food & drink industry……
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Screenagers as shoppers: how to target Generation Z
Permanently glued to their smartphones, Generation Z should be an advertiser’s dream…
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Clarke relies on green shoots as Asda reaches ‘nadir’
Andy Clarke today confidently declared that the worst was now over for Asda
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Pick Your Own Offers allowing Waitrose to scale back deals
Waitrose has been attracting plaudits for its innovative Pick Your Own offers initiative…
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What does Coca-Cola's €28bn bottling mega-merger mean?
What does the €28bn bottling mega-merger mean to Coca-Cola, its customers and consumers?…
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Has the traditional loyalty scheme passed its sell-by date?
A new report warns plastic points are out and smartphones are in
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Coca-Cola European Partners 'set to fire up new era of NPD'
Last week’s €28bn mega-merger could help drive greater brand development away from Coca-Cola’s core carbonated products
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The Grill Fruity BBQ Bacon Belly Rib Strips: acid test
Also including the likes of Pork Belly Hog Roast, Kentish Apple Sauce & Crackling Crumb…
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Ritz Crisp & Thin - Sea Salt & Black Pepper: acid test
With take-home sales of crisps overtaken by savoury snacks for the first time this year…
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App & carry: wholesalers and technology
To compete in wholesaling today, you “have to be doing something with technology”. And the sector is doing just that.