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Analysis and FeaturesYoung's Gastro Salmon & Tomato Bake: acid test
Young’s last year responded to demand for premium frozen ready meals by expanding its Gastro frozen fish brand with a meal-for-one range
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Analysis and FeaturesRobots: how much potential for food and drink manufacturing?
Who made your last sandwich? That’s right, it was a human being. But how long before the robots take over?
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Analysis and FeaturesSmaller players can still prosper in tough grocery market
Much of the commentary around the relationship between grocer and supplier has focussed on the supermarkets squeezing unreasonable terms from under-pressure manufacturers. But this is not necessarily the case.
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Analysis and FeaturesPalcohol: will US powdered alcohol face PR minefield in UK?
“Palcohol would be very divisive as many consumers would not want it to be available,” suggests Vhari Russell of The Food Marketing Expert
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The Big InterviewChris Dee, Booths CEO: The Big Interview
He became the first non-family member to take charge at Booths in February, so what does new CEO Chris Dee have planned?…
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Analysis and FeaturesWill illegal deforestation leave corned beef chains exposed?
A new report says the UK is Europe’s biggest importer of ‘illegal beef’ from deforested lands…
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Analysis and FeaturesPieminister Moo & Brew Pie Pot: Acid Test
Pieminister rolled out some existing pie flavours in this new Pie Pot format with potato topping instead of pastry…
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Analysis and FeaturesCinnamon Kitchen Kerala Curry Sauce: acid test
Greencore last year partnered with Indian restaurant Cinnamon Kitchen to launch four premium chilled cooking sauces…
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy faces price lull after winter surge says Rabobank
Dairy commodity prices could drop again soon despite having recovered in recent weeks, analysts have warned…
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Analysis and FeaturesSainsbury's fourth-quarter sales outperform low expectations
Sainsbury’s shares received a boost this week after the supermarket outperformed the City’s rather low fourth-quarter sale…
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Analysis and FeaturesBritain's biggest brands: prices drop due to supermarket wars
The escalating supermarket price war has helped drive down average prices of 41 of Britain’s 100 biggest grocery brands…
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Analysis and FeaturesBritain's Biggest Brands 2015: Who Has the Best Defence?
Brands are often used as pawns in the battle between supermarkets and the discounters. So who’s making the right moves?…
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Analysis and FeaturesBritain's Biggest Brands: the challengers
If Kinder keeps this up, it will soon crack the top 100…
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Analysis and Features1 (1) Coca-Cola
Life’s been kind to Coca-Cola Enterprises, says general manager Leendert den Hollander. Coke Life, that is.
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Analysis and Features2 (2) Warburtons
“The wrapped bread category continues to be challenging for the entire market and is the driver behind the decline,” says Warburtons’ marketing director
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Analysis and Features4 (5) Cadbury Dairy Milk
In double-digit growth last year, Dairy Milk sales are at a standstill
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Analysis and Features6 (6) McVitie's
Brits have munched their way through an extra 14.3 million packs (3.4%) of McVitie’s in the past year…
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Analysis and Features7 (8) Lucozade
Lucozade held off the anti-sugar lobby to post solid value and volume increases…
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Analysis and Features10 (9) Kingsmill
NPD hasn’t been sufficient to offset a £46.3m slump in overall Kingsmill sales
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Analysis and Features12 (11) Hovis
Of Britain’s three major bread brands, Hovis is the only one in volume growth