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Analysis and FeaturesTweet of the year: 'Sue Me!'
Malcolm Walker joined Twitter to see what people were saying about his TV show, but plenty were curious to see what he might say to Bill Grimsey…
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Analysis and FeaturesWorst TV of the year: Tudor Monastery Farm
This was the most stupefying TV show of all time. It lasted for six hour-long episodes…
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Analysis and FeaturesBrand Licensing Deal of the Year: Kit Kat
Versions of Google’s Android OS have been named after sweet products since 1.5 Cupcake in 2009…
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Analysis and FeaturesSurvivor of the Year: Simon Litherland
Despite constant rumours, under-pressure supermarket CEOs Dalton Philips, Philip Clarke and Marc Bolland all survived…
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Analysis and FeaturesChinese drought may keep dairy prices high
Until a few weeks ago, the received wisdom was that dairy commodity prices would fall in 2014…
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Analysis and FeaturesTop Products Survey 2013: Executive Summary report
It’s been a year of polarised priorities, as shoppers seek out both value for money and a little comfort. So who has benef…
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Analysis and FeaturesBiggest value winners in 2013
As part of The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2013, we round up the biggest brand winners in 2013…
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Analysis and FeaturesBiggest value losers in 2013
The Grocer’s Top Products Survey continues with a look at the biggest brand fallers of the year…
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Analysis and FeaturesSqueezing the pips: how to get the most out of your ad budget
Ten per cent of British ad spend comes from food retailers and suppliers, yet the effectiveness of such ads is falling…
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Analysis and FeaturesIndulgence dominates promotional space in run-up to Christmas
With Christmas just days away, the gondola ends of the nation’s supermarkets are more than ever focused on indulgence…
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Analysis and FeaturesBaby products: China causes a riot in baby formula aisle
Baby formula usually has enough to cope with from the breast is best brigade, but 2013 has been even more controversial…
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Analysis and FeaturesCosmetics: Nail cosmetics now a better barometer than lipstick
It’s time to rethink the phrase ‘lipstick economy’…
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Analysis and FeaturesSpreads: Marmite will hate losing to Rowse Honey
Britain’s going sweet on honey. Rowse, the country’s biggest honey brand, has ousted Marmite from the top…
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Analysis and FeaturesYoghurts: Müller steals top spot back from Danone
Müller’s is back. With Corner making a triumphant return as category leader…
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Analysis and FeaturesConfectionery has a sweet and sour year
It’s been a sweet and sour year for sugar…
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Analysis and FeaturesTobacco: Tailormades lose share to rolling tobacco
In the world of non-electric cigarettes, hand rolling tobacco (HRT) has once again been the success story of the year….
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Analysis and FeaturesCheese category experienced 'a bloody difficult year' in 2013
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, the UK’s major cheese brands were celebrating a return to form…
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Analysis and FeaturesCooking sauces slump as more cook from scratch
Inspired by celeb chefs, more and more of us are cooking from scratch. And it’s hitting cooking sauces hard…
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Analysis and FeaturesTable sauces: Value is the new sauce of inspiration
It’s hard to maintain growth in a high-penetration category like table sauces and condiments, but both top brands have man…
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Analysis and FeaturesSoup brands left out in the cold as own label mops up
There’s been toil and trouble for soup brands in the past year…