Long reads – Page 312
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Analysis and FeaturesWho won the battle for sales this Christmas? It depends...
Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s can all come up with figures to show…
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Analysis and FeaturesA cautious year ahead after weather woes of 2012
From scorched earth in the US Midwest to waterlogged fields here, 2012 proved a vintage year for weather chaos…
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Analysis and FeaturesSupermarket prices fall 1% in month before Christmas
Average supermarket prices have fallen for a second…
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Analysis and FeaturesShare performance in 2012
The outperformance of the leading suppliers relative to the supermarkets is revealed in our tables profiling the winners and losers…
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Analysis and FeaturesPrice of Champagne falls 5% this Christmas compared with 2011
Shoppers who saw in the New Year with a bottle of Champagne may well have paid less than they did a year ago…
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy price rises to arrive later than expected in 2013
Higher dairy commodity prices in 2013 are “all but inevitable”, but price hikes are likely to be less dramatic…
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Analysis and FeaturesWill the salt reduction stalemate be resolved in 2013?
2013 could be the year the fragile alliance on health policy between government and industry stretches to breaking point…
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Analysis and FeaturesRetailers look to fight back as tough trading continues
Inflation and weak consumer spending made trading difficult for everyone in 2012…
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Analysis and FeaturesReview of the year 2012 - Part 1
There was only ever one real contender for our Man of the Year 2012…
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Analysis and FeaturesReview of the year 2012: part 3
The patriotic fervour whipped up in the UK throughout the summer of 2012 prompted a proliferation of Union flags…
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Analysis and FeaturesGrocery timeline: 2012
We reveal how escalating duties have forced AB InBev to cut the alcohol content of its key lagers…
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Review the Year 2012: quotes
“The police arrested me for defrauding Tesco. They later raided my house and took a lot of stuff. Fortunately they didn’t check the attic!”…
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Analysis and FeaturesReview of the year 2012: part 2
As we revealed in our annual Britain’s Biggest Brands supplement in March…
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Analysis and FeaturesReview of the year 2012: part 4
Farmers are often accused of not really ‘getting’ consumers…
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Analysis and FeaturesA great year for sport. A washout for grocery...
Exhilarating highs. Crashing lows. With the Jubilee and Olympics on the cards, everyone expected 2012 to be a year of extremes…
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat does Ken's move mean for Greggs... and for Brakes?
News that Ken McMeikan had quit as Greggs CEO to move to Brakes was greeted…
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Analysis and FeaturesParents hit by rash of nappy and babyfood price hikes
Royal parents-to-be William and Kate are unlikely to be trawling the babycare aisle in a few months’ time…
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Analysis and FeaturesStaking a claim: will brands respect EFSA's list?
More than four years after the European Food Safety Authority started working…
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Analysis and FeaturesMaize price stability is set to end in 2013
Maize prices have been relatively stable over the past few months, but are likely to start rising again in 2013…