Long reads – Page 137
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Analysis & Features
How can companies protect themselves against recalls?
The potential damage from product recalls is being magnified by social media and cost pressures
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Mars Protein: acid test
Aimed squarely at health-conscious shoppers, this sweet snack from Mars provides 33g of protein per 100g and 351kcals
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Spanish production drop pushes up price of oranges
Price of oranges decreased slightly but are up a 10th on last year following a 25% drop in Spanish production
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Tuna prices drop but pressure is on FADs
Tuna prices are falling back from record highs, but the relief could be short-lived
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Can Iceland pull off ditching all plastic from own label?
The war on plastic delivers good soundbites but is Iceland’s plan to remove all own-label plastic viable for other retaile…
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How the mults scaled back on deals and savings in 2017
Supermarkets scaled back promotional activity last year, latest data confirms
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Horsegate: five years on
It was the biggest crisis to hit grocery in decades. Five years on, we ask six leading figures to relive their memories of watching ’Horsegate’ unfold from the front line
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Defra's 25 Year Environment Plan: the industry reacts
Yesterday prime minister Theresa May outlined her plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042
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Nature Valley Nut Butter Biscuits - Peanut: acid test
Nature Valley enjoyed a spectacular 2017. The brand increased its value sales by 12.8% to £44.6m
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Does the Arla-Aldi deal put Müller on back foot in milk?
Who now holds the balance of power in the liquid milk market?
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Cocoa surplus set to mitigate price rises
Cocoa prices are set to rise this year, but the world isn’t facing a shortage just yet
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Apple production shortfall to drive up juice price
Global production of apples is forecast to fall 3.2% on last season to 76.2 million tonnes in 2017/18
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When will Amazon have the last laugh?
A new study shows Amazon undercutting mults’ prices by 12.5% on average. But will it remain too small a player to matter?
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Interviews
Barry Williams, Poundland MD, on Toblerones and elves
Life at Poundland is never dull. In 2016 it was struggling, now sales are soaring
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Analysis & Features
How much could Dave Lewis earn as Unilever boss?
Yesterday’s ‘Fat Cat Thursday’ focussing on the pay of FTSE 100 bosses illustrated that grocery chiefs are relative paupers compared to the vast earnings of some of their contemporaries.
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14 new vegan food and drink products hitting supermarket shelves
It’s been a very busy start to the new year for plant-based food innovation
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The soft drinks industry levy: bittersweet?
Jamie Oliver danced like a lunatic on live TV as news of a tax on sugar-heavy soft drinks broke in 2016, but the industry
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Interviews
Kraft Heinz European chief Rafael Oliveira
When Bono threatens to write a protest song about your company, it’s a fairly good indicator you might not be universally
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Analysis & Features
Coffee industry reacts to 'latte levy' environment report
MPs calling for a 25p charge for consumers using disposable cups
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A year of stability? What 2018 has in store for prices
Britain’s era of cheap food came to an inglorious end last year as food prices surged in the wake of the drop in sterling