Long reads – Page 138
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Thai tuna cheaper thanks to end of FAD ban
Thai skipjack tuna prices have fallen since a Fish Aggregating Device ban in the region ended in October…
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Pipeline cracks push up oil & gas prices
Electricity and gas prices continued to rise in the UK
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Shares hold steady in a 2017 dominated by M&A activity
The economic and political fallout from Brexit and a Trump White House reverberated throughout last year
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Top advertising campaigns 2017: the ones we loved
The winning 51 campaigns contain plenty of food for thought for brands hoping to emulate their success
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15 food and grocery stories you may have missed over the festive period
From Tesco turkeys to Fudge bar scandals and the New Year’s Honours, here is our roundup of key food and grocery stories you may have missed since Christmas.
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10 young people working in food and grocery who inspired us in 2017
It’s been a brilliant year for new talent in food & grocery. Here we celebrate 10 of the brightest young stars who are shaping the future of the industry
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What will 2018 bring for the world of grocery?
We asked 18 industry movers and shakers to look back on an often turbulent 2017 – and to gaze into their crystal balls
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Seismic deals, almighty spats and triumphant change: review of the year 2017
Whether it’s the ongoing fallout over Brexit, or shock brand culls in the mults – it’s been a year packed with events of epic proportions…
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Winner announced for Christmas #instorespot competition
This verdict follows a steady stream of submissions on Twitter and via email over the last few weeks
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10 products that tell the story of what we ate & drank in 2017
From free-range milk to pink gin and on-the-go breakfast pouches, here is our pick of 10 new product launches that sum up the key trends that shaped UK food & grocery in 2017
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Soft drinks: Carbonated & energy drinks: Coke back in growth as tax looms
The drought has ended for Britain’s (and the world’s) biggest soft drinks brand
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Soft drinks: bottled water booms while squash dives
Bottled water has been one of grocery’s star performers in recent years
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Christmas 33 basket reveals soaring cost of traditional fare
Our Christmas basket cost 1.14% more this year at £127.63 compared with £126.19 in 2016
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Personal care: Oral care: Brits splash out on pricier lines
If toothpaste and toothbrush makers are smiling about an extra £11.4m in sales, P&G will have the widest grins
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Oils: own-label oil beats brands as prices soar
Oils have seen another year of rampant price rises in the face of exchange rate fluctuations and supply shortages
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Ice cream: up £45m despite wet summer
A good summer has always translated into strong ice cream sales
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Frozen food: attitudes thaw as prices rise
At last, some good news! Much needed value is being driven into supermarket freezers
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Laundry: Persil hit by £35m loss as laundry slips
Laundry has been taken to the cleaners this past year, with the supers losing sales to online and discount channels
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Ready meals: sales soar on gourmet NPD
Convenience was king in 2017. Just look at the frozen, chilled and ambient ready meals sector’s combined growth of £117m