Long reads – Page 247
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Analysis & Features
Food deflation at new record but prices are actually up
Annual food deflation has reached record levels, but grocery prices were nevertheless higher in January…
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Big 30 wholesalers: are they transforming fast enough?
Wholesalers are feeling the pressure of grocery’s wider problems. So how are they transforming to make sure they can compete in such a cut-throat market?
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How safe is it for Tacon to strongarm Tesco's suppliers?
Christine Tacon has stated she will force suppliers to come forward and give evidence, but can this process be considered fair to suppliers, even if they want to complain?
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How traditional RTDs are fighting the rise of the newcomers
WKD is looking to shore up declining sales with a new look as it and other traditional RTDs continue to lose ground to newer products.
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Focus on cooking sauces
With discounters marching on cooking sauces, brands are under fire. Now Fred and friends have come out fighting…
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Coke's US milk venture: what can UK dairy learn?
It was a head-turning announcement: a US dairy farmer co-op this week launched a “game-changing” new milk stateside…
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Tesco Tandoori Roti Rolls: acid test
Inspired by Indian roti flatbread, and part of Tesco’s top-tier Finest own-label range, these ‘roti-style’ pastry rolls…
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Pork prices set to say down with higher UK pig supply
Pork prices are continuing to fall – and it could be some time before they start to recover…
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Crude oil price drops: agriculture and fish benefit most
Food production, distribution and packaging costs are set to fall in the wake of declining crude oil prices…
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Almond Dream dairy-free ice cream: acid test
Free-from business is booming, with supermarket sales soaring 21.2% to £517.6m last year…
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99p Stores deal is a "step change" for Poundland store opening programme
Poundland’s shares soar on news of 99p Stores takeover - pushing market cap past £1bn - but what opportunities does CEO Jim McCarthy think a combination brings?
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3. Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever
At the pinnacle of our power rankings in 2013, Polman has faced an uphill struggle at Unilever ever since
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4. George Weston, CEO, ABF
ABP’s Allied Bakeries business is in the thick of the bloody price war currently raging among the supermarkets
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5. Andy Clarke, CEO, Asda
It’s by running a stable and well-run business that Clarke has risen in our ranking
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Power List 2015: 41-60
Including Christine Tacon, Paul Lindley, and Steve Murrells