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Analysis & FeaturesSprite Lemon Lime & Cucumber: acid test
CCEP unveiled this sugar-free Sprite variant in February as part of a strategy to broaden its portfolio of drinks unaffected by April’s sugar tax
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Analysis & FeaturesNoodles: Can instant pots get a magic makeover?
On-the-go noodles have long been associated with the lower end of the market. Now brands are looking to shake up their bargain-basement image
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Analysis & Features11 incubator schemes looking for the next big thing in food and drink
With a record number of entrepreneurs now looking to build their own business in the sector a growing number of programs are offering access to expert advice, space and cash.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow should UK meat producers respond to the plant-based trend?
The Grocer teamed up with research specialists England Marketing for an exclusive study to explore industry attitudes to all things plant-based
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Hotel Chocolat stop Waitrose 'copying' its bars?
When Waitrose introduced its new chocolate bars with a full-page ad last week, the publicity wasn’t the kind it hoped for
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Analysis & FeaturesIncubator schemes: growing startup talent
More and more programmes are offering a mix of investment, mentoring, exposure and physical space
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets cut prices on BBQ favourites this summer
Beefburgers are on average 3% cheaper than this time last May across 48 SKUs in the mults
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Analysis & FeaturesLow coffee stocks see prices climb
Consecutive seasons of low production have left coffee stocks low over the past three years
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Analysis & FeaturesOcado Kroger partnership: analysts’ reaction
After this morning’s announcement of a partnership between Ocado and retail giant Kroger to build “multiple CFCs across the US”, here’s the reaction from city analysts.
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Analysis & FeaturesGinsters Pulled Pork Slice: acid test
Ginsters is the UK’s top savoury pastry brand. It sold an extra 3.2 million units last year
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Analysis & FeaturesBudgens Islington: renovation in search of perfection
It’s been a decade since Paul Gardner made the unorthodox switch from a career in the police force to taking on a run-down Budgens store in the heart of Islington
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Analysis & FeaturesPackaging power list: the 10 most powerful people in fmcg packaging
Blue Planet has put plastic packaging under the spotlight, but there is a lack of consensus from campaigners and producers over what the problem is – let alone how to solve it. So who will lead the sustainability charge? Check-out our list
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InterviewsCharlie Bigham big interview: the kitchen challenger
Charlie Bigham refutes many of the labels attached to his multimillion-pound brand..
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Own Label Awards 2018: the winners
More than 1,000 entries were whittled down over a rigorous two-stage testing programme involving consumer and expert judges
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Analysis & FeaturesBooze brands ramp up deals as sunnier weather arrives
Six out of the 10 top promoting alcohol brands ramped up their promotional activity compared with last year
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Analysis & FeaturesMadagascan vanilla prices past the peak
Panic over a vanilla shortage reached fever pitch this week
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Analysis & FeaturesHas the CMA painted itself into a corner with methodology?
Some claim the Tesco-Booker precedent leaves the authority ‘toothless’ – but will Sainsbury’s-Asda be waved through?
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Analysis & FeaturesNestlé and Starbucks join to form 'global coffee alliance'
Nestlé will pay $7.15bn (£5.3bn) for a ‘perpetual licence’ to sell Starbucks products outside the coffee chain’s stores
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Analysis & FeaturesMarmite Reduced Salt: acid test
Unilever unveiled its new Marmite variant last month
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Analysis & Features10 new products hitting shelves for the royal wedding
Royal wedding bells are ringing and retailers hope the wedding fever that’s sweeping the nation will get tills ringing too