Long reads – Page 139
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Analysis & FeaturesRaisin and sultana prices still on the rise
Prices for raisins and sultanas continue to climb in the wake of surging prices for dried grapes from the US
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Analysis & FeaturesStyrene pushed up by costs, shutdowns and demand
Styrene prices have been increasing in line with crude oil costs and upcoming factory maintenance shutdowns in Europe
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Aunt Bessie's Vegetable Chips
Aunt Bessie’s launched this product a little under a year ago
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks sugar levy webinar: meet the panellists
Our exclusive webinar on the implications of the soft drinks sugar levy goes live next Tuesday. So who will be joining The Grocer’s editor, Adam Leyland, on our panel of experts?
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Analysis & Features10 new cereals coming to supermarket shelves
British porridge brand Moma’s new almond butter & salted caramel flavour porridge is going into sachets
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Analysis & FeaturesThree Asian ingredients set to storm the ready meals market
As Eastern flavours fuel growth in the soup and ready meals market, what’s next on the menu?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to join the companies who have signed up so far
’If you are not a part of the solution, you are a part of the problem’, goes the saying. Find out who is backing our campaign so far
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Analysis & FeaturesCan US success Beyond Meat convert British carnivores?
Goldman’s high-profile startup recently secured a further $55m (£40m) in investment
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Analysis & FeaturesDiet Coke gets a serious revamp: a sign of what’s to come in the UK?
The soda’s grocery value sales are down 0.6% to £420.2m, so would a British relaunch be worth a punt?
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Analysis & FeaturesCity Harvest: another life for London's waste food
City Harvest works the capital’s ‘last mile’, passing food from supermarkets and events to charities that need it
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Analysis & FeaturesGoodfella's sale plots new course for 2 Sisters
2 Sisters’ dastardly plot to corrupt MPs with a packet of biscuits may have caused some embarrassing headlines this week, but the sale of its Goodfella’s pizza brand to Nomad is a genuinely significant moment in the evolution of the UK’s second-largest food business.
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Analysis & FeaturesGinspiracy: Are producers hiding behind ‘artisanal’ and ‘hand-crafted’ labels?
A craft-based, artisan-inspired gin renaissance has seen sales of gin soar. But is there a risk some producers are cutting corners and hiding behind ‘artisanal’ and ‘hand-crafted’ labels to make a fast buck?
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Analysis & FeaturesDrilling decline and instability pushes up crude oil price
Crude oil prices approached three-year highs in January as a result of a decline in US oil rigs drilling from new sources
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Analysis & FeaturesHow 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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Analysis & FeaturesMars 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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Analysis & FeaturesSpanish 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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Analysis & FeaturesTuna 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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Analysis & FeaturesCan 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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Analysis & FeaturesHow the mults scaled back on deals and savings in 2017
Supermarkets scaled back promotional activity last year, latest data confirms
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Analysis & FeaturesHorsegate: 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