Long reads – Page 143
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar confectionery: rising prices take edge off candy's crush
Haribo became the first sweet giant to go in for a little shrinkflation
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Analysis & FeaturesJuices & smoothies: Innocent hits the top spot
Britain’s health kick has been both a curse and a blessing for juices & smoothies
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Analysis & FeaturesSoup: Heinz grows share as soup sales go cold
Soup is going cold. Volumes are sinking in both fresh and ambient
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Analysis & FeaturesBaby & infant: babycare hit by big Brexit price spikes
It’s going to take more than the 0.2% dip in the birth rate [OFT] to explain this one away
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Analysis & FeaturesYoghurts & potted desserts: SKU count up as top seven fall
Given that yoghurt & potted dessert sales have dipped, it might be a surprise that SKUs stocked are multiplying
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy: milk back in growth after four-year dip
The soaring price of everything from butter to babyfood and chocolate to cheese leaves little room for doubt
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Analysis & FeaturesSavoury pastries & meat snacks: veggie in vogue
Don’t listen to everything the anti-meat lobby tells you about the rise of veganism and vegetarianism
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Analysis & FeaturesGrooming: soap slips as female skin care soars
Personal grooming is somewhat more fragrant than it was this time last year
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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol: beer & cider: ABI soars in lager boom
Get stuffed, hipsters! As their thirst for craft ale grows, the rest of the UK is splashing out on lager
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Analysis & FeaturesJams & spreads: spreads in a jam as input costs spiral
Spreads, jams and marmalades came unstuck in 2017 thanks to a combination of increasingly sugar-shy shoppers and Brexit
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy: butter booms in spite of big price spikes
Spreads brands were presented with an open goal this year when a Europe-wide milk fat shortage sent butter prices soaring
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco: Player's sails past £1bn as smokers quit
Tobacco has struggled to come to terms with the upheaval of the biggest legislative changes ever
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Analysis & FeaturesRaisins and sultanas get pricier as farmers move on
While slightly down this month, both raisin and sultana prices have been rising steadily in the EU and UK
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Analysis & FeaturesEight of the poshest foods we found in a FareShare depot
Fiji Water can be found clutched in the dehydrated hands of A-listers the world over (as well as in FareShare depots)
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Analysis & FeaturesSports nutrition: sports food & drink vaults £100m mark
Don’t be fooled by sports nutrition’s 1.1% dip in average price
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Analysis & FeaturesWill breakaway labelling system get the green light?
The Evolved Nutrition Label aims to take into account portion sizes. Will more big brands sign up to front of pack?
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InterviewsTulip CEO and turnaround specialist Steve Francis: a man on the move
It took just 12 months for CEO Steve Francis to take Tulip from a business losing £1m per week, to one firmly back inthe black
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Analysis & FeaturesSpot the difference: Eastern Europeans say brands sell them sub-standard products
For years, Eastern European consumers believed they were being sold inferior versions of top brands. Were they right?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Friday pub quiz - Top Products edition
With our annual Top Products survey just weeks away, The Grocer’s Friday pub quizzes test how much you know (or think you know) about the industry.
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Analysis & FeaturesEnter the spin-off: why beer and wine makers are getting into spirits
As recent launches have shown, crossover booze is on the rise…