Long reads – Page 155
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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…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Christmas coffee shop drinks roadtest
We check out this year’s wildest festive concoctions so you don’t have to
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Analysis & FeaturesMystery of the disappearing avocado spreads
After much initial hype, Tesco and Asda have dropped their own-label versions and Starbucks is discontinuing its avo spread. What’s going on?
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Analysis & FeaturesBarilla scouts for carb disruptors with Blu1877 venture capital fund
The iconic Italian pasta maker is looking to invest in startups that work with alternative grains and legumes as well as those tackling food waste, obesity and sustainability challenges
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Casino mean Ocado's hi-tech gamble has paid off?
The investment at Andover now looks prescient rather than risky