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10: Andrex
With value being stripped out of the loo roll sector by own label’s ascent, Andrex’s £11.2m growth is to be celebrated
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12: Fairy
P&G has been using its market-leading Fairy brand to drive consumers towards more premium products
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17: Red Bull
Every rule has an exception. The idea that consumers are turning their back on all sugary soft drinks is no different
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18: Cathedral City
Britain’s biggest cheese brand has slumped despite a full relaunch and £4m investment in summer 2016
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21: Arla
Arla’s decision in 2015 to create a masterbrand for many of its dairy products continues to be vindicated
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24: Innocent
Innocent is poised to take the title of top juice & smoothies brand
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27: Heinz Beanz
Consumer desire to spend less money in uncertain times has squeezed the branded baked beans category
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28: Pedigree
The decline in dry food is still dogging Pedigree, down £7.2m in a year in which it shifted 4.1 million (3.7%) fewer units
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Tips for winning business from The Grocer’s Own Label Conference
Expert speakers spill the beans on how to turn own labels into winning brands
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How deep were the supermarket price cuts?
The latest Grocer Price Index signalled an end to the era of supermarket deflation as prices in February rose again on an annual basis after two and a half years of price cuts. But how deep were the cuts?
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A letter to Tesco’s ‘endangered white male’ chairman John Allan
John Allan’s recent comments were intended to be humorous, but as the Tesco chair found to his cost, no one was really laughing and some even called for a boycott of the supermarket
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The Top 50 independents 2017
A new number one. New entry criteria. But still the definitive ranking of the Top 50 independent food & drink retailers
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Imported sugar cane doesn't come cheap
A global sugar deficit has elevated world prices for the commodity “significantly”
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Just how robust is on-pack nutritional information?
The Sun last week claimed Porky Lights sausages marketed as low fat to slimmers were in fact no different to normal bangers
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Will food safety regulation be too light-touch after Brexit?
The winds of change could be set to blow through the UK food sector’s regulatory landscape over the coming months
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How Brexit trade changes could hit the developing world
Fairtrade warns poor planning could have dire consequences
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Supermarket prices rising as curtain falls on deflation
The industry-wide deflation that has gripped the grocery market since mid-2014 fell back to zero in the month to 1 February
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Interviews
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis on why rivals must work together on waste
Supermarkets don’t usually share solutions, but for Tesco CEO Dave Lewis it’s not about glory
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Morrisons results: what the analysts say
Morrisons has today announced strong preliminary results. Here’s how leading City and retail analysts reacted: Danielle Pinnington, Managing Director at shopper research agency, Shoppercentric said, “It seems Morrisons are reaping the benefits of putting the focus back on customers. As our own research showed at the beginning ...