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Analysis & FeaturesNature Valley Nut Butter Biscuits - Peanut: acid test
Nature Valley enjoyed a spectacular 2017. The brand increased its value sales by 12.8% to £44.6m
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes the Arla-Aldi deal put Müller on back foot in milk?
Who now holds the balance of power in the liquid milk market?
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Analysis & FeaturesCocoa surplus set to mitigate price rises
Cocoa prices are set to rise this year, but the world isn’t facing a shortage just yet
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Analysis & FeaturesApple production shortfall to drive up juice price
Global production of apples is forecast to fall 3.2% on last season to 76.2 million tonnes in 2017/18
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen will Amazon have the last laugh?
A new study shows Amazon undercutting mults’ prices by 12.5% on average. But will it remain too small a player to matter?
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InterviewsBarry Williams, Poundland MD, on Toblerones and elves
Life at Poundland is never dull. In 2016 it was struggling, now sales are soaring
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Analysis & FeaturesHow much could Dave Lewis earn as Unilever boss?
Yesterday’s ‘Fat Cat Thursday’ focussing on the pay of FTSE 100 bosses illustrated that grocery chiefs are relative paupers compared to the vast earnings of some of their contemporaries.
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Analysis & Features14 new vegan food and drink products hitting supermarket shelves
It’s been a very busy start to the new year for plant-based food innovation
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Analysis & FeaturesThe soft drinks industry levy: bittersweet?
Jamie Oliver danced like a lunatic on live TV as news of a tax on sugar-heavy soft drinks broke in 2016, but the industry
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InterviewsKraft Heinz European chief Rafael Oliveira
When Bono threatens to write a protest song about your company, it’s a fairly good indicator you might not be universally
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Analysis & FeaturesCoffee industry reacts to 'latte levy' environment report
MPs calling for a 25p charge for consumers using disposable cups
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Analysis & FeaturesA year of stability? What 2018 has in store for prices
Britain’s era of cheap food came to an inglorious end last year as food prices surged in the wake of the drop in sterling
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Analysis & FeaturesThai tuna cheaper thanks to end of FAD ban
Thai skipjack tuna prices have fallen since a Fish Aggregating Device ban in the region ended in October…
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Analysis & FeaturesPipeline cracks push up oil & gas prices
Electricity and gas prices continued to rise in the UK
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Analysis & FeaturesShares hold steady in a 2017 dominated by M&A activity
The economic and political fallout from Brexit and a Trump White House reverberated throughout last year
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Analysis & FeaturesTop advertising campaigns 2017: the ones we loved
The winning 51 campaigns contain plenty of food for thought for brands hoping to emulate their success
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Analysis & Features15 food and grocery stories you may have missed over the festive period
From Tesco turkeys to Fudge bar scandals and the New Year’s Honours, here is our roundup of key food and grocery stories you may have missed since Christmas.
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Analysis & Features10 young people working in food and grocery who inspired us in 2017
It’s been a brilliant year for new talent in food & grocery. Here we celebrate 10 of the brightest young stars who are shaping the future of the industry
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat will 2018 bring for the world of grocery?
We asked 18 industry movers and shakers to look back on an often turbulent 2017 – and to gaze into their crystal balls