Long reads – Page 196
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Analysis & FeaturesDisposable Britain: Hand wipes cash in as cleaning sprays slide
Brits are switching from traditional household cleaning liquids, sprays and gels to disposable wipes. Why?
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold’s biggest brands suffer as discounters clean up
Own label lines in Aldi and Lidl gain £7.1m over the past year as brands in the big four lose out
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Analysis & FeaturesLicence to thrill? Food brands go fresh with household lines
We’re seeing some quirky licensing tie-ups in household, with the category drawing inspiration from confectionery, crisps and more. Here are some of our favourites…
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Analysis & FeaturesBacteria, beware: Brits spend £30m more on anti-bac cleaner
Sales of anti-bacterial surface cleaners rise 36.9% over the past five years while other surface cleaners suffer 5.7% decline
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons lines set to go live on Amazon 'any day'
Morrisons has supplied the online giant with 800 ambient grocery lines already
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InterviewsDoes CMA boss Alex Chisholm get the Big Picture?
The CMA has been criticised for its “pointless pseudo-academic analysis” and “conservative, micro-market approach”
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Analysis & FeaturesWill exports to EU face anti-UK sentiment and barriers?
In 2015 alone £12.3bn of food and drink was exported to international markets, 73% of which ended up in EU
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Analysis & FeaturesCost and price escalation in food and drink feared
Life outside the EU could cost the UK dear, the industry has warned, with food and drink prices rising an estimated 2.4%
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Analysis & FeaturesIndustry could vote with heart over head
Most torn between their head and heart are retailers, while buyers and traders are equally divided
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Analysis & FeaturesMany firms utterly unready for making your mind up time
The food and drinks industry still feels utterly unprepared to cast their vote
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat would it do for UK business growth?
Stifle it. Just 9% in the industry are optimistic that Brexit could boost growth for their business
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Analysis & FeaturesConviviality adds Bibendum to its drinks mix
But Diana Hunter insists she’s a long way off dominating British booze
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Analysis & FeaturesLondon Wine Fair 2016: pear drop drinks to Dracula wine
A round-up of 10 standout products from the London Wine Fair 2016 at Kensington Olympia
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Analysis & FeaturesEight key insights from the Sainsbury's results
An improved multichannel offering and optimum convenience for shoppers will form the basis of Sainsbury’s strategy
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Analysis & FeaturesNew Farms brands help Tesco become biggest price cutter
The launch of Tesco’s Farms brands helped the UK’s biggest supermarket become the top annual price cutter last month
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Analysis & FeaturesBogofs bear the brunt as top 10 brands cut promos by 10.5%
The top 10 most heavily promoted brands fell 7.7% in the four weeks to 17 April and 10.5% year on year
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Analysis & FeaturesBerry boom 'needs supply integration' says Rabobank
Supermarkets and suppliers need to look towards integration if they want to cash in on the category
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Analysis & FeaturesFront of pack labels confusing shoppers, IGD survey finds
‘Hardly anyone’ understands the EU terminology used
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Analysis & FeaturesSupplier of the Year 2016
To determine the shortlist for Supplier of the Year, we questioned buyers from supermarkets, wholesalers and symbol groups
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Müller put milkmen on the road to a second coming?
It’s confident a “fantastic institution” can be brought up to date