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Analysis & Features37 - M&O Trading
The Sussex-based c-store and off-licence chain trades under three fascias
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Analysis & Features39 - Filco Supermarkets
After closing its loss-making off-licence, the slight dip in sales is a small price to pay versus the fat rise in profits
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Analysis & Features46 - Stans Superstore
Family-run Stans continues with its ‘all under one roof’ tagline
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Analysis & Features50 - Proudfoot Group
Brothers Mark and Ian Proudfoot still run the Scarborough independent grocery stores group established by their father
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Analysis & FeaturesGreggs will be "radically different"
Shares soar almost 16% as Greggs plans to close three of its 12 bakeries
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose's Bagshot store is part of the Surrey scenery
Waitrose’s Bagshot branch actually blends into the landscape. But that’s not all that’s special about the store
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Analysis & FeaturesCan allergy label ‘mess’ be made free from confusion?
A new template for ‘may contain’ labels is due out later this year
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes PM's EU deal work for the food & drink industry?
David Cameron fired the starting gun on the long-awaited EU referendum last week, and already knives have been unsheathed
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the store of the future is sweating existing space
It’s no longer just about gleaming new builds but making the most of existing space
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Analysis & FeaturesBaxters Jerusalem Artichoke Veloute with Parmesan: acid test
Canned soup has seen value sales fall 2% to £400.2m, and volumes drop 3.7%
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Analysis & Features10 Things You Need To Know About... Frozen Food
In the latest instalment of The Grocer’s series of digital features, we delve into the freezers to find out the cold hard truth about the frozen market. We’ve quizzed retailers, brands and consumers about the current state of the sector. So, who’s been frozen out?
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: Consumer views on frozen worsens
Nearly 40% of consumers believe frozen food isn’t as good as fresh food, despite industry campaigns to change this
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Analysis & FeaturesBuyer Q&A: space is one of frozen's 'biggest challenges'
We quiz buyers from Spar and The Co-op on frozen trends, top launches and what to watch out for in 2016
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Analysis & FeaturesCreative challenge: Can frozen tap into breakfast?
We’ve tasked creative agency Elephants Can’t Jump with reinvigorating the frozen category. So, can it tap the breakfast market?
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Analysis & FeaturesTop 10 global innovations: Fake shark fin to sea cucumber
We’ve scoured the globe, with the help of Mintel, to find the best frozen innovations from the past year including Beastly Sliders and Cake Pops
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Analysis & FeaturesHorsegate closed: Frozen ready meals enjoy £18m surge
Frozen ready meals defy deflation with strong value growth, proving the category has finally laid the ghost of Horsegate to rest
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Analysis & FeaturesOoh la la! Posh produce drives gains in the freezer
Brits are splashing the cash in the freezer aisles as brands roll out added-value NPD. Here’s how they did it
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen brands take family focus in TV ad campaigns
Birds Eye puts family occasions at the heart of TV ads in 2015 as it cuts spend by nearly a third
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Analysis & FeaturesBirds Eye reinvents the frozen aisles
With a third of consumers believing frozen food aisles are unappealing, Birds Eye has set out to revamp the in-store experience