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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
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: Brits eat 220 million fewer frozen meals
Brits ate frozen food on 220.8 million occasions over the past year with significant declines seen in meat and fish
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Analysis & FeaturesSteinhoff's Argos bid leaves Sainsbury's in a tricky spot
Sainsbury’s is in a tricky spot after its bid for Argos was comprehensively gazumped by South African retailer Steinhoff
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Analysis & FeaturesM&S Lamb Shoulder Rogan Josh: acid test
In a fresh meat category that has declined in value 3.5%, lamb is one of the worst performers
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Analysis & FeaturesHeidi Dark Raspberry Chocolate: acid test
Brits are buying less chocolate. Volume sales last year fell 3% as consumers sought ways to cut down on sugar
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Analysis & FeaturesPork farmers earning less despite on-shelf price rises
As pig farmers warn of a mass exodus amid plummeting farmgate prices, fresh pork prices on the shelf have increased
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Analysis & FeaturesWill 'grass-fed' grow into more than a lush niche?
More products now carry the claim but shopper appeal is unclear
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Analysis & FeaturesOlive harvest 'disaster' set to drive up retail price of oil
Suppliers warn there is unlikely to be any reprieve from global shortages and high prices
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Analysis & FeaturesNestlé shares drop following 'average' performance
Nestlé shares dropped by 3.4% on Thursday morning after the global food giant missed its own revenue target