Long reads – Page 223
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Analysis & FeaturesC&C Group shares plummet after sales & profits slump
Shares in C&C Group were in freefall after the Bulmers maker revealed difficult trading conditions had dented its sales
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Analysis & FeaturesCommodity prices: El Nino worries drive up sugar prices
Sugar prices continue to rise with concerns about the effects of El Niño
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Analysis & FeaturesClick & collect: as Asda slows development, what now?
Asda’s announcement that it would halt plans to roll out click & collect to 1,000 locations by 2018 represents a surprise
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Analysis & Features2 Sisters to put £150m into poultry efficiencies
2 Sisters has pledged to invest £150m in its poultry business in a bid to drive efficiencies as it moves from a period of aggressive acquisition-driven expansion to consolidation.
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Analysis & FeaturesWHO cancer warning: what's the likely impact on meat sales?
Meat lovers could be forgiven for fearing it’s only a matter of time before tobacco-style warnings adorn packs of bacon
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Analysis & FeaturesHeinz Tagine Chickpeas: acid test
Heinz is offering this alternative to consumers in search of innovative meal ideas
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Analysis & FeaturesQuaker Oats Warm & Crunchy Oat Clusters - Cranberry & Apple
Quaker Oat So Simple is the biggest brand in hot cereals, with sales up 3.3% to £107.8m
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Analysis & FeaturesExpo Milano 2015: has it changed the face of food?
Sprawling across 11.8 million sq ft on the edge of Milan, the global food showcase has attracted 18 million visitors since May
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InterviewsAntonio Carluccio on Cirio tomatoes, farmers and supermarkets
Big chain economics and centralised cooking form no part of the philosophy of the restaurant founder
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Analysis & FeaturesScience in Sport raises £8.9m in share placing to break into the US
Science in Sport has raised almost £9m as part of plans to accelerate its international expansion and investment in e-commerce.
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Analysis & FeaturesDarren Topp's bish bang wallop approach to BHS food
BHS CEO Darren Topp describes the continued foray into grocery as “integral” to its turnaround
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Analysis & FeaturesCreative challenge: Could John Smith's really do tinned Spam?
With standard canned ale going through the wringer as craft ale booms, how can new life be breathed into the sector’s biggest brand?
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: What the booze aisle can learn from the French
We’ve set design agency Sheridan & Co a creative challenge: redesign the BWS fixture and encourage shoppers to trade up. Here’s what they came up with…
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Analysis & FeaturesChilli beer and lime wine top our global top 10 launches
We’ve teamed up with Mintel to scour the world’s booze aisles for the best latest launches. Here’s what we found…
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: Lager brands are booze's biggest ad spenders
San Miguel has enjoyed the greatest surge in ad spend of the past year, says Ebiquity. So is it leaving its rivals in its dust?
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Analysis & FeaturesSmirnoff, Absolut and own label vodka shine online
Standing out on the virtual shelves of retailer websites is crucial. So we’ve teamed up with Brand View to reveal the most web savvy vodka brands…
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Analysis & FeaturesSpilt claret: Lidl launches second big posh booze push
Lidl has snapped up 5% of Bordeaux’s output for its latest ’claret offensive’. But can the retailer silence the wine snobs?
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Analysis & FeaturesCocktail culture: Disaronno's top three at home mixes
Brits are mixing more and more drinks at home. So we sent reporter Ellix Hawthorne to shake things up with a brand that’s looking to cash in at home cocktail culture…
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Analysis & FeaturesBuyers: Posh wine, craft beer & fancy spirits will boom in 2016
We quiz buyers from Lidl, Booths and Budgens on the past year in booze, and what’s in store for 2016…
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Analysis & FeaturesCarlsberg canned: Why did Tesco ditch the Danish lager?
Carlsberg’s removal from Tesco last month could cost the brand £60m a year in lost sales. So what went wrong and what’s next for the brand?