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Analysis & Features
Share? Pah! Half of drinkers guzzle 660ml beer bottles solo
An exclusive consumer poll for The Grocer reveales just how many of us are boozing at home alone. But do we realise how much we’re drinking?
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Analysis & Features10 Things You Need To Know About... Alcohol
For our latest digital feature, we’re popping the cork on Britain’s booze market. So sit back and sup up an extra large measure of market analysis, consumer research, retailer views and more…
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Analysis & FeaturesReckitt Benckiser's consumer health focus pays off
Sore throats, flu and acne aren’t often cause for autumn good cheer, but Reckitt Benckiser pepped the City back up
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Analysis & FeaturesMark Price: the legend, legacy - and legwork for Rob Collins
As Mark Price signals his intent to take over as chairman of Channel 4, how will the MD of Waitrose be remembered?
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Pizza Subs - Baked Beans: acid test
Baked bean sales may be down 3% year on year but they remain a significant part of our national diet
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InterviewsWhey to go! How Peter Aldis shook up Holland & Barrett
Peter Aldis has helped the health food store shed its ‘beans and sandals’ image. Now it’s opening new-format stores
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Analysis & FeaturesSMP hits 10-year price low in wake of milk glut
UK skimmed milk powder prices hit a 10-year low in August as producers sought to convert plentiful supplies of raw milk into powder
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Analysis & FeaturesOreo Peanut Butter Flavour: acid test
More than 100 years old in their US homeland, Oreos have been officially available in the UK since 2008
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery brands run fewer Halloween offers in till aisles
There’s blood in the shopping aisles – and we’re not talking about brutal range rationalisation
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Analysis & FeaturesFacebook and the art of selling through social media
Facebook’s latest e-commerce venture offers great opportunity for fmcg brands - if they get the user experience right
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Analysis & FeaturesWalmart shows it is not only the UK supermarkets fighting structural change
Walmart’s catastrophic earnings downgrade last week was a shock to Wall Street, but Walmart’s problems are by no means unique.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco's Brand Guarantee doesn't mask need for offers
Will Tesco’s new Brand Guarantee enable Tesco to dial down promotions?
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InterviewsJan Kruise: Heinz doesn't just mean cutz
UK & Ireland MD Jan Kruise is full of beans over the change in emphasis at Heinz, and insists it’s working
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Analysis & FeaturesCity News: Unilever shares jump but emerging markets outlook uncertain
Unilever shares hit their highest levels since early August on Thursday
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Tesco nail loyalty with instant money guarantee?
The first meaningful innovation by Tesco in a long time.” That’s HSBC analyst Dave McCarthy’s verdict
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Analysis & FeaturesHow hot made all the difference for the Jethwas
Baz Jethwa spent £400,000 on a posh refurb for his store in Farnworth
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Analysis & FeaturesScience for sale: does food and drink funding distort debate?
The Times unveiled a catalogue of payments by Coca-Cola to sugar studies - so what’s the damage?
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Analysis & FeaturesLow Canadian production pushes up coldwater prawn prices
Coldwater prawn prices have been increasing due to low seasonal production in Canada
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Analysis & FeaturesDenny Fire & Smoke: Fire Grilled Ham: acid test
Kerry Foods is hoping to expand the appeal of sliced cooked meats with its BBQ-inspired premium brand
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda Iced White Chocolate Coffee: acid test
Part of the Asda Chosen By You range, this pack contains eight sachets of ‘white chocolate flavour coffee cappuccino’