Long reads – Page 228
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco the biggest cutter as deflation sticks at -2.2% y-o-y
The deflationary picture is yet to improve for the UK’s beleaguered supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesCoffee-to-go: how to cash in
More and more Brits are expecting to be able to pick up premium cups when they visit forecourts and c-stores
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Analysis & FeaturesHow dairy brands can deliver online
Online shopping is set to become a £17.2bn market by 2020. How can chilled dairy products have their fair share of that?
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons results and M Local sale: what the analysts say
Industry commentators are passing verdict on the latest Morrisons results, as well as the sale of their M Local business
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes business need a purpose?
Being a benevolent business in 2015 is about far more than signing a cheque to charity
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InterviewsScott Weavers-Wright: from Kiddicare to Elevaate
After an unhappy spell at Morrisons, Scott Weavers-Wright is back with new software that promises to boost online sales
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the Rugby World Cup be a bonanza for fmcg?
The Rugby World Cup kick-off is on 18 September and a £1bn tourist spend is predicted as half a million visitors hit the U…
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the Jamie Oliver effect force a sugar tax about-turn?
Campaigning chef says Mexican case study should be followed. Is he right?…
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: The Laughing Cow Mini Cravings Cheese
Bel UK expanded its Laughing Cow range in March with Mini Cravings…
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Asda Caramel Popcorn Cereal
Popcorn sales soared 38.1% last year to £87.4m on volumes up 25.6%…
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Analysis & FeaturesCatch reductions keep prawn prices high
Coldwater prawn prices have come down slightly month on month but remain 20.8% above last year’s levels…
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Analysis & FeaturesLidl's 'smarter shopping' card: we answer the key questions
Lidl insists its card, launched in Scotland, is not a loyalty card
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Project Reset: big bang or softly softly for next phase?
Sources suggest the chain is wary of alienating shoppers through implementing the SKU cull too quickly
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Funky Fish Kitchen - Cod Fillets: acid test
Young’s has brought out continual NPD under the Funky Fish Kitchen banner
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Analysis & FeaturesPower Ranking Survey 2015: how suppliers rate the supermarkets
How do you rate the supermarkets? Kantar Retail quizzed UK suppliers for the first time in its PoweRanking 2015 report
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s pay rise for staff throws down the gauntlet to other retailers
The grocery industry faces “unprecedented turmoil” and to offer 137,000 staff a 4% rise in the midst of that is no small feat
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InterviewsCharles Rolls and Tim Warrillow: the Fever-Tree Big Interview
Fever-Tree is marking a decade of selling posh mixers – bagging big listings and cocking a snook at Schweppes…
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Analysis & Features10 Things You Need To Know About… Breakfast
In the latest instalment of our 10 things… series of digital features, we’ve teamed up with brands, retailers and market experts to dive into the nation’s breakfast habits and find out how brands are adapting. Dive in here…
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Analysis & FeaturesHalf of Brits skip breakfast... but the fry up is flying!
An exclusive Harris Interactive poll for The Grocer reveals health concerns about popular breakfast choices
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Analysis & FeaturesBuyer Q&A: sugar concern is 'massively affecting' cereals
Growing public concern over sugar contact is killing the breakfast cereals market, say buyers