Long reads – Page 257
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Analysis & FeaturesThorntons investors ride share price rollercoaster
Investors in Thorntons have been on a rollercoaster ride over the past two weeks as shares fell more than 20%…
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Analysis & FeaturesNut contamination: risk and complexity in spice supply
In light of recent nut contamination alerts, food businesses must be aware of the risks and complexities of the spice supply chain
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose profits face a price war pummelling
Waitrose annual results next week are expected to show the supermarket is increasingly being dragged down into the price war
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InterviewsRob Amar, MD of RH Amar: The Big Interview
RH Amar’s MD is widening the speciality supplier’s reach, from looking beyond its Med heartland to selling to discounters…
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Analysis & FeaturesDolcia Prima: will sugar substitute save Tate & Lyle's skin?
Dolcia Prima could provide “huge rewards” but it’s a long way off making an impact in UK…
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Analysis & FeaturesSlash recommended sugar intakes, WHO tells governments
WHO admits evidence is shaky, but political hot topic shows no sign of dying down with SACN recommendations on the horizon too
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar reform in EU will wreck poor farmers warns Fairtrade
The EU has been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” over the impact on Fairtrade farms of the beet production cap endin…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands at the heart of mults battle with the discounters
This year the grocery price war has intensified, with all the major supermarkets investing millions into lowering prices…
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Analysis & FeaturesBranston Caramelised Onion Chutney: acid test
Mizkan Euro extended the brand into chutneys last October…
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InterviewsIan York of Poundstrecher: looking beyond single digits
Poundstretcher is making a comeback, and for new boss Ian York it represents a reinvention
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Says: What's going on at Thorntons?
It has been a strange week for the share price of Thorntons as it plunged more than 20% since Monday, but just what is behind the drop?
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Analysis & FeaturesTom's and Timmy's: a tale of two posh new piemakers
On the eve of British Pie Week, is there room for more posh pies?…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat now, Tescopoly?
With the supermarket chain in contraction as sales slide, is the work of the vociferous pressure group now done?…
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket land banks: up for sale?
If you believe the hype, the supermarkets are sitting idle on huge land banks up and down the UK. What’s the truth?…
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about... frozen food
Frozen food is inferior to fresh, claim one in three Brits, and our squad of undercover shoppers says the frozen fixture is unclear and unhealthy. Meanwhile, freezer space in store is being squeezed. We’ve teamed up with retailers, brands and creative experts to find out how retailers can get shoppers skipping down the frozen aisle. Here’s how…
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: one in three say frozen food is inferior to fresh
Snobbery is rife in the frozen food aisle, with 30% of Brits (40% in the south west) saying ‘frozen food is for other people’
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Analysis & FeaturesCreative challenge: How to freshen up the frozen fixture
How can we retailers shoppers skipping down the frozen aisle? We’ve teamed up with retail design agency M Worldwide to come up with some answers…
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen aisles get squeezed
Brands are adapting as the amount of in-store space dedicated to frozen falls
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Analysis & FeaturesBuyers Q&A: Posh frozen food will boom in 2015
We quiz buyers from M&S, The Co-op, Booths and Budgens on their pet hates, best launches and how the market will shape up in 2015
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Analysis & FeaturesPosh fish helps frozen sales thaw
Premium products are on the rise across the frozen aisles as consumers demand high quality