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Analysis & FeaturesInstant coffee goes super-premium in hunt for growth
When it comes to instant coffee, premiumisation is so last year. It’s super premiumisation driving sales in a category striving to compete with the meteoric rise of pods and at-home coffee machines.
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Analysis & FeaturesMore tea, barman? Posh brands turn boozy
Black tea porter, chai infused ale and alcoholic ice tea are among the alcoholic teas to have hit the market in 2014…
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Analysis & FeaturesNescafé tops our social list... in a wheelbarrow
A granddad pushing a grandma around in a wheelbarrow helped Nescafé reach more people on Facebook than any other hot beverage brand this summer
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Analysis & FeaturesThe top 10 global hot beverage innovations: in pictures
We scour the wonderful world of global hot beverages innovation for the most out-there brews you’re likely to see.
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Analysis & FeaturesBattle on the high teas: Our panel unimpressed by posh brands
Battle on the high teas! We stacked up four premium teas from leading brands and asked our consumer panel to evaluate them on video.
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Analysis & FeaturesHot beverage buyers: the people you need to know
Any brand looking to win share of this competitive market needs to know their buyers. Here’s a rundown of some of the most influential buyers in the industry.
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Analysis & FeaturesTwo thirds of tea drinkers would pay more for a cuppa
More than two thirds of tea drinkers would pay more for a cuppa, according to an exclusive poll for The Grocer.
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Analysis & FeaturesFuel price cut suggests Sainsbury's has moved on from 'business as usual'
Petrol prices have opened as a new front in the supermarket price war after aggressive fuel price cuts from three of the big four.
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi's extraordinary growth asks tough questions of big four
The extraordinary growth reported by Aldi this morning illustrates the depth of the problem facing the UK’s established supermarkets.
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InterviewsIrwin Lee, guest editor, on P&G and the discounters
Irwin Lee Uncut: in this extended version of his Q&A with The Grocer, our guest editor gives us the lowdown on his new P&G…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe eco-store retrofit revolution
Supermarkets can no longer afford big, expensive showpiece eco-stores. What is the focus now?…
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Sainsbury's new pricing plan explain market share fall?
If the supermarkets were banking for better news from today’s Nielsen figures they were in for more disappointment.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow green are the discounters?
The discounters were lagging well behind in terms of eco-friendliness in 2011 but sales growth has forced them to change…
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose Asian Fusion Herb Battered Hake: acid test
Waitrose introduced 15 new fusion lines at the end of April from countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia…
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco's Black Monday heralds horrific week for supermarkets
Tesco’s very own ‘Black Monday’ wiped £2.9bn off the value of Britain’s biggest supermarket and hammered shares across the…
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Analysis & FeaturesPackaging that's edible - the naked truth
Is it possible to design packaging in a way that emulates how nature packages fruit and veg?…
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InterviewsMunish Datta: M&S eco-stores could be green game-changer
The head of Plan A and facilities management at M&S says its eco-stores are not just a question of principle…
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Analysis & FeaturesSalmon supply to UK rises as Russia bans Norway
Scotland’s salmon suppliers have so far avoided any fallout from the Russian trade embargo…
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Analysis & FeaturesOat So Simple Cuppa Porridge: acid test
PepsiCo’s Quaker Oat So Simple brand has enjoyed strong and consistent growth through convenient formats…
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Analysis & FeaturesBritish Sugar takes round one in competition fight
Shares in Associated British Foods have hit their lowest level since January as the competition row over British Sugar drags on.