Long reads – Page 282
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Analysis & Features
Quids in - will Tesco's Brand Outlet trouble the £-stores?
Tesco is confident its bigger and better pound zones will make a difference……
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Will Saucy Fish vs Aldi unleash more copycat action?
Perhaps not when a high-profile legal battle is bad for business……
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Interviews
Heineken MD David Forde: refreshingly honest
Heineken MD David Forde has implemented a brutal regime of innovation at the brewery behemoth since he took charge. So wha…
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Brazil grocery country report: Supermarket samba!
Brazil is growing fast, but who are the major players in grocery, and what are UK brands doing to gain a foothold?…
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Price war helps push price inflation down to new low
As the price war heats up, inflation at the big four supermarkets has taken another tumble…
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Mexican lime shortages push up UK prices
A severe lime shortage in the US meant many Cinco de Mayo revellers had to make do without the fruit in their margaritas…
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Drinks industry action under Responsibility Deal scrutinised
When wines and spirits have got stronger, how genuine is the drinks industry’s achievement in slashing 253 million units?…
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Pudology: Hitting the sweet spot in free-from desserts
Forced by health issues to change her diet and career, Lucy Wager developed free-from brand Pudology…
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Interviews
Fiona Kendrick, Nestlé's UK CEO, on people and palm oil
UK CEO Fiona Kendrick is making sure Nestlé’s £500m investment plan for Britain supports a fresh influx of young talent…
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From Oculus Rift to Google Glass - is the VR shop coming?
Wearable technology could soon enable customers to shop in virtual stores from the comfort of their home…
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Easter egg promotions rose by nearly 50% on 2013 levels
Shop staff could have been forgiven for becoming a little fed up with building Easter egg displays this year…
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Wine prices to fall thanks to bumper crops in key markets
Spain, South Africa and Australia have been tipped to offer some of the best deals for trade wine buyers this year…
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Will Dalton's Declaration of Independence spark price war?
With 1,200 lines cut permanently in price, how will rivals react?…
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How will the Co-op Group shape up for a fitter future?
The long-awaited full-year results were a hefty 59 pages long, but there are still unanswered questions ahead of the agm…
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Is Tesco's food labelling policy completely nuts?
Retailer insists it warns only when there is risk of contamination…
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A cut above the rest - five innovative butchers
High-street butchers suffered as customers flocked to the mults, but now some are reinventing the traditional format…
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UK fruit growers warned over troublesome fruit fly
Growers are being urged to step up monitoring efforts to protect UK crops from a particularly problematic fruit fly…
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Morrisons proves slow to shift the focus of its promotions
Just over a month ago, Morrisons finally woke up to the threat of the discounters…
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The new weapons against dodgy meat
A year on from Horsegate, how has food testing technology developed to meet the industry’s need for better testing?…
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Salmon farms - can they win over the doubters?
Does the aquaculture industry need to improve the way it operates – or simply sharpen its message to consumers?…