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Analysis & FeaturesSitting pretty: shoppers are paying 8% less for toilet tissue
The bottom has fallen out of loo roll prices. The typical retail price of toilet paper has dropped around 8%…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoybean outlook hit by heat in Argentina
Suppliers and growers are watching South America as the weather threatens an otherwise brighter outlook for soya…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the Costcutter P&H tieup mean for convenience?
The megadeal creates the second-biggest symbol group in the UK and a joint venture with £5bn buying power.
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Grocery Brands 1: Coca-Cola
“It’s not quite been the year we were planning for,” admits Nick Canney, vice president of sales at Coca-Cola Enterprises…
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Analysis & Features2: Walkers Crisps
Walkers, Britain’s biggest crisps brand, outsold Britain’s biggest bread brand, Warburtons, for the first time last year…
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Analysis & Features3: Warburtons
It has been a year to forget for bakers. Already battling the long-term decline of sliced bread…
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Analysis & Features5: Nescafé
Going posh seems to have worked well for Nescafé, with its Azera blend…
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Analysis & Features11: Whiskas
Whiskas still has the lion’s share of catfood. A slide down last year’s rankings…
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Analysis & Features13: Robinsons
The July recall of Robinsons Fruit Shoot after safety concerns cost Britvic dearly…
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Analysis & Features18: Danone Activia
Activia’s sales do not look good naked, despite the new posterboy…
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Grocery Brands: 51-60
Tetley and Lenor feature in the middle of the chart as we continue our survey.
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Brands: Notes and Methodology
The data in Britain’s 100 Biggest Grocery Brands is for the period 52 w/e 29 December 2012…
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget cut on beer marks end of parity with wine
The chancellor’s cut on beer duty in this week’s Budget marks the first time in decades the duty rates on wine and beer have differed…
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Analysis & FeaturesPET and aluminium price upturn a blip?
After a poor summer hit soft drinks sales in 2012, brand owners are now seeing packaging costs rise…
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Analysis & FeaturesDo new Coke ads convince that it cares about obesity?
Three experts rule: impressive altruism or just saccharine PR?…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's new at Sulls Convenience Store and Post Office
If there’s a new product launched we always aim to stock it as soon as it becomes available…
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Tesco opened a can of worms with its Price Promise?
Tesco’s ambitious latest entry into the price comparison arena may run into trouble over non-applicable items…