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Analysis & FeaturesHow Aldi topped the loyalty table without a loyalty card
Loyalty schemes are not the only way to generate shopper loyalty, reveals our latest Supermarket Loyalty League
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat a waste!
Every day, tonnes of vegetables grown in Kenya for UK supermarkets are thrown out because they don’t comply with cosmetic standards…
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Analysis & FeaturesGirl power digs a better future for African women
Senior women from the industry are undertaking three challenges to raise awareness of the plight of farmers in Africa…
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Analysis & FeaturesFeed contamination rocks Europe - but UK looks set to escape
Experts do not think UK feed and food prices are likely to be affected by the aflatoxin scandal in Europe, sparked panic in Germany and the Netherlands…
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InterviewsSilvena Rowe's second stab at supermarket success
After her abortive first attempt to build her own brand in Waitrose, the outspoken Bulgarian chef wants to try again…
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Analysis & FeaturesBad weather takes its toll on fresh produce as prices soar
With temperatures once again plummeting this week, a rotten 2012 looks set to be followed by a problematic 2013 for farmers and growers…
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Analysis & FeaturesSalt reduction: Can technology overcome the DH's bombshell?
The government now wants a red light for any portion containing more than 1.8g of salt…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow reliable is DNA testing in the wake of new revelations?
As Aldi and Asda are caught up in new horsemeat revelations experts say occasional contradictions are par for the course…
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket fashion: Too much TU, not enough FROW?
Supermarket clothing no longer grabs the column inches. What can the mults do to get back on fashion’s front row?…
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InterviewsMeet Maurizio Brusadelli, the mayor of Joyville
The Mondelez UK chief argues that far from diluting Cadbury’s Britishness, the Kraft deal has strengthened it…
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Brands 2013: The List
Which are the biggest grocery brands in Britain on 2013? Who’s up and who’s down? The Grocer’s special report reveals all.
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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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