All articles by Rob Brown – Page 23
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NewsKellogg's enters porridge market with Special K Multigrain
Kellogg’s Special K has been knocked off the number two spot in cereals by Oat So Simple porridge…
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Comment & OpinionGregg Wallace and John Torode kiss up for Celebrity Masterchef
Jo Wood has just had a tattoo of ex-husband Ronnie’s face removed from her derrière, apparently…
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NewsAsda to launch adult Halloween range
Growing numbers of adults are celebrating Halloween without their children, prompting retailers to revamp their seasonal l…
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NewsButter booms but total spreads sector slides
Sales of butter are booming following intense promotional activity and savvy marketing by the sector’s biggest brands…
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Category ReportBeer & cider: a case of brewer's droop
A cut in ‘unsustainable’ deals has hit beer sales hard. Even cider is starting to flag. Will efforts to restore value help…
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NewsStella Artois set to lose top lager spot to Foster's
Stella could lose its crown as the UK’s leading lager brand to Foster’s in October…
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NewsRelentless a 'victim' of own label and Monster
Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Relentless Energy brand has haemorrhaged £10.5m in sales over the past year…
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NewsCarling Fruit Cooler 2% abv beer rolls into Asda
Molson Coors has soft-launched a new low-ABV, fruit-flavoured range of Carling lagers, nine months after it axed a range with striking similarities aimed specifically at women.
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Category ReportFocus on healthcare and supplements
It’s a healthy picture for cost-conscious vitamin fans: specialists have lost chunks of market share to the discounters and multiples…
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Comment & Opinion
Who's "sick and tired" of Alan Sugar?
Yet again Alan Sugar declared he was “sick and tired” of the trio that sat before him bickering…
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NewsMalaysian 'sustainable' palm oil suppliers exasperated
The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil is facing internal dissent after Malaysian palm growers threatened to quit…
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NewsRelaunched Tamdhu whisky heads to Waitrose
Whisky from a distillery that shut three years ago as the economy flattened Scotch sales rolls into Waitrose under new ownership this week.
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NewsCut-price rivals (and rain) hit soft drinks at independents
Independent retailers have borne the brunt of a flattening soft drinks market – with sales plummeting by double digits ove…
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Category ReportOwn label: the new frontiers
As own label plateaus in the UK, the time is ripe to start capitalising on opportunities abroad…
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Category ReportCan the British barbecue go gourmet?
After a washout BBQ season in 2012, how will consumers respond to ‘Horsegate’? Is posh the answer?…
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Comment & Opinion
SWRI ladies show Theo Randall and Rachel Allen how it's done
Ainsley Harriot’s never been a stranger to hyperbole…
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Category Report
Focus on barbecue
After a washout BBQ season in 2012, how will consumers respond to ‘horsegate’? Is posh the answer? And how can low & slow help?
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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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RankingsHow to survive as one of Britain's top brands
Some of Britain’s biggest grocery brands are fading fast. In just five years since The Grocer’s first-ever survey of Britain’s Biggest Brands 17 have dropped out of our top 100…
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RankingsBritain's Biggest Brands: Fantastic stewardship
Britain’s Biggest Brands is five years old – an anniversary that coincides with the start of the recession…