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Is there money in food companies? When the economic outlook is uncertain investors often turn to defensive stocks, companies that do well even if people stop spending as much. You have to eat, the logic goes, so food producers and retailers ought to be relatively untouched by a slowdown. But the food industry is going through big changes as our lives become more frenetic, our palletes more discerning, and the supermarkets take firm control of the distribution of food.





21st century food
Ceri Jones

People will always eat, but what and how we eat is changing. We're abandoning cakes for healthy, ready-prepared foods, ordered online. One way to keep ahead of these trends is to invest in the equipment suppliers.

Carr's is a patient play
Edmond Jackson

Carr's could be a core holding for the small company investor says Edmond Jackson.

Premier: waiting for the right buy
Edmond Jackson

Having sold its tea business, Premier Foods has £235m for just the right acquisition.

Supermarket squeeze
Ceri Jones

Food producers have to fight for shelf space, stay ahead of trends and deal with rising oil prices, yet supermarkets take none of the hit. With heavy pressures at home, some food companies are pinning their hopes on China.

What's on offer in the market?
Ceri Jones

Food companies are looking to each other in the relentless quest
for growth and higher margins.



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