All analysis & features articles – Page 52
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Analysis & FeaturesSix endangered foods worth saving
Volumes of these historic and valuable crops and livestock have been decimated in recent years
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Analysis & FeaturesThe foods on the brink of extinction (and how we can bring them back)
Our food system depends on a small number of highly uniform crops – which are vulnerable to risks such as climate change. Diversity of food is vital for a sustainable food future
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Asda’s new Just Essentials budget own-label range do what Smart Price couldn’t?
Asda has unveiled plans for a 300-strong essentials range to recapture its reputation for budget. But suppliers are calling it ‘impossible’
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Analysis & FeaturesAs energy drinks soar, can boozy versions like WKD X take off too?
WKD is hoping to build the category with X, but faces a PR risk
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the Dragons’ Pantry panel is looking for from food & drink producer entrepreneurs
Taking place at the UK Food & Drink Shows in the NEC, Dragons’ Pantry gives suppliers the opportunity to make a 15-minute pitch
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Analysis & FeaturesCan cities still feed themselves once diesel trucks are banned?
Paris is ousting the vehicles in 2024. London, Oxford, and Bristol won’t be far behind. Diesel lorries cannot last much longer, but is the sector ready for the shift?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Tesco on the right track with its supply chain trains?
Britain’s biggest retailer is turning to the railways to boost both its eco-credentials and its supply chain resiliency. Will its rivals follow suit?
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery’s ‘overwhelming’ response to the crisis in Ukraine
Brands and retailers have donated cash and goods to Ukraine charities
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Analysis & FeaturesHow ready is the food industry for the HFSS clampdown?
The Grocer’s HFSS Clampdown Conference this week revealed a shocking lack of preparedness for measures due to come in later this year
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Analysis & FeaturesThe biggest funding rounds in cultured meat startups
Dive into the top 10 funding rounds for European biotechs developing protein alternatives and the biggest investments around the globe
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Analysis & FeaturesHow 2021’s cultured meat controversy exploded
A facility producing about 6.8 kilotons would cost from $17-$23 per pound of meat
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Analysis & FeaturesIs cultured meat ‘pure science’ or a billion-dollar con?
Almost a decade since the unveiling of the first lab-grown burger, no business has been able to make it commercially viable. But that’s not stopped the money rolling in
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Analysis & FeaturesHMRC in new Jaffa Cake VAT row with cake and flapjack brand DuelFuel
Founder Tim Davies says ruling will close his cake startup
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s gone wrong for McColl’s? And what are its next steps?
The pandemic convenience boom enjoyed by its rivals seems to have missed McColl’s out. Can its Morrisons Daily conversions save the day?
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Analysis & FeaturesEight products proving blonde chocolate will be the next big thing
What is blonde chocolate and why have brands and retailers have cottoned on to blonde chocolate as the next big trend
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Analysis & FeaturesThe women making a living tackling food waste in the supply chain
To celebrate International Women’s Day coinciding with Food Waste Action Week, we spoke to some of the women working to reduce food waste in the supply chain and around the world to see what the industry can learn
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Analysis & FeaturesInside the shop that will never make a sale
B Corp UK’s Good News corner shop doesn’t sell a single item. It does give a few away for free though. So how does it make sense for brands?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow principles led McCaskie Butchers to turn down supermarket riches
From the start almost 90 years ago, a core value has been supplying the finest meat and meat products
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Analysis & FeaturesWill grocers become high-tech fulfilment centres?
It’s a dual use of physical space that has allowed retailers to roll out a physical retail presence
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Analysis & FeaturesHow rapid delivery has led a space race in the UK’s cities
Amazon, Deliveroo, and rapid delivery players are among those competing for a shrinking pool of warehouse space as the need for speed ramps up