All analysis & features articles – Page 64
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Covid-19 cuts value of merger and acquisition deals
Global 50 M&A levels were weak during Covid – the lowest level for well over a decade. Deals were worth $22bn from 45 deals, down from 2019’s $45bn from 48 deals. Activity was led by PepsiCo’s $3.9bn deal for Rockstar, while Nestlé made a $1.7bn bio-pharma bet ...
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Analysis & FeaturesAnalysts say this is the ‘calm before the storm’, so when will inflation hit?
The clouds are brewing, the waves are lapping. An inflationary storm is on its way. The only question is when it will hit.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Asda’s convenience ‘move’ to supply EG Group sites is not a piece of cake
Asda’s new c-store format is rolling out to hundreds of EG Group forecourts. But a potentially steep learning curve is ahead
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom personalisation to Zoom events: how to make a cheese shop stand out
We asked five UK cheesemongers about what makes their business so significant
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Africa is the new frontier for global dairy
Surging population growth and a rising middle class have made Africa a priority for the dairy giants. What are the opportunities?
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Analysis & FeaturesFive ways the dairy industry is boosting its sustainability credentials
How is the dairy sector working to improve its impact on the environment?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can supermarkets lure shoppers back to ‘uninspiring’ meat aisles?
So-called ‘unconscious reducers’ are buying less meat due to lack of inspiration in the aisles. How can supermarkets get them more engaged?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat would a national food database achieve across the environment, food security and health?
What is Henry Dimbleby’s idea for a national food database all about? Why does Henry Dimbleby think a national food database is his most important recommendation? What would a national food database achieve across the environment, food security and health?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the sticking points in looming EU fishing talks?
Negotiations for a potential 2022 deal are to begin this autumn
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the meteoric rise of plant-based mean for dairy?
Dairy has seen a revolution in recent years. Plant-based alternatives have stormed the market and gone mainstream. So what does it mean for dairy?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow dairy drinks brands are making packs more sustainable
Tackling plastic is a top priority for suppliers across the UK grocery market and dairy drinks are no exception. So what are brands doing to make packs more sustainable?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow high street coffee shops are driving dairy drink innovation
When it comes to what’s hot in chilled dairy drinks, few flavours can hold a candle to those inspired by coffee shops.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow dairy firms are supporting mental health in the workplace during Covid
Stopping Covid-19 from getting into the workplace has been the biggest health priority for all businesses over the past 18 months
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Analysis & FeaturesCellular milk: will future dairy come from a lab?
An increasing number of businesses are working to create milk from cultured cells
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is the dairy industry addressing climate change?
Sustainability initiatives are popping up all over the dairy industry – but the path to net zero is fraught with obstacles, and time is running out
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Analysis & Features10 of the most memorable cheese adverts throughout the ages
What do animated cows, cheeky elves and pole dancing factory workers have in common? They’ve all been used to advertise cheese
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Analysis & FeaturesGoing green: meet the dairy sector’s sustainability heroes
These are the leaders pioneering green energy, recyclable packaging, and better lives for cows – and bees
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Analysis & FeaturesThe problem with food recalls and why so few consumers see them
With the FSA under scrutiny over recalls of catfood, is it – and are retailers and suppliers – doing enough to ensure shoppers notice them?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Scotland’s Protection of Workers Act actually deter would-be abusers?
From today it has become a statutory offence to assault, threaten or abuse a retail worker in Scotland
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Analysis & FeaturesHow McDonald’s became an unlikely environmental farming pioneer
McDonald’s has not always been seen as an environmental pioneer. Quite the opposite, in fact.