All Daily Bread articles – Page 4
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Comment & OpinionWhy time’s up for late payers as struggling SMEs get support
With 38 businesses closing daily due to late payments, the government’s new reforms introducing mandatory payment terms have been welcomed by small businesses struggling with cash flow issues
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Comment & OpinionFive key takeaways from Diageo’s full-year results
There were few major surprises as Diageo reported a modest rise in sales but missed forecasts for profits in its full-year results on Tuesday
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Comment & OpinionWhy UK grocery has been so slow to speak out on Gaza famine
A fear of speaking out due to the complexity of the situation but also the potential cost and damage has suppressed action until now
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Comment & OpinionCo-op’s new micro chain is a ‘game-changer’ for UK grocery
Co-op’s new venture is a major change of pace for a convenience food-to-go offer, with the concept positioned as a standalone foodservice operation
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Comment & OpinionCan ‘Nike of food’ Calo’s healthy delivered meals make an impact in the UK?
Calo has raised $64m, with its offer targeting cash-rich, time-poor consumers
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Comment & OpinionAnti-theft measures hurt sales and annoy staff – are they really worth it?
While a reasonable enough solution on paper, it appears the labour-intensive ‘Buzz for Booze’ cabinets at Morrisons have fallen out of favour
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s the story behind Pepsi’s prebiotic cola push?
Pepsi’s functional turn is in line with wider soft drinks trends, but the functional cola risks alienating brand loyaltists
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Comment & OpinionIceland’s u-turn on eggs is both unsurprising and inevitable
In 2016, Iceland committed to its eggs being completely cage-free by 2025. But that commitment vanished from its website earlier this year
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Comment & OpinionCan Greggs hold its own in the fiercely competitive food-to-go market?
Beloved high street bakery chain Greggs is facing significant challenges, citing increased competition and market saturation as key factors in the company’s slowing growth. Can it get back on track?
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Comment & OpinionHealth is wealth: have gut-friendly brands and functional foods finally gone mainstream?
With 700 challenger brands competing for attention, those offering functional benefits – particularly gut health – dominated the event as entrepreneurs raced to catch the eye of supermarket buyers and investors
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Comment & OpinionSo long, white chocolate! Is this the beginning of the end?
Why are manufacturers removing cocoa butter from their products? And as we wave goodbye to white chocolate, which treats are likely to be reformulated next?
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Comment & OpinionMarket reaction shows Diageo was right to ditch Crew as CEO
The tenure of Diageo boss Debra Crew will mostly be recalled with disappointment and her departure should come as no surprise
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Comment & OpinionDoes the new Food Strategy lack real Treasury commitment?
Sources close to the process suggest a reluctance from Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to give the go-ahead to the investment that will be needed to back up the strategy
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Comment & OpinionThe Gregg Wallace-sized crisis looming over the food industry… and how to fix it
In the week the extent of Gregg Wallace’s misdemeanours was laid bare, the food industry has also come under fire for an “endemic” sexual harassment issue
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Comment & OpinionWill Welsh compromises work or is the DRS 2027 deadline ‘pure fantasy’?
Wales’ spirit of compromise is to be applauded, but it continues to insist glass remains a key part of its deposit scheme
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Comment & OpinionWill the government really scrap the junk food bogof ban?
What The Sun newspaper called the “bonkers ban on buy one get one free offers” was cast into the wilderness
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Comment & OpinionNo joke: time for fake marketing stunts to rest in peace
The ASA has said the “light-hearted April Fool’s joke” which said Lipton Ice Tea’s core peach variant was being discontinued was misleading. What now for hilarious marketing jokes?
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer Gold Awards 2025: winning ain’t easy – and nor should it be
Entering awards should be about more than simple point scoring, because – when they’re done properly – there is an emotional side to winning that goes far beyond profit and loss calculations
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy major drinks companies are changing tack on low & no
Why standalone low & no brands are no longer seen as a growth opportunity for drinks majors, and what the future holds for alcohol-free challenger brands
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Comment & OpinionIs it time to tax junk food ads and focus on healthy eating?
Could taxing the ad budgets of junk food manufacturers and spending the money on ads for healthy eating ever work?