All articles by Emma Weinbren – Page 12
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NewsBirds Eye and Aunt Bessie’s link for roast dinner ready meals
The chicken and beef meals, due to hit Tesco stores nationwide “from the end of summer”, will feature products from both brands
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Comment & OpinionDon’t write off the Greggs evening meal just yet
On the face of it, a Greggs evening meal doesn’t sound particularly appetising. But don’t underestimate the brand’s powers of reinvention
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Comment & OpinionAmazon’s ‘mixed format’ stores are a sign of its true grocery ambitions
Amazon Go was just the start. Attention is now turning towards stores that mix the best of online with the best of offline, according to reports
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Comment & OpinionWhat the hospital meal furore tells us about frozen food perceptions
The tabloids are getting worked up over hospital meals that have been cooked ’months before they’re served’. Which shows frozen food has an uphill battle on its hands
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Analysis & FeaturesSix trends shaping the home baking market
Sugar concerns are hampering the home baking market. But there remains growth in speciality and premium lines
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NewsSainsbury’s transforms Bath branch into ‘signing store’
Staff at the branch will sign common words and phrases when interacting with customers
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NewsHome baking sales sink as Bake Off effect loses power
Shoppers bought home baking items an average of 13 times in the past year
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Comment & OpinionBrits are going off baking, despite the Bake Off effect
Brits love baking. Watching it, anyway. The actual act of whisking and beating, not so much
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Comment & OpinionWhy hard seltzers could become the new alcopop
Hooch was the generation-defining alcopop of the 1990s. Now a modern twist on the format is making waves in the US
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Comment & OpinionWhy chefs can rest easy about the microwave meal
Marcus Wareing is the latest chef to warn of the ready meal’s impact on Britain’s culinary skills. But there is hope on the horizon
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NewsGroceryAid eyes bigger venue for Barcode Festival after raising £450,000
New venue will have capacity for at least 3,500 people after this year’s sell-out success
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Comment & OpinionConsumer behaviour will be the real test of Evian’s recycling plans
The brand has invested in tech to launch a 100% rPET bottle for Wimbledon. But consumer buy-in will be crucial if these plans are to work on a wider scale
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Comment & OpinionUS tariffs will be hard to swallow for whisky industry
Scotch exports to North America surpassed £1.2bn in 2018, but the threatened end to whisky’s zero-tariff status could put a dampener on growth
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NewsSalads overtake soup as lunchbox choice for Brits
Salad featured in a whopping 155.1 million lunchboxes in the past year
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NewsFood waste and cost concerns hike consumption of leftovers
A staggering 156.8 million British lunchboxes featured leftovers in the year to 24 February
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Comment & OpinionWhy Costa can crack the crowded iced coffee market
There is no shortage of competitors in iced cofffee. But Costa has all the ingredients to make a splash in this growth area
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Comment & OpinionOcado's vertical farms could win over online grocery sceptics
Freshness is one of the main barriers to online grocery shopping. Ocado’s new venture could change all that
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Analysis & FeaturesSeven innovative spirits challenging traditional scotch
Forget golf clubs and firesides. This new generation of distillers is hoping to shake off the shackles of convention
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose's packaging-free trial is challenging, but vital
Yes, it could result in queues, pricing confusion and mess. But don’t let that detract from the power of the idea
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Analysis & FeaturesPrice barriers, last-minute dinners and takeaway potential: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to c-stores
Consumers are expecting ever more from their convenience stores. And these new demands are creating new opportunities