All articles by Harry Holmes – Page 6
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Analysis & FeaturesCan food brands survive the rise of Ozempic?
If the semaglutide weight-loss jabs making waves in the US catch on here, food ‘cravings’ could become a thing of the past. How are fmcg giants – and their investors – preparing for the ‘revolution’?
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Category ReportButters & spreads trends 2024: The rise of posh butter
With chef-made butters going viral on social media, can the craze for premium penetrate retail? And how is the butter renaissance affecting spreads?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre fmcg sports sponsors losing out to eastern rivals?
Fmcg brands are facing increased competition in the sporting sponsorship space from a new breed of businesses. What are the implications?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe quest to solve the world’s food allergen problem
Scientists and campaigners are on a mission to solve the growing global food allergy epidemic. What progress has been made? And what are the hurdles still to overcome?
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Analysis & FeaturesFood price inflation: why is it falling slower than other nations?
Brexit, currency and government policy are all having an additional inflationary effect but what could be done to drive prices down faster?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy ‘there are no winners’ in the Tortoise Better Food Index
The Tortoise Better Food Index ranks Britain’s 30 biggest suppliers on their impacts across issues including nutrition, environment, and social mobility. The key finding: no one is doing enough
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Analysis & FeaturesWomen’s power list: the 10 making manufacturing a woman’s world
These are the 10 women blazing a trail to take over grocery manufacturing
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Analysis & FeaturesHow women are rising to the top in grocery supply and manufacturing
In the latest of our power list series on women in grocery, we look at the progress manufacturers are making on gender diversity, and shine a light on the high-profile female talent rising to the top
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Analysis & FeaturesDiscounts for data and the death of supermarket loyalty points
As Sainsbury’s and Co-op ape Tesco’s Clubcard Prices model, supermarkets are able to make more on consumer data. But are there risks?
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Category ReportCan brands reverse the slump in popcorn sales?
Volume sales of branded popcorn have fallen by almost a fifth in the past year
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Category ReportHow Walkers is winning in troubled times: crisps, nuts & snacks category report 2023
Big crisps brands have succeeded in a season of lacklustre potato yields, HFSS restrictions and inflation. Can they keep it up?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow women’s sport has become a sponsor’s dream
The likes of Emma Raducanu and England’s Lionesses are a big allure for major brands, helping them reach a growing and diverse audience
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Britain’s new Brexit border ready to roll?
After three years of delays, the Border Target Operating Model is here. How does it work? And at what cost?
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Innocent: one of the first carbon-neutral factories in the world
Innocent splashed £200m on its first- ever factory, positioned on the edge of the port for fruit fresh off the boat. It is one of several moves to cut down its carbon footprint
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Comment & OpinionLive Italian: watch if you like Jack Whitehall, not if you like Italian food
You know what you’re getting with the posh comedian, but foodies should proceed with caution
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Analysis & FeaturesFood lorries are a climate calamity. So why are so many empty?
One in three lorries on the road are empty, a startling figure of both major financial and environmental cost. So why is it proving so hard to fix?
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InterviewsWincanton CEO James Wroath: ‘If we’re Luddites, we’re finished’
Logistics giant Wincanton lost big contracts with Heinz and HMRC in the past year, but its CEO is plotting a course to try make it a robotics pioneer
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NewsNew allergy laws needed to ‘save lives’, say top food bosses
An open letter was signed by 11 of CEOs and MDs including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the Windsor Framework really means for food businesses
The new ‘Windsor Framework’ totals more than 100 pages and addresses some of the shortcomings of the Northern Ireland protocol
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Analysis & FeaturesHomeless to hired: taking a chance on different candidates
Homeless people, prison leavers, and veterans are often out of work due to a mix of stigma and circumstance. Now companies are looking to change that