All Industry Insight articles
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Comment & Opinion
AI in food innovation will lead to stupid, boring products
AI is increasingly being positioned as a tool to remove human creativity from the innovation process, says Anthony Warner, freelance development chef and author of The Angry Chef
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Eluney Gonzalez, national account manager, Better Nature
’That initial conversation where you tell people about your products really is just the tip of the iceberg’
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Comment & Opinion
Travel hubs are an open goal for creative food retail
It’s time to break the travel hospitality mould and surpass expectations, says Dougie Hastings, strategy director at Yonder Consulting
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Comment & Opinion
Dry January needs an integrated campaign across pubs and retail
The pub is a cornerstone of our national identity, says Luke Boase, founder of Lucky Saint
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Comment & Opinion
Unnerving Lancashire delivers for Yorkshire Tea
It’s a fun surprise to see a version of Sarah Lancashire’s Catherine Cawood popping up in a Yorkshire Tea ad
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Comment & Opinion
Crazy Sexy Food: podcast welcomes chilled not-chef Calum Harris
Harris plugs his new vegan cookbook by first addressing rumours he’s Jamie Oliver’s son
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Profiles
Beyond Meat’s Lee Crane on Watford FC, Oasis and jalapeños
‘From eco-friendly packaging to encouraging recycling and reducing single-use items, we need to minimise waste and protect the planet for future generations’
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News
Aldi buying MD Julie Ashfield promoted to chief commercial officer in board structure shake-up
The shake-up also includes the creation of two chief operating officer roles, who along with Ashfield will report to Aldi UK CEO Giles Hurley
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Paulina Wagner, trade marketing executive, Oatly
‘More brands are embracing bold, unconventional approaches, making it an exciting space for creative thinkers who love to challenge the norm’
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Whitepapers
Unlock Gen Z’s appetite: Key F&B trends shaping campus culture
Download this whitepaper to explore the latest insights into student food trends, attitudes, and behaviours, and learn how brands can effectively engage this key demographic in 2025 and beyond.
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Comment & Opinion
High flier changes everything with This sausage
A This Isn’t Pork Sausage changes the life of one high-flying real estate gal
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Comment & Opinion
Three ways businesses can manage risks and rewards of data
Data is a hugely powerful resource for businesses, but if it is not managed and interpreted cleverly, it can wreak havoc, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Profiles
Grubby’s Martin Holden-White on mice, plant-based and Austin Powers
‘We’re helping make plant-based eating more accessible and convenient for people’
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Comment & Opinion
As a plant-based brand, we’re leaving Veganuary behind
More people than ever want to cut down on their animal product intake but the idea of going vegan would put them off entirely, says Elin Roberts, co-founder & co-CEO at Better Nature
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Profiles
My Alternative CV: Veganuary’s Chelsea Harrop on McFly, Harry Styles and plant-based
Chelsea Harrop talks handling viral moments like Veganuary name-drops on Corrie to dreaming of a world where every popular sandwich has a vegan counterpart
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Comment & Opinion
Not dead yet: why TV advertising is still vital for grocery
The data on where fmcg and retail brands should invest their advertising budgets is pretty clear, says Thinkbox CEO Lindsey Clay
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Hannah Parkes, head of people & impact, The Jolly Hog
Hannah shares her journey from sausage-themed interview questions to the challenges and rewards of working in a B Corp business
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Comment & Opinion
Kevin makes a case for the boozer in ‘Pub Alone’
Grown-up Macaulay Culkin-a-like Kevin finds himself apparently abandoned in his local boozer. Hooray!
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Comment & Opinion
The English Table: a scientific and cultural history of British food
Author Jill Norman interrogates the topic from multiple angles: scientific, cultural and downright tragicomic
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Rankings
What 2024 sales data teaches us about thriving in 2025
Inflation did ease mid-year but consumers remained cautious, leaving brands with a tough challenge, says Rachel White, NIQ UK & Ireland MD