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Events and Awards
Grocer Gold Awards 2024: The Grocer 33 Award for Price
For the first time since the birth of the Grocer 33 back in 1997, we have a new name on this award
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Comment and Opinion
Food & drink manufacturing should be a political priority
Labour wants to drive growth in the economy but their strategy contains barely a mention of food and drink manufacturing, says Rory Fletcher, senior director and head of food & drink at Citypress
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Category Report
Kids’ lunch trends 2024: Obesity unpacked?
Childhood obesity peaked in lockdown. Today, it remains above pre-pandemic levels. So do our packed lunches need to change?
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Category Report
Lunch trends 2024: Why lunch is going places
As food-to-go options get more adventurous, brands are looking to broaden the horizons of lunchboxes, too. Who’s winning?
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Comment and Opinion
Dimbleby: Election offers the chance for real food system change
The UK is uniquely well placed to kickstart change in our food system, says Henry Dimbleby, author of the National Food Strategy and managing partner of Bramble Partners
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Grocer 33
Loyalty prices see Tesco come in £4 cheaper than Asda
The UK’s biggest grocer had special Clubcard Prices on nine of the 33 items on our list
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Comment and Opinion
The food sector must use its collective might post-election
When I talk to industry leaders, I hear a growing commitment to working together to drive progress at pace, says Sarah Bradbury, CEO of IGD
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KVI Tracker
Spain to cut olive oil VAT from July to ease consumer prices
But prices of wholesale extra virgin olive oil rose immediately after the announcement as demand bumped
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Category Report
Does Buy British stand a chance for supermarket fresh produce?
Can government intervention secure the UK’s fresh produce production? What can be done do to turn around the decline?
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Analysis and Features
Cute delivery drivers and shrinkflation: June in grocery on social media
Slicing through the buzz of social media to see what’s happening in the world of grocery
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Analysis and Features
Election: what do the parties promise when it comes to business and workers' rights?
With less than two weeks to go, here’s what the big hitters have to say on business rates, wages, worker rights, apprenticeships, taxes and more
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KVI Tracker
Prices of weather-vulnerable key foods still up despite drop in inflation
The wet winter is pushing up prices as food costs remain near record high, scientists’ analysis of ONS data shows
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Comment and Opinion
Food system change should be at the heart of every manifesto
We need political leaders to understand food is at the heart of everything, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Category Report
Cheese trends 2024: Battle of the heavyweights
The big cheese brands are back in growth and fighting for consumer attention. Who will win, and where does this leave smaller producers?
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Comment and Opinion
From inflation to innovation: the tide is turning for fmcg
The fmcg industry can finally get back to what it does best: differentiated innovation that excites consumers, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment and Opinion
Labour’s National Food Strategy aim is laudable, but will drive inflation
Henry Dimbleby’s recommendations should be broken down, prioritised and phased in over time, says David Sables of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and Opinion
As exports decline, what’s going wrong in the UK food trade?
Post-Brexit, why are we buying from some countries but not selling to them?
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Grocer 33
Nectar Prices sees Sainsbury’s edge out Tesco Clubcard by 64p
Sainsbury’s was offering special prices for its loyalty scheme members on a dozen products, resulting in a 10.9% saving
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Analysis and Features
How much are the top supermarket bosses paid?
From the lowest to the highest, here are the salaries of the UK’s leading supermarket bosses
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Comment and Opinion
Six trends influencing gen Z and millennial shoppers
These cohorts are seeking food & drink that improves sleep, mental health and more, says Signe Svanfeldt, lead nutritionist at Lifesum