All articles by Lois Vallely – Page 2
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Analysis & FeaturesCan supermarkets steal a slice of the takeaway market?
Driven by the success of Deliveroo, Just Eat and other apps, the takeaway market is worth nearly £13bn and now supermarkets want a pizza the action
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer announces the Top New Talent class of 2019
Presenting the 36 rising stars of the food and drink industry who have made our TNT class of 2019
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are right to use renewables. But they must also cut energy use outright
Tesco says its renewables deal will save 90,000 tonnes of CO2 a year
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InterviewsJulian Metcalfe: Itsu’s British foodie with global ambition
Following success with Pret a Manger and Metcalfe’s Skinny, Itsu founder Julian Metcalfe is setting his sights on taking the brand global
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Analysis & FeaturesFarm Africa’s 1,000-trees challenge: helping young Ugandan women thrive in the coffee business
Eight industry execs want to help young people – and particularly young women – in Uganda build their own businesses
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NewsSky executive and England cricketer join Leadership Symposium speaking lineup
This year’s Leadership Symposium lineup will include former England cricketer Matt Prior and Sky business leader Fiona Ball
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Analysis & FeaturesPlastic: is the industry moving far enough and fast enough?
Which plastic reduction initiatives are working and which are window dressing?
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Comment & OpinionSecrets of the Superfactories: a look behind the scenes of Heinz beans
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the Heinz factory in Wigan is making tins and tins of baked beans
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Comment & OpinionSnackmasters: how hard can it be to recreate a Kit Kat?
The first episode of Channel 4’s Snackmasters challenged two British chefs to recreate the legendary bar
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InterviewsJenny Costa: how Rubies in the Rubble is taking on Heinz
Having started as a kitchen table business, Rubies in the Rubble now has the mainstream condiments market in its sights
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NewsFood execs head to Uganda to raise money for Farm Africa
They will plant 1,000 trees on 80 acres of coffee farmland to give the coffee plants the shade they need to grow
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NewsPoundland parent renamed ‘Pepco Group’ amid major growth drive
The group wants to increase its store estate to 4,000 across the UK and Europe
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Comment & OpinionFood Unwrapped looks at whether squid could stand in for cod
As climate change warms our seas, traditional fish species such as cod and haddock are moving on
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InterviewsHow P&G’s chief sustainability officer Virginie Helias is driving change
In 2011 she invented her ideal job, pitched it to P&G’s then-CEO, and got it. Today Virginie Helias is pushing significant change
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NewsDeadline extended for Top New Talent Awards entries
The TNT Awards, sponsored by Veritas Partners, aim to celebrate the best and brightest young talent working across the UK grocery and foodservice sector
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Comment & OpinionHas Burger King beaten McDonald’s at its own game, asks Channel 5 documentary
McDonald’s has historically been two steps ahead of Burger King – but its rival is blazing the trail of plant-based
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InterviewsWhat’s Peter Marsh’s mission for Planet Organic?
As the Planet Organic ethos enters the mainstream, Peter Marsh has ambitious growth plans
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InterviewsRob Collins big interview: the Waitrose way is working
The Waitrose MD is focusing on in-store improvements over expansion
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InterviewsWhy Ewan Venters chose locals over tourists at Fortnum & Mason
Since Ewan Venters took the reins at Fortnum & Mason seven years ago, it has tripled in size. But he’s not done yet
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News2019 Leadership Symposium tickets ‘selling fast’
Co-op CEO Steve Murrells, MP Nicky Morgan, Rubies in the Rubble founder Jenny Costa and former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy are on the speaker list