Long reads – Page 127
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Analysis and Features10 new products hitting shelves for the royal wedding
Royal wedding bells are ringing and retailers hope the wedding fever that’s sweeping the nation will get tills ringing too
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Analysis and FeaturesFive standout dishes from Market Hall Fulham
The capital’s trendiest food hall is introducing the nation to Calcutta puchka and pink lattes
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Analysis and FeaturesA dangerous game: sporting sponsorship in 2018
The combination of sport and politics has often proven volatile. And it means sponsoring the World Cup this year is more complex than it has ever been
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Analysis and FeaturesCronuts to duffins: a guide to hybrid bakery products
Do such weird and wonderful creations have legs in the UK?
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The Big InterviewCranswick's Adam Couch and Jim Brisby: the big interview
What do you do when you’re a self-confessed meat industry lifer and the sector you’ve grown up in is facing some of the most challenging disruption in decades?
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Analysis and FeaturesSainsbury’s & Asda mega merger: what we know and what it means
The market is still coming to terms with the Tesco-Booker deal and now this: a £51bn-sales combination play between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been confirmed. So what will it mean? And how on earth would it get competition clearance? Here’s an updated analysis from The Grocer following the announcement earlier this week
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Analysis and FeaturesRisk of citrus greening disease in Med produce 'very high'
Reasearchers warned Europe could not remain immune to the disease, which has devastated citrus crops in the US…
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Analysis and FeaturesOil prices at highest level since 2015
Falling yields in Russia and OPEC member states has rattled oil markets
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Analysis and FeaturesSoft drinks levy reverses trend of declining inflation
A spike in soft drinks prices since the Soft Drinks Industry Levy came into force on 5 April has pushed up the GPI
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Analysis and FeaturesUS demand for coldwater prawns declines
Sluggish demand from the US caused coldwater prawn prices to decline in April
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Analysis and FeaturesEdge & Son: 'gene to fork' process reaps rewards for butcher
With their wealth of farming knowledge and expertise on nose to tail butchery and native breeds, it quickly becomes clear
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Analysis and FeaturesCadbury Dairy Milk Freddo Face Cakes: acid test
After three years of value decline, the sweet biscuits category returned to growth in 2017
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Grocer Gold Awards 2018: who's on the shortlist?
With hundreds of entries across 22 categories, our expert judges had their work cut out creating the Grocer Gold shortlist for 2018
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Analysis and FeaturesSainsbury’s and Asda merger: the key facts and figures
Your at-a-glance guide to what you need to know about the mega merger that shocked the UK grocer market
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Analysis and FeaturesSainsbury's Asda merger: Twitter reacts
Over the weekend, news broke of a “mega-merger” between Sainsbury’s and Asda. Here’s how Twitter reacted to the story
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Analysis and FeaturesProposed Sainsbury's-Asda merger: analysts' reaction
Shockwaves were sent through the industry this weekend after it emerged a merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda was on the cards. Here’s how leading analysts have reacted to the news
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Analysis and FeaturesFive innovative new bagged nuts shaking up snacking
The growing space retailers are giving nuts, perceived as ‘healthier’ than crisps, has created something of a gold rush in the category
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Analysis and FeaturesFive trends from the London Coffee Festival
Black coffee lager, mocha smoothies and espresso tequila cocktails - we look at the top innovations from the event
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Analysis and FeaturesHow to persuade Brits to up their game consumption
Brits need to up their game. That’s the message from the British Game Alliance, a marketing initiative set to launch next month
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Analysis and FeaturesWet weather hinders spring crop planting
While last week’s sunshine has helped farmers plant some spring crops, more rain this week has further delayed planting