Long reads – Page 129
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Analysis and FeaturesHow sustainable is that plant-based burger really?
While they are billed as better for the environment, many plant-based patties list soy as their primary ingredient
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Analysis and Features16 innovative new soft drinks coming to supermarkets
This isn’t just a new flavour variant, says Vita Coco. It’s a whole new category for the brand
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Analysis and FeaturesSeven innovative new seltzer brands shaking up soft drinks
The unsweet sparkling water or “seltzer” category is picking up speed in the UK and there’s a flood of new brands and big players introducing products hoping to catch on to the consumer excitement. Here’s our pick of what’s new in the growing category:
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Analysis and FeaturesAction on cocoa output pushes up cocoa butter prices
The Ivory Coast Coffee and Cocoa Council last month suspended programmes for the 2017/18 season
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Analysis and FeaturesMartin Race of Bestway on its £7.25m swoop for Conviviality
As Bestway appears to have landed its very own bargain booze deal with a £7.25m swoop for Conviviality Retail, MD Martin Race talks about the rationale for the deal and plans for the future
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Analysis and FeaturesPalm oil prices fall as production rebounds
Palm oil was this week trading near 2,4000 Malaysian ringgit (£463) a tonne
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Analysis and FeaturesPriogrigio: Five alternative bottles of bubbly hitting supermarket shelves
The price of Champagne and Prosecco has skyrocketed and consumers are on the lookout for cheaper alternatives to their usual glass of fizz
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Analysis and FeaturesThe dark side of digital: how will the Cambridge Analytica scandal affect grocery?
Grocery has always been reluctant to embrace online advertising, and now the Cambridge Analytica scandal has raised further questions about digital ethics. So how are brands and retailers reacting?
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Analysis and FeaturesThe sugar tax: five things you need to know
It’s all over the headlines today and has been branded everything from a health saviour to a blunt instrument
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Analysis and FeaturesUK wine and champagne sales by subcategory 2018
Take-home wine and champagne sales by subcategory and value sales, based on Kantar Worldpanel data. Includes still red, still white, prosecco, champagne, cava as well as own-label vs branded share.
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Analysis and FeaturesTop 10 wine brands by value sales in the UK 2018
This table ranks the 10 biggest still wine brands in the UK by sales value, including Hardys, Echo Falls and Blossom Hill. Based on IRI data and showing year-on-year percentage growth and declines as well as total brand value.
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Analysis and FeaturesUS soybean futures hit by tariffs tit-for-tat
America’s second -biggest crop got dragged into the looming trade war with China
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Analysis and FeaturesCity snapshot: Supermarket price inflation plunges to 0.8%
Supermarket inflation has fallen to its lowest level for over a year, according to the latest figures from The Grocer Price Index, while Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to show monthly deflation since February 2017. Plus, consumer stocks surge on market recovery all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Analysis and FeaturesMedia Bites 6 April: Mothercare/Sainsbury's, Conviviality, Sugar tax
Shares in Mothercare shot up more than 11% last night after reports emerged that Sainsbury’s was considering a swoop on the troubled retailer.
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Analysis and FeaturesHow robots can help reduce supply chain food waste
A venture that kicked off in March plans to address supply chain waste and the inefficiencies that lie behind it
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Analysis and FeaturesPrice cuts drive Sainsbury's into annual price deflation
The GPI shows Sainsbury’s as the first supermarket to record a year-on-year price drop for over 12 months
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Analysis and Features10 of our most popular Waste Not Want Not campaign stories
We’ve gathered together some of our most popular WNWN content to inspire you to j oin the fight and sign our petition
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Analysis and FeaturesMasters of branding: the rise of the masterbrand strategy
Coca Cola and Heinz are among the big names pushing ahead with a strong masterbrand approach. Is this a surefire way to succeed?
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The Big InterviewBig interview: Leendert den Hollander on plastic, positivity and the big bang
Until its dramatic u-turn last year, Coca-Cola was demonised by campaign groups for its role in undermining solutions to plastic pollution
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Analysis and Features1 (1) Cadbury
Inflation has been a major driver of growth for Britain’s biggest grocery brand