Long reads – Page 148
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Analysis and FeaturesSainsbury's expands one-hour Chop Chop service across central London
Express delivery will now be available to more than 1.7 million customers in zones one and two
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Analysis and Features10 packaging innovations of 2017
Innovations in packaging in the past 12 months have pushed the boundaries of design, cut costs and helped save the planet
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Analysis and FeaturesPlain packaging: who's next?
One colour. One font. Oh, and grim and grisly health warnings. Is the future plain for food and drink packaging?
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Analysis and FeaturesCost hikes looming for balsamic vinegar
Makers of balsamic vinegar are facing potentially massive cost rises following weak grape harvests in Mediterranean Europe
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Analysis and FeaturesSupermarkets slash booze deals as overall promos fall
A cutback on booze deals drove a significant drop in promotional activity across the mults last month
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Analysis and FeaturesCan Portuguese cork makers put stop to rule of the screwcap?
Cork suppliers are looking to sniff out the threat of TCA, the nasty chemical compound that leaves wines ‘corked’…
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Analysis and FeaturesFour technologies that could change the face of grocery
The most promising innovations on show at Shoptalk Europe
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Analysis and FeaturesIs workfare fair, or slave labour?
Four years after jobseekers on the DWP’s workfare scheme successfully sued should businesses steer well clear?
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Analysis and FeaturesThe WTO quota row: what it means for trade and Brexit
The UK-EU “breakthrough” on splitting TRQs has run into global trade heavyweight opposition…
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Grocer New Product Awards 2017: who won what and why?
New products in 29 categories fought it out to be crowned winners of the 2017 awards this week
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Analysis and FeaturesApple juice squeezed by poor Polish crop
Fruit juice manufacturers are facing surging prices for apple juice concentrate due to a shortage of apples in Poland
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Analysis and FeaturesPolystyrene driven up by rising input costs
Polystyrene prices have risen due to tightening supplies of feedstock styrene after factory outages hit production
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Analysis and FeaturesHighlights from the first week of Tesco fraud trial
Rogberg, Bush and Scouler plead not guilty as the trial starts
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Analysis and FeaturesAs Nisa readies for date with destiny Nick Read's job is done
But while the CEO turned Nisa around and helped secure Co-op offer, his tenure was marred by a fractious relationship with…
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Analysis and FeaturesPrice inflation at mults hits highest level for five years
The Grocer Price Index jumped from 2.4% to 2.9% in the month to 1 October
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Analysis and FeaturesTesco first half results: What the analysts say
Tesco has declared its turnaround “firmly on track” after posting a 27.3% jump in group operating profit before exceptional items and its seventh consecutive quarter of sales growth
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Analysis and FeaturesRevealed: Why Brits are falling back in love with the cuppa
Forget bogstandard tea, Brits are looking for ’qualitea’ as coffee shop culture spreads to the nation’s national brew
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Analysis and FeaturesFSA reveals its hands-off tactics with campylobacter
Self-regulation for the mults has stirred up food safety fears
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Analysis and FeaturesWonky veg up but are supermarkets digging deep enough?
Shoppers continue to lap up wonky fruit & veg ranges, as the supermarkets introduce new lines and lower specifications
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Analysis and FeaturesHow much appetite will the City have for Bakkavor?
Will the ascending reputation of own label and the performance of its peers mean a warm welcome on the Stock Exchange?