Long reads – Page 149
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Analysis and Features
Waste Not Want Not: are we winning the war?
What are the breakthroughs? Who are the frontrunners? And where has progress ground to a halt?…
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The Big Interview
Marcus Gover: the man who's got waste wrapped up
Wrap’s CEO knows it takes a lot more than facts and figures to convince both business and shoppers to change
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Analysis and Features
Join our fight against food waste
As you’ve seen our campaign has achieved a lot already – but there’s still so much to do…
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Analysis and Features
Sunflower oil prices fall as production rises
Global production looks poised to exceed the five and 10-year average
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Analysis and Features
End of sugar quotas 'risks health goals'
Britain could be facing a “new era” of low sugar prices with the removal of the quota, claims analyst Investec
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Analysis and Features
Wholesale prices: Sardine prices up due to Cadiz Gulf ban
Sardine prices have surged thanks to a ban imposed on the major sardine fishery in the Gulf of Cadiz…
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Analysis and Features
Master chefs: behind the scenes in the supermarkets' kitchens
Why are more chefs swapping reductions at recherché restaurants to bubble up béchamel in factories instead?
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Analysis and Features
Shloer Celebration - Pink Bubbly: acid test
SHS Drinks relaunched its Shloer portfolio this year, reformulated to avoid the impending soft drinks levy
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Analysis and Features
Fipronil scandal causes processing egg shortage
The year on year price of shell eggs for processing has risen by 83.6%
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Analysis and Features
Cadbury leads pre-holiday hike in promotional activity
The chocolate giant was grocery’s most promoted brand as it boosted its offers by 11.82%
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Analysis and Features
The looming labour crisis: OC&C top 150 index 2017
Growth of the Top 150 UK food producers, already at a 15-year low, has been in short supply
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Analysis and Features
The three startups fighting it out for a Waitrose partnership
A recipe app and ‘Paypal for delivery’ were among the finalists of the John Lewis accelerator programme
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Analysis and Features
Can foodservice pay for provenance?
Foodservice players are responding to demand for local sourcing, but is paying higher prices for provenance sustainable?
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Analysis and Features
Five of the biggest trends in own label right now
From honey infused, well, everything, to slow-cooked joints and snack packs
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Analysis and Features
Brexit: brave new world, or stormy seas for dairy?
There is optimism that exports to new markets could open up lucrative possibilities
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Analysis and Features
Seize the Cheese: a marketing campaign for Britain's best cheeses
The Grocer challenged creative agency Haygarth to come up with a campaign for artisan British cheesemaking
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Analysis and Features
Aspall Cyder and Molson Coors: a sign of cider's promise?
What do rumours of a high-profile buyout say about the brands and the increasingly consolidated cider market?…
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Analysis and Features
Tinned fish prices sent sky high by raw material hikes
Supermarket prices for tinned fish are surging as suppliers warn margins have been battered by high raw material costs
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Analysis and Features
Nairn's Astro Bites - Berry: acid test
Free-from is booming. Once a niche category reserved for those with medical conditions, it is now bought by 78% of shopper
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Analysis and Features
How to sell dairy in the age of 'scary': expert panel
How can the industry win the nutritional and welfare arguments when online gives anti-dairy lobbyists such firepower?