Long reads – Page 171
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Analysis and FeaturesWhich of the grocers has "won" Christmas?
Ahead of a busy week of grocery trading updates there are good reasons to think the supermarkets had a far better time of things over the festive period.
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Analysis and Features"Well positioned" B&M benefits from Christmas momentum
As general retailers suffered this week on a gloomy outlook for 2017, the City rushed to grab a piece of B&M European Value Retail, with discounters seen as a safe haven in uncertain times.
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Analysis and FeaturesAmidst big upheaval Lewis and Potts impress the City...
…while a small chocolatier not only lists but moves into lift-off. But what’s the outlook for 2017?…
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Analysis and FeaturesMeat the future... and how to market it
A cluster of PR-hungry cultured meat startups claim we could be grilling sausages and burgers, created without slaughtering
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat’s the story behind the FSA pork stuffing recall?
Some Asda and Marks & Spencer lines were sold on to third parties
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Analysis and FeaturesTen Tips for 2017
There’s no point crying over all the milk spilt in 2016. It’s time to look forward to the year ahead
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Analysis and FeaturesTop Campaigns of 2016
Everyone loves talking about the Christmas ads, but which one does The Grocer think is the best? Let’s not ignore the rest of the year either
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Analysis and FeaturesStory of the year: love it or hate it, Brexit happened ...
It wasn’t until October that the ramifications of Brexit really hit home for food and drink
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Analysis and FeaturesIntrigue of the year: what did Ronny do wrong?
Lidl replaced charismatic German with 34-year-old Härtnagel
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Analysis and FeaturesSocial media froth of the year: Sainsbury's #sandwichgate
Woe betide anyone that comes between a Brit and their sandwich
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Analysis and FeaturesConfession of the year: Mars admits Dolmio makes you fat!
Mars created a media storm by recommending some of its cooking sauces should only be eaten weekly
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Analysis and FeaturesDisintermediation of the year: Unilever and Dollar Shave Club
Cutting out the middleman doesn’t just appeal to trendy new startups
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Analysis and FeaturesRecall of the year: Mars acts fast on plastic problem
One pesky piece of plastic proved a spanner in the works for Mars in February
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Analysis and FeaturesCrisis of the Year: Ferrero
The Sun revealed Ferrero was using child labour in Romania to assemble Kinder Egg toys
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Analysis and FeaturesShrinker of the year: Toblerone loses triangles
Tabloids have been obsessed with chocolate’s vanishing act for years
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Analysis and FeaturesDumbest discounter of the year: EasyFoodstore
EasyFood is comfortably one of the oddest extensions for someone who has always shown business savvy
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Analysis and FeaturesBandwagon jumper of the year: protein sweets
With producers cramming extra protein into pizzas, porridge oats and pancakes, it’s a wonder we aren’t all weightlifting
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Analysis and FeaturesDeal of the year: Sainsbury’s and Argos
Why would Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe pay so much for Argos, a struggling 1980s brand that has a different demographic?
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Analysis and FeaturesBabyfood bust up spans from EU to Beijing
It’s been an unpredictable 2016, but Ella’s Kitchen still dominates the babyfood category
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Analysis and FeaturesBagged snack sharing deals impact value
The familiar narrative of Brits ditching fried potato crisps in favour of alternatives isn’t quite so cut and dried