Long reads – Page 35
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Analysis and FeaturesAs energy prices soar, is it time supermarkets went off-grid?
Food stores are some of the biggest energy users in the country, but as prices soar and net zero targets loom, can they find new ways to power themselves?
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Craigie’s gave its farm shop café a ‘colourful and organic’ £200k makeover
It comes 35 years after the Edinburgh business made its debut as a one-table retail operation in a converted barn
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Analysis and FeaturesChina’s role in the global post-Covid market
Post-Covid, China’s growth has slowed significantly, with only 0.4% GDP growth in the second quarter of 2022
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy blonde chocolate is having a moment
It all started with the launch of Mondelez’s Australian Caramilk brand into the UK in June 2021
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Analysis and FeaturesFood and drink’s top financial performers of 2022
PepsiCo benefited from a return to out-of-home consumption of its snacks and drinks
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Analysis and FeaturesChocolatiers face raw deal in supply chain costs
Confectioners have been facing raw material price volatility in recent years
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Analysis and FeaturesHow to align sustainable petfood with pricing
With recession looming, UK petfood suppliers might be forgiven for putting green initiatives aside
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Analysis and FeaturesOC&C Global 50 food and beverage rankings: how fmcg giants are tackling inflation
The world’s fmcg giants survived the pandemic. Now they’re facing into rampant inflation. Are they agile enough to handle rising costs, changing shopper habits and geopolitical volatility?
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Analysis and FeaturesCan the frozen food sector stay competitive in the cost of living crisis?
Opportunities lie in pricing and restaurant-style lines, experts say
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Analysis and FeaturesBritain’s 10 favourite sweets and confectionery brands 2022
In contrast to chocolate, the top fruity confectionery brands are mostly in growth this year
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Analysis and FeaturesCan Morrisons really scale up its Daily format in the ‘thousands’?
The plans may have been a welcome distraction from losing its big four place to Aldi, but where will all those Morrisons Daily stores come from?
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy vegan chocolate is attracting the big bucks
For evidence of the popularity of vegan chocolate, just look at its fundraising efforts
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Wye Valley Meadery brought a ‘medieval’ drink into the 21st century
How award-winning supplier Wye Valley Meadery is bringing the historic alcoholic drink into the 21st century with its ‘session meads’
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Analysis and FeaturesThe UK’s 10 most popular chocolate bars and brands 2022
Lindt Lindor overtakes Galaxy as the UK’s second favourite chocolate
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat does the future hold for gum and mints after HFSS rules come in?
Two confectionery categories looking fairly safe from HFSS regulations are gum and mints
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Analysis and FeaturesGlobal supply chain pressures are easing… but for how long?
The pandemic logjam is finally clearing. But new lockdowns are taking hold, there are still labour shortages to contend with and further strikes are forecast
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat will we all eat and drink as we watch the Queen’s funeral on Monday?
Many of those raising a glass in memory of Queen Elizabeth II this weekend are expected to be drinking Dubonnet
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Analysis and FeaturesHow will the rapid delivery dark store backlash hit the UK?
Amid community resentment, cities in Europe and beyond are clamping down on rapid grocery dark stores. How can operators face the threat?
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Analysis and FeaturesCould Beavertown topple BrewDog as the king of craft beers?
Heineken ownership may give Beavertown the critical mass it craves
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat can be done to tackle the hidden UK warehousing crisis?
Low pay, tough working conditions and a lack of foreign labour are driving a crisis – so what can the sector do to appeal to British workers?