Long reads – Page 54
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy kombucha purists are coming to blows with new entrants to the booming segment
As kombucha hits the big time, small players have united over a claimed lack of authenticity among larger suppliers now entering the fray. What impact will that have, if any?
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The Big InterviewSkinny Food Co founders on taking a leaf out of the Heinz playbook
The Skinny Food Co’s founders started out with £3k and an idea. Now they’re turning over £35m, and eyeing the US and China
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Farm Africa has transformed lives through Food for Good projects
Food for Good has had a huge impact through a decade of expeditions – and the pandemic won’t stop its efforts
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Analysis and FeaturesThe pros and cons of a Co-op and Amazon partnership. Can they make it work?
Some 10,000 Co-op SKUs are now available on Amazon. But will the venture pay dividends, with Morrisons offering cheaper alternatives?
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Analysis and FeaturesIs Britain losing its thirst for lower-calorie beer brands?
Or are big suppliers getting confused over who they’re targeting?
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Analysis and FeaturesInside Lavazza’s new London flagship coffee store
Coffee lovers are invited to “experience the extraordinary world of authentic coffee through an exciting journey of discovery”
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Analysis and FeaturesLockdown snacking, healthy options and recycling: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to bagged snacks
How are health and sustainability concerns changing the way we snack?
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Analysis and FeaturesWhich food and drink brands came out top with consumers in 2021?
It’s not been an easy year for British food and drink brands. But some have still managed to impress consumers, according to YouGov’s 2021 UK Fmcg Rankings
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Analysis and FeaturesShore thing: the Scottish supplier making seaweed mainstream
Harvesting wild seaweed has enabled New Wave Foods to build a brand, Shore The Scottish Seaweed Co
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Analysis and FeaturesGuide for SMEs: How to establish a workable net zero strategy
The FDF has set an industry-wide target to achieve net zero by 2040, but more than a third of food and drink companies have not yet set their own targets for tackling climate change. So what are the main issues faced by food and drink SMEs firms? And how they can be overcome?
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Analysis and FeaturesA reuse revolution: how Tesco could scale up its Loop trial
Tesco is trialling the refillable packaging service in 10 stores. For now it’s loss-making, but supporters say it can succeed with scale
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Analysis and FeaturesThe real causes of the HGV driver shortage and why we can’t blame it all on Brexit
The HGV driver shortage has escalated to crisis point. As multiple theories circulate over the underlying cause, The Grocer has sourced exclusive data to uncover what’s really driving the issue
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Analysis and FeaturesThe UK’s top 10 favourite sweets and confectionery brands 2021
Overall, people have bought less sweets over the past year
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Analysis and FeaturesHow brands are shifting to low-sugar, no-sugar and functional confectionery
Source: Getty Images Confectioners have been issued an ultimatum: ditch the sugar or brace yourselves for a huge sales hit. That’s easier said than done when the white stuff can comprise up to three-quarters of your goods. “The industry has been developing low-sugar or sugar-free ranges ...
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Analysis and FeaturesThe contenders to buy EG Group if the Issas sell to focus on Asda
Reports suggest the brothers are exploring a £10bn-plus sale. EG Group has long been seen as an IPO contender, but a sale jars with the synergies attained via the Issa brothers’ purchase of Asda this year
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Analysis and FeaturesCreative challenge: how chocolate brands can tackle the ad clampdown
New rules mean confectionery advertisers will have to work a lot harder to attract attention
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Analysis and FeaturesCyberattack shutdown: what happened at Brazilian meat supplier JBS
The more than $200m annual IT spend and 850-strong global IT team at JBS counted for little
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Analysis and FeaturesThe weak points where hackers could hijack the supply chain
With more of the food system run online – and, increasingly, from the homes of its workers – the industry faces a rising risk of cyberattacks
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Analysis and FeaturesRestrictions on confectionery advertising in-store, online and on TV explained
Big squeeze: HFSS to lose two thirds of store space
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Corbridge Larder: from the corporate world to the heart of a community
The Northumberland business has been transformed since being taken over, winning at the 2021 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards