Long reads – Page 8
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Analysis and Features
How supermarkets’ c-store onslaught has forced the rise of the hybrid
Supermarkets are pushing into the convenience sector with local formats. How are the independents and symbol groups fighting to stay relevant?
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Analysis and Features
Why did Thatchers’ Aldi copycat claim fail in High Court?
Aldi’s cider was found to be neither confusing nor detrimental
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Analysis and Features
Has Ocado done enough to impress investors and M&S?
Ocado Retail ‘weathered the storm’ of 2023, delivering impressive results. Can it deliver on its aspirations to take more grocery market share?
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Analysis and Features
How George & Joseph became a destination for cheese lovers
What is it about this Leeds shop that makes customers willing to queue for an hour?
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The Big Interview
How Mackie’s MD is giving the Common touch to a family business
Mackie’s of Scotland’s MD Stuart Common has been busy in his first year – slashing carbon use, building exports and raising awareness south of the border
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Long reads
Power list: The women pioneering in the plant-based sector
The ‘startup mentality’ in plant-based has brought plenty of trailblazing women to the fore. These women will now be crucial to the future of the industry as it suffers a sales setback
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Analysis and Features
The produce hit hardest by Britain's disastrous weather
With thousands of acres of land under water, farmers of crops and livestock are counting the costs. And the retailers have been responding
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Analysis and Features
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company – an evolution explored
Marston’s brands are being sidelined by CMBC for an increasing focus on premium and world lagers
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Analysis and Features
How will Red Sea attacks affect UK fmcg?
The UK and US joint air strikes have ramped up the chance of additional violence in the Middle East. So what does this mean for UK fmcg?
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The Big Interview
Wildfarmed: the unlikely trio with ‘a silver bullet’ for farming
Inspired by a farming book from 1940, a musician, a TV presenter and a financial guru are bringing their modern take on regenerative agriculture to the masses
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Analysis and Features
How GrowUp Farms is growing UK salad supply year round
From a small unit in London, GrowUp Farms has taken its vertical farming business to a larger site in Kent, where it supplies the likes of Tesco with British-grown salad
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Analysis and Features
Which grocery players hit the stock market jackpot in 2023?
In 2023, crises from Ukraine to the Middle East, plus the ongoing cost of living crisis, battered stocks. Who coped best and what will 2024 bring?
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Analysis and Features
Will Asda’s discounter price matching scheme pay off?
Asda is the first supermarket to match both Aldi and Lidl
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Analysis and Features
Festive sales: the winners and losers of Christmas 2023
A flurry of trading results are in. So where did Santa shop the most this Christmas? And who will be starting 2024 with a new year hangover?
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Analysis and Features
How a fifth-generation butchery created award-winning ready meals
Launched in May 2022, Althams Fine Foods’ Supper Club last year scooped six golds at the Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards
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Analysis and Features
How Britain’s biggest brewers are faring and their plans for the future
Britain’s top brewers face a barrage of challenges in 2024, but what will drive their success?
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Analysis and Features
How grocery stock market players coped with 2023’s uncertainty
Fmcg players are used to volatility and uncertainty, driven by a plethora of global crises in recent years.
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Analysis and Features
Four key drivers of food & drink NPD in 2024
‘Feel better’ and ‘right & relevant’ are set to become key drivers of innovation
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Analysis and Features
How The Black Farmer is creating a ‘black Selfridges’ with its Brixton farm shop
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones says his The Black Farmer Farmshop in London has been in such high demand he’s had to panic-order more stock
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Analysis and Features
The Grocer NPD Wrapped: 23 most-liked Instagram posts of 2023
NPD flew off the shelves this year from controversial flavours to nostalgic relaunches. Check out the top NPD for 2023