Long reads – Page 91
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Analysis and Features
General election: what the manifestos say on issues affecting food and drink
What the parties have pledged on Brexit, the high street, labour, health, environment and food policy
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Analysis and Features
Easy money and exploitation: should grocery brands explore multi-level marketing?
As more food and drink companies start to use the model, others warn it’s exploitative. What’s the truth?
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The Big Interview
Stefano Agostini big interview: Nestlé’s boss is defiant over Brexit
Nestlé’s UK & Ireland CEO fears logjams and the threat of tariffs but is still investing millions in the ‘dynamic’ British market
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Analysis and Features
Fruit-infused gins and Ben Nevis-brewed beer: what’s coming in booze this December?
There’s infused gins and cider aplenty, with new launches from Fuller’s, Hawkes Cider and Manchester Gin
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Why is Australia demanding compensation from the UK over Brexit?
Australia, New Zealand and a host of other non-EU countries want compensation for Brexit-related trade disruption
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Are brands doing enough to eliminate black plastic?
With supermarkets taking the lead on eliminating black plastic from own-label packaging, what progress are brands making?
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Analysis and Features
Sainsbury’s Cinnamon Bun Flavour Festive Pretzels: Acid test
A limited-edition play on pretzels for the festive season
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Analysis and Features
Brits paying more for soup as supermarket prices rise
On average, wet ambient soup is now 6% more expensive than last year in the major supermarkets
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The Big Interview
Polarising, pricey and non-alcoholic: why Seedlip is booze’s biggest success story
Founder Ben Branson reveals how he flipped the booze category on its head and blazed the trail for a host of low & no-alcohol imitators
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Analysis and Features
Daily purchases, on-the-go habits and health credentials: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to biscuits
The majority of Brits buy biscuits at least once a week. So what is tempting them to part with their cash?
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Analysis and Features
Grocery Advent calendar: 24 foodie Christmas products to look out for
Here’s our pick of the trend-led products that stand to win big this Christmas – or at least generate a substantial amount of buzz
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Analysis and Features
ASF crisis set to swell pork & poultry production in Europe
Despite expected growth across nearly all regions, global meat production will fall
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Analysis and Features
Is the Conservatives’ promise on SAWS expansion enough?
Boris Johnson might have finally listened to the concerns of British growers, but does his new pledge go far enough?
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Analysis and Features
Has the DTC recipe kit model reached a tipping point?
HelloFresh has surprised the market by announcing it’s near its first-ever break-even year. Has the meal kit model finally come of age?
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Analysis and Features
Health & beauty deals on the increase but savings get shallower
Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco all increased featured promotional space
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Analysis and Features
Off the hook: how the EU is failing to police illegal fishing
While the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy is coming down hard on some countries, it’s letting others off the hook, including its own member states
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Analysis and Features
Christmas ads 2019: Who’s nailed it and who’s failed it this year?
Our experts decide which ads have succeeded and which have flopped this festive season
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Analysis and Features
Advent calendars for Christmas 2019: part two
As December draws nearer, we take a look at a second wave of food & drink advent calendars hitting UK stores
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Analysis and Features
The Grocer announces the Top New Talent class of 2019
Presenting the 36 rising stars of the food and drink industry who have made our TNT class of 2019
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Analysis and Features
Can blockchain join the dots at last in grocery?
Could blockchain technology enable the food industry to keep track of food in the supply chain and thereby champion its provenance?