Long reads – Page 118
-
Analysis & Features
Iceland Takeaway Chicken Tikka Masala: acid test
This long-standing option is one of Iceland’s products to have recently had palm oil removed
-
Analysis & Features
Can AEOs help you dodge port disruption in a no-deal Brexit?
Looking to avoid post-Brexit port disruption? AEO certification can reportedly ease the flow of trade. So how can companies apply, and is it worth it?
-
Analysis & Features
Food trade chaos: Hull's port braces for no-deal Brexit
Hull would not be able to cope in a no-deal scenario, according to its chief port health officer, Laurence Dettman
-
Interviews
How Taco Bell is taking a second bite at the UK high street
The Mexican-inspired brand’s international president Liz Williams discusses its return to London
-
Analysis & Features
First look: inside Harrods' Fresh Market Hall
We take a first look inside Harrods’ reimagined food hall, which opened last week after a major refurbishment
-
Analysis & Features
Eight innovative new sweet potato products coming to supermarkets
From puffs to bread, the bright orange root veg has inspired a wealth of quirky product innovation this year
-
Analysis & Features
New vegan food-to-go products coming to supermarkets
From fishless sushi to pig-free bacon crisps, here’s our pick of the best new vegan-friendly food-to-go products
-
Analysis & Features
Inside Amazon's Tilbury FC: is the controversy justified?
Stories of exhausted staff don’t stop Amazon opening its doors to the public
-
Analysis & Features
10 ways robots and automation are revolutionising the supply chain
Specialised machinery is making production and distribution faster and cheaper - and in some cases creating work and increasing pay for humans
-
Analysis & Features
Food and drink winners and losers in the 'giveaway' Budget
There were changes to business rates, online taxation, the national living wage and duty
-
Analysis & Features
How vegans are embracing dirty burgers and decadent desserts
A wider, less virtuous approach to veganism could soon start translating to the supermarkets
-
Analysis & Features
Reckitt Benckiser shares on yet another "one off" setback
Reckitt Benckiser’s $16.6bn buyout of Mead Johnson was supposed to revolutionise the consumer giant’s global business, but 18 months after agreeing to buy the baby milk specialist the acquisition is still underperforming and pressure is mounting on Reckitt management.
-
Analysis & Features
Trade war uncertainty hikes price of copper
Copper inventories in warehouses have fallen over 60% since the 2018 peak in June
-
Analysis & Features
How meat marketers are battling against price wars & veganism
Could a resurgence in clever meat marketing bring value to the category?
-
Analysis & Features
Food to go: Get ready for the counter revolution
As consumers demand more exotic lunch options from bibimbap to South American corn rolls, do supermarkets need to experiment beyond sushi counters?
-
Analysis & Features
Own-label showcase: Amazon private-label brands
In recent months Amazon has ramped up its activity in grocery and the retailer now sells private-label products in bulk across several categories
-
Analysis & Features
AB InBev third quarter results give investors a headache
AB InBev investors were nursing sore heads on Thursday morning after the globe’s largest brewer lost about 10% of its value after a weaker-than-expected third quarter and a savage dividend cut.
-
Analysis & Features
From seaweed to vegan salmon: the top NPD at Sial Paris 2018
Low-waste packaging, free-from and health trends influenced new lines at this year’s show
-
Analysis & Features
Are vending machines the future of food retail?
As technology develops, food futurologists have predicted ‘everything’ could be sold this way in the future
-
Analysis & Features
How are rivals reacting to Pret's allergen labelling woes?
Two allergy-related deaths have raised consciousness of allergen labelling to fever pitch. So how are Pret and other operators responding?