Long reads – Page 119
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Analysis & Features
Modern slavery: the human cost of cheap food?
MPs have hit out at supermarkets for not tackling human rights abuses in their supply chains. So what solutions do they propose?
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Analysis & Features
Five reasons why milkmen are cool again
Milkmen are back in vogue, as our recent Dairymen supplement revealed. Here are five reasons why
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How the AllBright funding initiative is backing women in food
Anna Jones and Debbie Wosskow’s club for female-led businesses looks set for international expansion
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Analysis & Features
Seven eye-catching cheese counters and fixtures from around the world
As part of his series on excellence in merchandising, Bryan Roberts of Tcc Global looks at the best cheese counters from around the world
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Interviews
Big Interview: how Diageo GB boss Charles Ireland is lifting UK spirits
He’s helped turn Gordon’s Pink into a national sensation. Now, Diageo’s GB boss Charles Ireland has plans to tell whisky’s story… and reimagine Johnnie Walker
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Analysis & Features
Can the food & drink supply chain cope with rising costs?
Currency swings, supply shortages, mergers and Brexit are escalating commodity volatility
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Lord Price on how to future-proof your business post-Brexit
As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit grows, Mark Price, the former Waitrose MD and ex-minister of trade, offers some predictions and some timely solutions
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How Sainsbury's is using startups to reset snacking in Locals
Over the past six months, Sainsbury’s has completely transformed the range of till-side snacks in its Local c-stores
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War on obesity: is food and drink being swamped by targets?
Patience is wearing thin with a ‘tsunami’ of government plans
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Walkers Max Strong Chilli & Lime: acid test
The UK’s crisps sector has grown by 3.6% to £914.5m in take-home value sales amid a flurry of NPD
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CMA to include Aldi and Lidl in Sainsbury's-Asda probe
The move appears to increase the chances of the merger going ahead without a huge disposal of stores
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Analysis & Features
10 sustainable and stylish food & drink packaging innovations
Brands have come up with some inventive new takes on netting, ready meal film and six-pack rings
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Analysis & Features
Why beauty is now a major battleground for UK supermarkets
Sainsbury’s made all the headlines, but it is far from the only grocer to go big on beauty. So why is the beauty market proving such an attractive opportunity for supermarkets? We look at the growth prospects, key challenges - and individual retailer strategies
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Analysis & Features
How serious is food and drink's allergy problem?
As Pret a Manger is linked to a second allergy death, can it get itself off the hook by blaming a supplier? And what are the wider implications?
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Can Tesco convince consumers it's cheaper than Aldi and Lidl?
Dave Lewis has managed to get under the skin of Aldi and Lidl with his ‘cheaper’ claims
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Analysis & Features
Can supermarket packaging be stylish, safe and sustainable?
Packaging has always had two main functions. The first is pretty prosaic: to protect the product. The second is pretty fascinating: to make it so attractive that it flies off the shelf
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Interviews
Smurfit Kappa's Saverio Mayer on plastics and ecommerce
Smurfit Kappa’s Europe CEO sees the plastics problem and e-commerce boom as opportunities for growth
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Analysis & Features
First look: inside Sainsbury's new beauty departments
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new, expanded beauty offering in eight stores. We went to its Purley Way store to see what’s on offer
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Analysis & Features
How Gove's £15m pilot can help stamp out food waste
Defra is to invest in redistribution, allowing charities to scale up operations
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Analysis & Features
Own-label showcase: Waitrose Cooks' Ingredients
We’ve selected some of the new products to highlight what they are, what they’re competing against and what the new launches tell us about Waitrose’s wider own-brand strategy