Long reads – Page 165
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Analysis & Features
How Mauritian growers are preparing for sugar quota changes
“We are very afraid of the future,” one farmer tells The Grocer
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Analysis & Features
Can Bakkavor complete its turnaround and seal an IPO?
The battling Viking spirit of the Gudmundsson brothers revealed itself again last week
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Analysis & Features
Dried fruit & nuts cheaper as Turkish lira declines
Turkey is a major supplier of dried fruit and nuts to the UK market
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Interviews
James Mayer Big Interview: Danone's winning formula
The ‘breast is best’ debate remains endlessly contentious. But is Mayer sick of it?
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Analysis & Features
Acrylamide: the Burning Question
Burnt toast is once again in the news after an FSA warning on acrylamide. But why now and how will it affect the food industry?
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Analysis & Features
Free'ist Sugar Free Caramel Crunch Popcorn: acid test
Launched in 2013, the Free’ist brand set out to make products suitable for diabetics
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Analysis & Features
10 ways manufacturers waste food
Supermarkets might take most the food waste flak but nearly 90% happens before products reach supermarket shelves
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Waste Not Want Not: How to turn food waste into gold
If our Waste Not Want Not campaign hits our target of 100,000 meals, it would save charities £150m
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Analysis & Features
Fascia Face-off Part 1: Putting fascias to the test
Every week, The Grocer 33 rates the supermarkets. So how did convenience stores cope with a scaled down version?
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Analysis & Features
Best-one, Rupert Road, London
This brand-new Best-one has a fresh, glass-front fascia to match its smart surroundings
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Analysis & Features
Budgens Belsize Park
One of the biggest stores we tested, Thornton’s Budgens sits on a busy high street in London’s posh Belsize Park
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Analysis & Features
Costcutter, Farnham
Outside parking spaces earned this small Costcutter store an early thumbs-up
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Analysis & Features
Family Shopper, Aldershot
Deceptively spacious, this Family Shopper stood out in residential Aldershot thanks to its pillarbox red branding
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Analysis & Features
Londis, Wivelsfield
Serving the small rural village of Wivelsfield, this Londis store has clearly embedded itself firmly in the community
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Analysis & Features
Nisa Local, Farnham
Only 18 months after undergoing a full refit, this Nisa Local still has a gleamingly clean store exterior
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Analysis & Features
One Stop, Basingstoke
Only 12 months after first opening its doors in Basingstoke, the bright red paint on this One Stop has hardly dried
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Analysis & Features
Premier Express, Horley
This Premier provided the cheapest basket, but its poky feel and crowded aisles didn’t provide the best experience…
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Analysis & Features
Who should carry the can for super-strength ruling?
The Portman Group blames gaps in the CMO’s recommendations
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Analysis & Features
Unilever sets out game plan to get drastic with plastic
It wants all its plastic to be reusable or recyclable by 2025. But what barriers need to be overcome?
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Analysis & Features
Poor harvests and weak sterling push up olive oil prices
Supermarket olive oil prices are surging in the wake of warnings over supply shortages and the impact of the Brexit vote