Long reads – Page 38
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Analysis & Features
Why vegan chocolate is attracting the big bucks
For evidence of the popularity of vegan chocolate, just look at its fundraising efforts
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Analysis & Features
How Wye Valley Meadery brought a ‘medieval’ drink into the 21st century
How award-winning supplier Wye Valley Meadery is bringing the historic alcoholic drink into the 21st century with its ‘session meads’
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The UK’s 10 most popular chocolate bars and brands 2022
Lindt Lindor overtakes Galaxy as the UK’s second favourite chocolate
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What does the future hold for gum and mints after HFSS rules come in?
Two confectionery categories looking fairly safe from HFSS regulations are gum and mints
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Analysis & Features
Global supply chain pressures are easing… but for how long?
The pandemic logjam is finally clearing. But new lockdowns are taking hold, there are still labour shortages to contend with and further strikes are forecast
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Analysis & Features
What will we all eat and drink as we watch the Queen’s funeral on Monday?
Many of those raising a glass in memory of Queen Elizabeth II this weekend are expected to be drinking Dubonnet
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Analysis & Features
How will the rapid delivery dark store backlash hit the UK?
Amid community resentment, cities in Europe and beyond are clamping down on rapid grocery dark stores. How can operators face the threat?
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Analysis & Features
Could Beavertown topple BrewDog as the king of craft beers?
Heineken ownership may give Beavertown the critical mass it craves
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Analysis & Features
What can be done to tackle the hidden UK warehousing crisis?
Low pay, tough working conditions and a lack of foreign labour are driving a crisis – so what can the sector do to appeal to British workers?
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Analysis & Features
Supermarket opening times on the day of the Queen’s funeral
19 September 2022 has been declared a public holiday in the UK meaning many shops are likely to amend their opening hours
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Analysis & Features
What does the new PM mean for the UK’s food industry?
Liz Truss has pledged to support farmers with labour and reduce nannying on the health and regulatory fronts. Will her Cabinet deliver?
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Analysis & Features
Can Brazil stop itself burning?
The reputation of Brazilian agriculture is at an all-time-low as destruction of the Amazon and Cerrado mounts. Can anything be done to put things right?
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Analysis & Features
In pictures: Queen Elizabeth II visits supermarkets through her reign
Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96. We take a tour through the ages as the late Queen toured supermarkets
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Analysis & Features
Why are so many supermarkets suddenly axing best-before dates and at what cost?
Date ditching could cut food waste – but it’s not without its risks
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Interviews
White Rabbit’s free-from trip from Italy to Oxford, via the pub
The brand’s founders are taking traditional Italian fare and turning it gluten-free. It may not please their family, but it’s making shoppers happy
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Analysis & Features
Will Amazon ever be a serious contender in grocery?
The retail behemoth has found grocery rivals hard to catch, but a series of new hires are looking to use the massive potential of Prime to catch up
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Analysis & Features
Can more ‘wonky’ veg help drought-struck growers?
Growers – and Lidl – argue wonky veg ranges are not the answer
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Analysis & Features
Are the UK’s CO2 woes down to a semi-monopoly, and what’s the solution?
Why is the sector yet again plunged into doubt over CO2 sources, and what can be done to stop another crisis piling misery on food companies?
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Analysis & Features
Can gene editing ease the cost of living crisis?
The UK is breaking from the EU to press ahead with gene editing. Could it cut costs on shelves? And is it even worth the risk?
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Analysis & Features
Can the EU’s stance on genetic engineering last?
A 2001 directive was introduced that applied a de facto ban to the technology