Long reads – Page 77
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Analysis & Features
As Charles Wilson steps down, what now for Booker?
Wilson has embodied Booker for many of its members, some of whom fear new boss, Tesco’s Andrew Yaxley, will have different priorities
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Analysis & Features
How prevalent is child hunger in the UK? And what can be done about it?
Marcus Rashford has launched a taskforce with a raft of major supermarkets and suppliers to try reduce child food poverty. But just how big is the problem? And what can be done about it?
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Analysis & Features
Guide for SMEs: outsourcing your internal supply chain department
With Covid-19 causing major disruption and uncertainty in the grocery market, SMEs are increasingly looking to outsourcing as a way of managing overheads and reducing risk
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Interviews
Big interview: Jamie Keeble is the muscle behind Heck’s growth plans
Heck’s co-founder has taken flak for his keenly maintained physique. But he has serious ambitions – including a US HQ and a new oat drink
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Analysis & Features
Can new UK laws put an end to illegal deforestation?
Defra is regulating to make sure companies do not use commodities produced on illegally deforested land. Do the measures add up?
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Analysis & Features
Five ways the vaping industry is adapting to new shopping habits
Across the UK, vape stores have shuttered due to low footfall during lockdown. Here are some of the ways the industry is adapting to survive the pandemic
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Analysis & Features
What future for independent vape stores as hundreds go up in smoke?
Vape stores have suffered hundreds of permanent closures due to Covid. So is their golden era over – and how much of their sales will grocers pick up?
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Analysis & Features
Guide for SMEs: What you need to know when diversifying your food business
Are you a food business that had to adapt to stay afloat during Covid-19? We asked the FSA for some tips on doing things correctly to keep everyone safe and your business compliant.
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Analysis & Features
The ‘new normal’ way to start the day: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to breakfast
How has the pandemic changed Britain’s breakfast habits? And what will happen as we return to normality?
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Analysis & Features
Has traffic light health labelling reached the end of the road?
Could the traffic light labelling system face the chop? And what will replace it?
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Analysis & Features
As Thorntons losses mount, can Ferrero turn the heritage chocolatier around?
What has Ferrero been up to? And how does Covid affect its plans?
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Analysis & Features
Could more be done to stop food factory Covid outbreaks?
Industry sources differ on what is behind the outbreaks
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Analysis & Features
How small food and drink suppliers are taking a nice slice of the Amazon pie
An Amazon listing is no piece of cake – sellers must contend with complex options and increased costs. So how are small fmcg brands making it work?
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Analysis & Features
Guide for SMEs: starting a new food business – what you need to know
The FSA’s head of regulatory compliance Michael Jackson outlines the steps new food and businesses need to take to keep customers safe and ensure they are compliant
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Analysis & Features
What impact is coronavirus having on UK food and drink exports?
Coronavirus has played havoc with international supply chains and demand. So what impact has there been on UK food and drink exports?
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Analysis & Features
Five classic teatime products that have been given a makeover
Following the return of Turkey Twizzlers this week, we look at some teatime classics that have been given a modern makeover
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Analysis & Features
The four shopper mindsets that will rule retail’s ‘new normal’
These mindsets are intended as guides to help us understand the ways different shoppers are feeling and critically, what brands need to do to stay relevant
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Analysis & Features
Should the discounters be taking advantage of the online grocery boom?
Online grocery has boomed during the pandemic, but discounters still have little online presence – could this be a huge missed opportunity?
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Interviews
L’Oréal’s Vismay Sharma on the art of selling lipstick in a crisis
Times are tough for the cosmetics industry. But L’Oréal UK MD Vismay Sharma is staying positive with a focus on online, tech and sustainability
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Analysis & Features
How a UK internal market could affect food and drink
The UK’s four nations are on a ‘collision course’ over proposals