Long reads – Page 89
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Food and drink businesses brace for impact of recycling price hikes
Plastic and aluminium saw the largest price jumps in 2019
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2020 vision: what does the future hold for food and drink?
Industry experts share their most seismic moments of the past decade – and predictions for the next one
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Veganuary part two: more plant-based products coming to stores
We take a look at a second wave of plant-based innovations launching for Veganuary
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Who were the winners and losers on the stock market in 2019?
2019 was another turbulent year for many grocery and FMCG stocks
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What's really behind the CMA’s enquiry into the Amazon-Deliveroo merger?
The CMA’s investigation comes amid pressure to view ‘competition’ in a less narrow context and to assess the power of digital giants more widely
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Supermarket vegan ranges 2020
January is the month of dreary weather, doomed resolutions and, thanks to Veganuary, rafts of new plant-based products
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15 plant-based products launching for Veganuary 2020
Brands are gearing up for the annual campaign with a glut of new vegan launches. Here are 15 that have caught our eye
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10 of 2019’s hippest blue food & drink launches
Green was the colour of grocery in 2019, but Pantone has tipped blue to be big next year. Here’s a look back at 10 of 2019’s trendiest blue-coloured launches
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11 of the most bizarre food and drink innovations of 2019
Potato smoothies, whisky capsules and langoustine packaging feature among our most unexpected launches of the year
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The 10 most popular products on our NPD Instagram this year
We count down the 10 most-liked posts to feature on the feed in 2019
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The 19 best PR stunts of ’19 in food and drink… and two that backfired
From half-vegan burgers to helicopter dining, we pick the most memorable PR stunts of 2019
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Brexit bill: what does it mean for food and drink?
Boris Johnson had no problem getting his amended EU withdrawal agreement bill through the Commons last Friday. So what can food and drink expect now?
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Festive hot drinks: can retail cash in on the buzz?
The Starbucks red cups have become nothing short of a calendar event. Yet, as coffee shops cash in on toffee nut and gingerbread coffees, retail has been left out in the cold
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Review: The Grocer ate Christmas dinner in Morrisons. Here’s what we thought
Sensing an opportunity to have the most on-brand Christmas party we could possibly have, The Grocer team got booked in for the full festive works at Morrisons
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Top Campaigns 2019: the ads we loved this year
We’ve seen everything from Mads Mikkelsen on a boat to Duncan from Blue on a stool, and even Delia Smith as a lasagne. Here’s our pick of the best
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Top Campaigns: how did M&S top the ad charts this year?
M&S’s new marketing approach is resonating with consumers, with its ads besting other supermarkets this year. How’s it done so?
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Top Products: the five fastest-growing products
Soft drinks, spirits and chocolate brands fared well in 2019
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Top Products: the five fastest-falling products
Red meat, Aptamil and Müller Light were among the biggest losers of 2019
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How much will Christmas dinner cost this year?
Floods, labour shortages and Brexit stockpiling have all made an impact on Christmas favourites
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Election 2019: So what’s next for the challenges facing food and drink?
From Brexit to labour to the environment, how will things shape up with Johnson’s landslide majority?