Long reads – Page 97
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Analysis & Features
Seven things you need to know about the confectionery market
Gifting and dark chocolate are on the rise, and sweets are benefiting from the ‘Boris Johnson effect’
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Analysis & Features
Five key skills all successful fmcg buyers have
These are the most important skills that all of the UK’s best food and drink buyers have in their arsenal
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Analysis & Features
Deposit return schemes: is the bottle spinning out of control?
Retailers and suppliers are at loggerheads with government – and each other – over DRS. So what’s going on?
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Analysis & Features
Why aren’t more firms being transparent over food waste?
Is Dave Lewis justified in worrying that UN sustainability goals will be missed because industry leaders are ‘wasting time’?
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Analysis & Features
Virtuous aperitifs, ‘sunset gold’ ale and CBD-infused craft beers: what’s coming in (non-alcoholic) booze this October?
Each month The Grocer takes an in-depth look at the hottest upcoming booze launches. This time round we’re focusing on the booming low and non-alcoholic sector with a slew of launches for the moderating drinker
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Analysis & Features
Ocadogate: a tale of betrayal, greed and spying
Explosive court allegations detail industrial espionage case
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Analysis & Features
Is biodegradable plastic the answer to food and drink’s packaging problem?
It sounds like the perfect solution to suppliers’ and the planet’s woes. So why aren’t we all using biodegradable plastics?
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Interviews
How P&G’s chief sustainability officer Virginie Helias is driving change
In 2011 she invented her ideal job, pitched it to P&G’s then-CEO, and got it. Today Virginie Helias is pushing significant change
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Analysis & Features
How environmentally friendly is vegan milk?
Western shoppers are turning to new milks. But are the new players any better for the planet?
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Analysis & Features
10 food & drink Advent calendars launching for Christmas 2019
Take a peek behind the doors of these fmcg Advent calendars, featuring gins, vegan treats, pork scratchings and more
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Analysis & Features
OC&C: How the UK’s Top 150 Food & Drink Suppliers are faring in the fog of Brexit
We analyse OC&C’s Top 150 Index of Food and Drink Suppliers in a special report
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Analysis & Features
Italian pear harvest slump drives up prices
Severe weather has affected the harvest in northern Italy
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Analysis & Features
Is an ‘Owen’s Law’ needed to address allergens on menus?
Byron concedes current rules and requirements are ‘not enough’
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Interviews
What’s Peter Marsh’s mission for Planet Organic?
As the Planet Organic ethos enters the mainstream, Peter Marsh has ambitious growth plans
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose New York Inspired Beef Steaks: acid test
Fresh beef is holding its own despite consumer trends towards vegetarian and vegan options
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Analysis & Features
10 charts explaining UK attitudes to hot beverages
What do consumers make of fruity blends and iced tea? Do they feel there’s enough choice in the aisles? And where do they stand on matters of ethics and sustainability?
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Analysis & Features
Pea protein: The multi-million pound ingredient that’s driving the vegan boom
It’s versatile, vegan-friendly and could soon be worth nearly £150m globally. So what’s behind the rapid rise of the yellow split pea?
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Analysis & Features
Food price inflation jumps as Brexit puts pressure on the pound
Supermarket inflation hit its highest level for 14 months in August
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Analysis & Features
Can Johnson’s ‘all-Ireland food zone’ plan replace the backstop?
Boris Johnson’s suggestion may yet fly with Ireland and the EU. But how would it work?
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Interviews
Rob Collins big interview: the Waitrose way is working
The Waitrose MD is focusing on in-store improvements over expansion