Long reads – Page 106
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Analysis & Features
10 stores around the world making veg aisles a sensory experience
Tcc Global’s Bryan Roberts looks at how creative merchandising can make veg a feast for the senses
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Analysis & Features
Price barriers, last-minute dinners and takeaway potential: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to c-stores
Consumers are expecting ever more from their convenience stores. And these new demands are creating new opportunities
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Analysis & Features
Five trends shaping the energy drinks market in 2019
Sugary drinks are faring surprisingly well but healthier, natural propositions are also gaining ground
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Analysis & Features
Why are bananas dying and what are we going to do about it?
A fungus is threatening to destroy the near-universal Cavendish banana. Has the industry learned its lesson?
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Analysis & Features
Is China's pig ASF outbreak good news for UK exports?
Culling pigs in China has left a global protein gap of 10 million tonnes
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Analysis & Features
How electric vehicles are driving the future of forecourt retail
Consumers may be charging on site for as long as 10 to 20 minutes. How can forecourts take advantage?
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Analysis & Features
Tesco's Fresh 5: how do its fruit & veg prices compare to the other mults?
Tesco claims the promotion will make it “easier and cheaper” for its customers to make healthy choices
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Analysis & Features
Norwegian salmon prices soar after deadly algal bloom
Some 7.8 million, or more than 13,000 tonnes of fish have been reported killed or discarded as a result of the bloom
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Analysis & Features
What progress do M&S's annual results show?
There were several examples of positive progress, or “green shoots”, highlighted in the results
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Analysis & Features
US corn belt storms set to hike maize prices
The Midwestern states that dominate US corn production have been hit by flooding and rainfall, which delayed planting
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Analysis & Features
Halloumi prices increased after warnings of shortages
Tesco was the latest supermarket to hike prices, after Asda, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s
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Interviews
Silla Bjerrum: the woman who helped make sushi mainstream
The Danish chef is adding some authentic Japanese flair to the UK high street
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Analysis & Features
Can Jon Faiman deliver on Waitrose's £1bn online sales promise?
Tension over the M&S divorce is mounting as Ocado co-founder sets up rival tech firm to help
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Analysis & Features
Wrap's Plastics Pact: is it making enough progress?
It’s been a year since 42 food and drink companies agreed a series of targets to purge plastic from supermarket shelves
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Analysis & Features
Plant-based power list: who's driving the meat-free revolution?
The plant-based market is a complex one to navigate, leaving power in the hands of the experts
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Analysis & Features
Mrs Hinch: how 'cleanfluencers' are transforming household
What’s behind the Hinch hype? Who’s benefiting from the boom? And which micro-trends should brands and retailers have on their radar if they want to cash in?
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Analysis & Features
Seven vegan products launching this June: fish-free tuna to plant-based bacon bits
Here’s a rundown of the most innovative plant-based products coming to supermarkets next month
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Analysis & Features
'Small beer', English sparkling wine and sustainable rum: what's coming in booze this June?
Our pick of the hottest NPD coming to retailers’ shelves as Britain gears up for summer
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Analysis & Features
How retailers and brands can capitalise on festival season
Festivals are a great way to build engagement. As retailers finally get in on the act, we talk to food and drink brands who are old timers at this game
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Analysis & Features
Early start for strawberry season yields 22% boost
Most of the increase is down to the warm Easter period this year