Long reads – Page 107
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Analysis & FeaturesBrewDog’s botanical rum, Yellow Tail ‘Pure Bright’ and socially-conscious beer: what’s coming in booze this November?
Each month The Grocer takes an in-depth look at the hottest upcoming booze launches. And it’s a rum heavy round-up this month
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Analysis & Features12 fmcg categories blazing the trail in CBD innovation
From haircare to houmous, we look at the unlikely categories jumping on the CBD bandwagon
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Brazil meat our standards to strike a post-Brexit trade deal?
Brazil wants to trade with the UK post Brexit. But amid concerns over food safety, animal welfare and the environment, can it meet our standards on beef, chicken and pork?
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Analysis & FeaturesJust Eat investors demand larger helping as bidding war escalates
A juicy takeover war was kicked into gear this week as global suitors battle to grab a slice of the booming UK online takeaway delivery sector.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Thornton’s Budgens in Belsize Park has taken more steps to cut out plastic
We take a look at the new eco-friendly measures instore
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InterviewsJulian Metcalfe: Itsu’s British foodie with global ambition
Following success with Pret a Manger and Metcalfe’s Skinny, Itsu founder Julian Metcalfe is setting his sights on taking the brand global
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Analysis & FeaturesIs milk processing in Britain coming to the end of the road?
After a tortuous trading period, topped by Tomlinsons’ collapse, average margins are in the red. Can UK milk processing survive?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do new US tariffs really mean for the scotch trade?
Just how damaging for the sector will Trump’s new 25% tariffs be?
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Analysis & FeaturesBirds Eye Crispy Pancakes Tomato & Mozzarella: acid test
This frozen product from Birds Eye promises a ‘modern twist’ on the traditional crispy pancake
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Analysis & FeaturesColgate ramps up savings as Brexit and Christmas approach
Colgate saw its total number of featured space promotions in the major mults rise 14% on this time last year
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Analysis & Features5 of the most lucrative fmcg product placement deals in history
From breakfast TV to the big screen, here are 5 of the most memorable and money-spinning fmcg product placement deals
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the future look like for product placement?
Product placement has only been legal in the UK since 2010, but its history in the US stretches back across big-budget movies and campaigns. What’s next?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a VAT shake-up the right way to fight obesity?
It has been dismissed as ‘too complicated’ but some argue ‘potty’ discrepancies over which products are taxed should be addressed
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Analysis & FeaturesSerious change is on the horizon for Hain Daniels
As Hain Celestial retrenches, UK business is hard to unpick
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Analysis & FeaturesBoris Johnson’s Brexit deal: food and drink industry leaders react
MPs are set to vote on the deal in parliament tomorrow
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Analysis & FeaturesHovis pricier at Sainsbury’s as mults raise bread prices
Average supermarket shelf prices for loaves, bread rolls, flatbreads and the like are up 4% year on year
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InterviewsHow Massimiliano Pogliani is staying true to Illy’s heritage
Illy’s first non-family CEO says his priority is to maintain its spirit of quality and independence
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Analysis & FeaturesFarm Africa’s 1,000-trees challenge: helping young Ugandan women thrive in the coffee business
Eight industry execs want to help young people – and particularly young women – in Uganda build their own businesses
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Analysis & FeaturesNorwegian cod prices rise after fall in Barents Sea catch quota
Average wholesale prices for Norwegian cod stood at NOK22,347 (£1,995.8) per tonne on 1 September 2019 - up 12% on last year
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Analysis & FeaturesPlastic: is the industry moving far enough and fast enough?
Which plastic reduction initiatives are working and which are window dressing?