Long reads – Page 121
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Analysis & Features
New vegan food-to-go products coming to supermarkets
From fishless sushi to pig-free bacon crisps, here’s our pick of the best new vegan-friendly food-to-go products
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Inside Amazon's Tilbury FC: is the controversy justified?
Stories of exhausted staff don’t stop Amazon opening its doors to the public
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10 ways robots and automation are revolutionising the supply chain
Specialised machinery is making production and distribution faster and cheaper - and in some cases creating work and increasing pay for humans
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Food and drink winners and losers in the 'giveaway' Budget
There were changes to business rates, online taxation, the national living wage and duty
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How vegans are embracing dirty burgers and decadent desserts
A wider, less virtuous approach to veganism could soon start translating to the supermarkets
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Reckitt Benckiser shares on yet another "one off" setback
Reckitt Benckiser’s $16.6bn buyout of Mead Johnson was supposed to revolutionise the consumer giant’s global business, but 18 months after agreeing to buy the baby milk specialist the acquisition is still underperforming and pressure is mounting on Reckitt management.
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Trade war uncertainty hikes price of copper
Copper inventories in warehouses have fallen over 60% since the 2018 peak in June
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How meat marketers are battling against price wars & veganism
Could a resurgence in clever meat marketing bring value to the category?
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Food to go: Get ready for the counter revolution
As consumers demand more exotic lunch options from bibimbap to South American corn rolls, do supermarkets need to experiment beyond sushi counters?
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Own-label showcase: Amazon private-label brands
In recent months Amazon has ramped up its activity in grocery and the retailer now sells private-label products in bulk across several categories
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AB InBev third quarter results give investors a headache
AB InBev investors were nursing sore heads on Thursday morning after the globe’s largest brewer lost about 10% of its value after a weaker-than-expected third quarter and a savage dividend cut.
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Analysis & Features
From seaweed to vegan salmon: the top NPD at Sial Paris 2018
Low-waste packaging, free-from and health trends influenced new lines at this year’s show
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Are vending machines the future of food retail?
As technology develops, food futurologists have predicted ‘everything’ could be sold this way in the future
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How are rivals reacting to Pret's allergen labelling woes?
Two allergy-related deaths have raised consciousness of allergen labelling to fever pitch. So how are Pret and other operators responding?
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Modern slavery: the human cost of cheap food?
MPs have hit out at supermarkets for not tackling human rights abuses in their supply chains. So what solutions do they propose?
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Five reasons why milkmen are cool again
Milkmen are back in vogue, as our recent Dairymen supplement revealed. Here are five reasons why
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How the AllBright funding initiative is backing women in food
Anna Jones and Debbie Wosskow’s club for female-led businesses looks set for international expansion
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Seven eye-catching cheese counters and fixtures from around the world
As part of his series on excellence in merchandising, Bryan Roberts of Tcc Global looks at the best cheese counters from around the world
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Interviews
Big Interview: how Diageo GB boss Charles Ireland is lifting UK spirits
He’s helped turn Gordon’s Pink into a national sensation. Now, Diageo’s GB boss Charles Ireland has plans to tell whisky’s story… and reimagine Johnnie Walker
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Analysis & Features
Can the food & drink supply chain cope with rising costs?
Currency swings, supply shortages, mergers and Brexit are escalating commodity volatility