Long reads – Page 127
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter a series of breaches, can Red Tractor be trusted again?
Red Tractor CEO Jim Moseley’s bullish call for the government not to “reinvent the assurance wheel”, will no doubt be ringing in his ears this week after the scheme hit the headlines - and not for the first time this year - for all the wrong reasons
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy did Lorente leave Asda and what now for Burnley?
Jesús Lorente lasted just seven months in his role as Asda’s CMO
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Analysis & FeaturesYazoo Choc Mint: acid test
The rise of milkshake bars such as Shakeaway has helped grocery take-home sales shoot up 10.8% to £156.7m
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Analysis & FeaturesSultana and raisin prices significantly up on last year
Sultanas and raisin prices remain significantly inflated in comparison with last year, driven by high prices for dried grapes in California
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InterviewsPaul Pomroy: forging ahead with a new McDonald's reputation
The UK CEO on his quest to educate naysayers and build the McDonald’s brand
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Analysis & FeaturesJesús Lorente no miracle worker for Asda
Lorente’s Asda departure reveals Roger Burnley’s decisive side
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Tesco's pricing already a match for the discounters?
Following initial reports in February that Tesco was thinking of trialling a discount chain, it has begun advertising for staff for a “new retail format” that would be “operated separately from the core Tesco business”. But can Jack’s really allow Tesco to take the fight to the all-conquering discounters?
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Analysis & FeaturesSuperfoods meet science: is GM on the verge of acceptance?
A raft of new GM and gene-edited products are in development, designed purely with the consumer in mind
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Analysis & FeaturesSix new natural skincare products shaking up the male grooming category
Male grooming is going au naturel
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Analysis & FeaturesHeatwave shortages continue to inflate prices for fruit & veg
Four-week average UK lettuce prices for mid July are now up 21.7% year on year at 66p/unit
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InterviewsJoanna Jensen: how Childs Farm went global on word of mouth
In the same year Childs Farm secured its first national retail listing, Facebook surpassed one billion users. Few brands could have ridden the rising crest of social media better.
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Analysis & FeaturesHeatwave: growers struggle with the hottest summer since 1976
The weather has been glorious for retailers, but there is a problem. The sun just won’t seem to stop
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy fibre is the latest nutritional trend to hit shelves
The average Brit consumes only 18g of it a day – half the recommended intake. But could that be set to change?
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InterviewsAmelia Harvey on collaboration and The Collective
The self-styled ‘quasi-entrepreneur’ on building a £32m business from scratch
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Coke's vision for a successful DRS catch on in the UK?
The soft drinks giant has spent the past 12 months speaking to suppliers, customers, the plastics industry and recyclers
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery: the quest for lighter chocolate
The reduced sugar Cadbury’s Dairy Milk is the latest in the long line of NPD targeting the health-conscious consumer. So does this innovation have what it takes to reinvigorate the nation’s love of chocolate?
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Blakemore shutters c&cs what next for Landmark?
Landmark Wholesale MD John Mills tells The Grocer what Blakemore’s c&c closure means for the business
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich? plastic packaging survey flatters to deceive
Figures flatter supermarkets yet damn them. Shouldn’t they commend them for their efforts instead?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe last mile: how third-party couriers are changing grocery
In the past three years alone the number of third party logistics operators launching in UK grocery is in double figures
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Analysis & FeaturesFive Japanese foods targeting the UK market
The Grocer visited last weekend’s Hyper Japan expo in Kensington to pick out the Japanese delicacies looking to hit supermarket shelves