Long reads – Page 138
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Analysis & FeaturesCoop Italia: the supermarket of the future?
Stargazing is a mug’s game but Coop Italia’s vision is a pretty cool one
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can M&S rejuvenate its struggling food business?
With its latest annual figures showing like-for-like food sales down 0.3%, M&S is urgently examining ways to improve pricing, availability and innovation
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Analysis & FeaturesPret a Manger takeover: what the £1.5bn JAB deal means
MCA executive director and ex-Pret senior operations manager Simon Stenning explains how JAB’s acquisition will affect the UK food-to-go chain
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Analysis & FeaturesFamilies forking out more for fresh fruit & vegetables
Average supermarket prices for fresh veg have risen 2% year on year across 360 SKUs in the major mults
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Analysis & FeaturesWho's driving food & drink trends - and how?
The trendsetters leading the way on everything from Yorkshire pudding wraps to the plant-based boom
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Analysis & FeaturesStore spotlight: A Freshii take on healthy fast food in the UK
First launched in Canada in 2005, the healthy fast food chain has plans to build a new ‘lifestyle brand’
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Analysis & FeaturesConvenience stores: A desert for healthy options?
No longer content to be an oasis of fags and booze, c-stores are upping their game in the health stakes. But there is plenty of work left to do
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Analysis & FeaturesKP Orange Nut Fudge Energy Mix: acid test
Nuts are expected to be the fastest-growing category in snacks over the next five years
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InterviewsBig Interview: Costa MD Jason Cotta on consciously uncoupling from Whitbread
When asked his thoughts on Costa’s split from Whitbread, MD Jason Cotta is as cool as an iced latte
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InterviewsNigel Railton big interview: playing the numbers game
Camelot’s new CEO insists he didn’t hesitate when offered the permanent role in November
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Analysis & FeaturesFive categories driving the frozen food revival
From posh processed poultry to innovative veggie burgers, we list the top products making frozen hot again
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Analysis & FeaturesReversing the rot on food waste: we celebrate two years of our campaign
Two years on from the launch of The Grocer’s biggest ever editorial campaign, we’re proud to share what’s been achieved so far
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat can be done to combat competition-fixing cartels?
In March this year, two leading bagged fuel companies were fined £3.4m for rigging competitive tenders
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Analysis & FeaturesAs sugar reduction targets are missed what's PHE's next move?
It seems counterintuitive for the industry to be pleased at this week’s “naming and shaming exercise”
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda and Sainsbury's lead in cutting down on deals
The two retailers have proven themselves dissimilar when it comes to promotions, with each favouring different mechanics
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s on Ronald Kers’ to do list as the new CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group?
What kind of company will Kers be taking over, what are the key challenges he faces and what can he bring to the business?
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Analysis & FeaturesCold weather causes shortage of carrots in the UK
The cost of the Beast From The East is continuing to stack up
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Analysis & FeaturesCitrus greening disease sends prices up
The impact of citrus greening disease has reduced the sweetness of oranges in the US
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Analysis & FeaturesGDPR, ready or not for the new data regulation rules?
This week sweeping new regulation comes into force in the UK transforming the rights, rules and risks that surround handling data
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Analysis & FeaturesSprite Lemon Lime & Cucumber: acid test
CCEP unveiled this sugar-free Sprite variant in February as part of a strategy to broaden its portfolio of drinks unaffected by April’s sugar tax