Long reads – Page 147
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's expands one-hour Chop Chop service across central London
Express delivery will now be available to more than 1.7 million customers in zones one and two
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Analysis & Features10 packaging innovations of 2017
Innovations in packaging in the past 12 months have pushed the boundaries of design, cut costs and helped save the planet
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Analysis & FeaturesPlain packaging: who's next?
One colour. One font. Oh, and grim and grisly health warnings. Is the future plain for food and drink packaging?
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Analysis & FeaturesCost hikes looming for balsamic vinegar
Makers of balsamic vinegar are facing potentially massive cost rises following weak grape harvests in Mediterranean Europe
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets slash booze deals as overall promos fall
A cutback on booze deals drove a significant drop in promotional activity across the mults last month
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Portuguese cork makers put stop to rule of the screwcap?
Cork suppliers are looking to sniff out the threat of TCA, the nasty chemical compound that leaves wines ‘corked’…
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Analysis & FeaturesFour technologies that could change the face of grocery
The most promising innovations on show at Shoptalk Europe
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Analysis & FeaturesIs workfare fair, or slave labour?
Four years after jobseekers on the DWP’s workfare scheme successfully sued should businesses steer well clear?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe WTO quota row: what it means for trade and Brexit
The UK-EU “breakthrough” on splitting TRQs has run into global trade heavyweight opposition…
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Analysis & FeaturesApple juice squeezed by poor Polish crop
Fruit juice manufacturers are facing surging prices for apple juice concentrate due to a shortage of apples in Poland
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Analysis & FeaturesPolystyrene driven up by rising input costs
Polystyrene prices have risen due to tightening supplies of feedstock styrene after factory outages hit production
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Analysis & FeaturesHighlights from the first week of Tesco fraud trial
Rogberg, Bush and Scouler plead not guilty as the trial starts
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Nisa readies for date with destiny Nick Read's job is done
But while the CEO turned Nisa around and helped secure Co-op offer, his tenure was marred by a fractious relationship with…
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Analysis & FeaturesPrice inflation at mults hits highest level for five years
The Grocer Price Index jumped from 2.4% to 2.9% in the month to 1 October
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco first half results: What the analysts say
Tesco has declared its turnaround “firmly on track” after posting a 27.3% jump in group operating profit before exceptional items and its seventh consecutive quarter of sales growth
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: Why Brits are falling back in love with the cuppa
Forget bogstandard tea, Brits are looking for ’qualitea’ as coffee shop culture spreads to the nation’s national brew
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Analysis & FeaturesFSA reveals its hands-off tactics with campylobacter
Self-regulation for the mults has stirred up food safety fears
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Analysis & FeaturesWonky veg up but are supermarkets digging deep enough?
Shoppers continue to lap up wonky fruit & veg ranges, as the supermarkets introduce new lines and lower specifications
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Analysis & FeaturesHow much appetite will the City have for Bakkavor?
Will the ascending reputation of own label and the performance of its peers mean a warm welcome on the Stock Exchange?
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Analysis & FeaturesWaste Not Want Not: are we winning the war?
What are the breakthroughs? Who are the frontrunners? And where has progress ground to a halt?…