Long reads – Page 158
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the craft beer boom is shaking up the BWS aisles
Sales are set to double again in a sector with sustainable premiums and the opportunity for differentiation
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Analysis & FeaturesIt’s a thaw point: are attitudes to frozen food changing?
Frozen food suffers from a major image problem, particularly when it comes to younger generations
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Analysis & FeaturesA call to Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger and Innocent have successfully piloted a scheme that will stop children starving to death. Now they’re calling on the rest of fmcg to step up and join the fight
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Analysis & FeaturesPrice of houmous up 6% on average (if you can find it)
Latest data reveals prices for the chickpea dip were already surging across all of the major mults
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Analysis & FeaturesCraft brewers hit by rising US hop prices
The UK’s independent brewers look set to face a challenging year…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat shoppers really think about… frozen food
Frozen food is being left out in the cold. Why? We’ve quizzed more than 2,000 shoppers to find out
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the blockchain will change fmcg
It’s one of the biggest buzzwords in food and drink. So what is blockchain technology? How does it work?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Frankenfoods flood the market in post-Brexit US trade deal?
If a US trade deal is struck, will there be a stampede of hormonal beef and a flood of chlorine-washed chicken?
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Analysis & FeaturesPost's purchase of Weetabix shows faith in post-Brexit Britain
Weetabix is still a fundamentally British company not an international company based in Britain
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Farms spell the end for good, better, best tiering?
Could the trend for fluffy Farms branding spell the end for words like Value, Basics and Price?
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Analysis & FeaturesSausages: the dosh is in posh
The party’s over for cheap sausages after that WHO cancer report, but premium lines are doing well
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Analysis & FeaturesWill processors be good eggs?
Following the Brexit vote, pressure is growing on food manufacturers to switch away from imported eggs
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Analysis & FeaturesOutages cause rises in polypropylene and styrene prices
Polypropylene prices are up, due to increased demand from the automotive sector
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Analysis & FeaturesButter surge defies wider slump in dairy
UK butter prices are surging again as the spread defies the slump in the wider dairy market
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Brexit net a better deal for British fisheries?
Given the multilateral trading complexities, can an alternative to CFP keep skippers, consumers and green warriors happy?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe big six issues facing Tesco
551497Tesco is looking more upbeat on sales growth, but it is still up against a torrid landscape of challenges
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Life is canned, what's the next move for brand Coke?
The trade is unanimous: forget Life and push Pepsi Max rival Coke Zero Sugar
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Analysis & FeaturesUnilever's new strategic plan: the main nuts and bolt-ons
The Grocer picks out six essential indicators of the way ahead
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Analysis & FeaturesThe food mob: how the mafia has infiltrated food & drink
Crime syndicates dug their claws 30% deeper into Italy’s €130bn food sector last year, with mafia-related sales worth €21
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Analysis & FeaturesOrange juice prices set to remain high
Suppliers should brace themselves for at least another six months of high orange juice prices