Long reads – Page 165
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Sainsbury's standard prove fairer than Fairtrade?
What is the business case and how will growers be affected?
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Analysis & FeaturesSupply chain special: left to rot?
Closed borders could spell trouble at our ports, with fresh food left to rot and buyers going elsewhere
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Co-op and Waitrose buck trend for fewer promotions
The Co-op made a big promotional push last month, ramping up the number of featured space deals in stores by almost a fifth
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy did Asda decide to stop the sale of loose fruit & veg?
Has Asda really lost the plot on packaging or is there method in its ‘madness’?
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Analysis & FeaturesCandy Kittens plans to make its portfolio vegan-friendly
The adult confectionery brand has changed manufacturer to take out the beef gelatine in its high-end sweets
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Analysis & FeaturesImmersive marketing: a brand day out
How effective are brand theme parks at building a deeper love for the brand and extra sales at the supermarket in the long
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Analysis & FeaturesMixed materials just rubbish when it comes to recycling
But as Pringles and Lucozade are fingered, what’s to be done?
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Analysis & FeaturesOur Waste Not Want Not fight on food waste one year on...
It’s been 12 months since The Grocer launched our campaign to tackle the food being wasted by UK food and drink firms
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Analysis & FeaturesFacebook as grocery channel. Like?
Facebook now wants to influence your eating habits
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Analysis & FeaturesButter prices up as low milk fat supplies hit wholesale
The price of block butters in the major supermarkets has risen by nearly 10% during the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesQuality of vanilla hit by chronic shortages
Chronic global shortages of vanilla could be affecting consumers as food manufacturers struggle to source high quality
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InterviewsHenrietta Morrison of Lily's Kitchen: Big Interview
Henrietta Morrison has made a success of Lily’s Kitchen despite cans up to 400% pricier than rivals
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InterviewsPETA's Ingrid Newkirk: the animal advocate who won't give up
However you feel about PETA, the world’s biggest animal rights group, plenty of Brits agree with them
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Analysis & FeaturesAre franchises the future of convenience?
With franchising, growth can be achieved with minimal outlay, particularly in convenience
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Own Label Food & Drink Awards 2017 winners revealed
A riot of colour. Meat and cheese glazes. Lashings of beetroot. And clean eating. Just some of the themes of the 134 winning entries
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Analysis & FeaturesFood for thought: How Britain went bonkers for home baking
Brits have baked at home on more than a billion occasions since 2015, so why are home baking category sales in decline?
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Analysis & FeaturesUK's fresh fruit & veg faces volatile future, warns Rabobank
There were warnings of drought in some parts of the UK last week, but temperatures have also swung in the opposite direction
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Analysis & FeaturesBooths: Did Chris Dee jump or was he pushed?
Dee’s sudden departure this week, with no information on his next role, raised more than a few eyebrows. Rumours abound over Dee being pushed out, having struggled to turn around the northern supermarket chain, prompting Booth to seize back control. But it’s only one theory. What’s the truth?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the Co-op's call for 100% British fresh meat realistic?
Aspirational, for sure, but do farmers actually produce enough for other retailers to follow suit? And what would the downsides be for industry?
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InterviewsMatthew Barnes Big interview: 'Is Aldi plateauing? Nonsense'
Amid talk of turnarounds at the big four, there have been lots of questions asked about Aldi. In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, Matthew Barnes speaks out on like-for-likes, price gaps and his ambitious plans for store growth