Long reads – Page 65
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Analysis & Features
Marks & Spencer: six things we learned about its recovery plan
As full-year results revealed a pre-tax loss of over £200m, new joint COOs are looking to ‘concentrate on building the M&S of the future’
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Australian trade deal: what questions are unanswered?
Will Australia be able to export food produced to standards illegal in the UK?
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What is happening to allergen-related food recalls during the pandemic?
Allergen-related recalls hit a five-year peak in 2018/19. So what has happened over the past year, as supply chains have battled to cope with the Covid crisis?
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Natasha’s Law: is the industry ready for full ingredients labelling?
Almost five years after the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, Natasha’s Law comes into force this October. So is the industry ready?
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Interviews
BSF chairman Nick Marston on the big business of British berries
Marston represents an industry worth £1.7bn in retail. He talks Brexit, the next gen and car park polytunnels
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Analysis & Features
Eataly London: finally open and the place to eat, shop and study Italian cuisine
More than just a food court, shop or cookery school, Eataly is all three, insists its manager. Having conquered 15 countries, it’s now arrived in the UK for the first time
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The Courtyard Dairy: championing British cheese through the pandemic
Award-winning cheesemonger Andy Swinscoe on trading through covid and his passion for face-to-face retailing
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How Betty’s Farm is pioneering automated vending machine shopping
The fully automated shop boasts gleaming white vending machines, touchscreens and chrome railings
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What the specialist food sector has learned from the pandemic
Lessons taken from the Covid crisis by retailers and suppliers across the fine foods market
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Analysis & Features
How quantum computing could answer grocery’s biggest challenges
From delivery routes to world hunger, can cutting-edge quantum technology help solve the biggest challenges in food and drink?
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Analysis & Features
How futuristic food tech is transforming how we eat
Food technology is no longer the preserve of lab-bound boffins. These days innovators are taking products to market themselves – and cashing in
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Analysis & Features
How Russell & Atwell is bringing high-end fresh chocolate to the masses
Chocolate made with fresh dairy is proving popular - but must remain chilled. How is a hot new brand keeping cool?
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Analysis & Features
Is new CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique enough to rescue Danone?
The Barry Callebaut boss was this week appointed Danone CEO
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How has Kellogg’s escaped HFSS ban, and how can others?
As Kellogg’s announces four of its five bestsellers will be non-HFSS, will the impact of new rules on the cereal aisle be less dramatic than feared?
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Analysis & Features
World Bee Day: What will happen to the UK’s pesticide legislation now it is out of the EU?
Brexit was supposed to mean sovereignty but when it comes to pesticides and agrichemicals, academics, campaigners, and the pesticide lobby all agree the UK is so far falling short
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Could Camelot finally be toppled as the National Lottery operator?
Camelot has run the National Lottery since its launch. With the licence up for renewal, it’s looking like a four-horse race for the fourth licence – and potentially the most open ever. Could there be changes ahead?
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Analysis & Features
Has the UK really broken the EU trade deal in Jersey?
That’s the accusation from France – but the truth is complicated
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Interviews
Joanna Allen big interview: how Graze’s CEO is taking a big bite out of snacking
Nearly a year into her role, Graze’s Joanna Allen still hasn’t met her team in person. But that hasn’t stopped her setting out big ambitions for the brand
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Analysis & Features
What does Kitwave Group’s IPO mean for the business and what comes next?
The family-owned business is only the second food and drink wholesaler to be listed from The Grocer’s Big 30
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Pandemic bake-offs, banana bread fever and social recipes: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to home baking
Lockdowns saw Brits turn to baking, with cupcakes, sourdough and banana bread the big winners. So which behaviours are here to stay?