Long reads – Page 91
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Analysis & Features
What does the food industry make of the government’s new agriculture bill?
While the bill has been given a cautious welcome from industry, concerns over trade could derail its ambitions
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Ritz Baked Bites Olive Oil & Grana Padano: acid test
These Baked Bites offer an upmarket, Italian spin on Ritz’s much-loved crackers
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The future of drones in food and drink: from warehouses and DCs to agriculture
There is more to these machines than the ability to deliver goods door to door: they’re being used in warehouses, DCs and even in agriculture
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Does cat food contain illegally caught and endangered fish?
Unsustainably caught yellowfin tuna and Atlantic mackerel among species suspected of permeating supply chains
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Pesto crisis: is the UK's recall system fit for purpose?
How did it take up to a month from the first warning signs of peanut contamination for products to be recalled?
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Big night in costlier as Asda raises prices on pizza SKUs
Across Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose, the cost of chilled and frozen pizza & garlic bread is up 1% year on year
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Analysis & Features
Are synthetic sweeteners like aspartame more dangerous than sugar?
As health concerns mount and the WHO pens new guidance, there are plenty of questions to answer
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Mr Kipling After Dinner Mint Fancies: acid test
These cakes were launched alongside a swathe of new posher snacks by Mr Kipling aimed at adult cake lovers
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Analysis & Features
How could Iran crisis affect food and fuel prices?
Crude oil prices have spiked, and any further escalation is set to have knock-on effects on sugar, ethanol, vegetable oil and more
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Interviews
From high street chain to global food hub: John Vincent’s ambitions for Leon
John Vincent isn’t dreaming small for Leon. He wants to launch more groceries, build a digital hub and take his reinvention of fast food to the US
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Analysis & Features
How US almond growers are struggling to overcome ‘vampire’ image problem
The nut is in fashion, but concerns remain over its water use and effect on bees
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Brits paying more for bacon as pig prices continue to rise
The average price of supermarket bacon is up 2% year on year
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Analysis & Features
Food and drink businesses brace for impact of recycling price hikes
Plastic and aluminium saw the largest price jumps in 2019
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Analysis & Features
2020 vision: what does the future hold for food and drink?
Industry experts share their most seismic moments of the past decade – and predictions for the next one
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Analysis & Features
Veganuary part two: more plant-based products coming to stores
We take a look at a second wave of plant-based innovations launching for Veganuary
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Who were the winners and losers on the stock market in 2019?
2019 was another turbulent year for many grocery and FMCG stocks
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Analysis & Features
What's really behind the CMA’s enquiry into the Amazon-Deliveroo merger?
The CMA’s investigation comes amid pressure to view ‘competition’ in a less narrow context and to assess the power of digital giants more widely
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Analysis & Features
Supermarket vegan ranges 2020
January is the month of dreary weather, doomed resolutions and, thanks to Veganuary, rafts of new plant-based products
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Analysis & Features
15 plant-based products launching for Veganuary 2020
Brands are gearing up for the annual campaign with a glut of new vegan launches. Here are 15 that have caught our eye