All analysis & features articles – Page 3
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Analysis & FeaturesMcCormick’s Seán Hanifin on Irish cream liqueur and ‘cow FitBits’
What’s behind Five Farms’ ‘posh Baileys’? Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur is touted as the “world’s first farm-to-table” version of the tipple
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a strong year for dairy M&A a sign of a healthy sector?
Dairy’s ability to play into key consumer trends has heralded a busy year of deals, usually a sign of a sector in good health
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Analysis & FeaturesHow award-winning Delilah Fine Foods created the ‘Cheers’ of the deli world
Retailer of the Year Delilah Fine Foods in Nottingham looks to ‘echo the shopping experience of a past era’, with a huge range and good company
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does M&S’s new DC say about warehouse logistics?
M&S is making its biggest-ever supply chain investment with a new £340m distribution centre, prioritising automation and placemaking for staff
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Analysis & FeaturesCooking shows are dead… long live cooking shows
As Britain’s appetite for TV cooking shows dwindles, what opportunities does the rise of online cooking content provide for brands and retailers?
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Analysis & FeaturesFood inflation: seven reasons. Plus: how bad will it get?
Many blame Trump’s tariffs, but others point the finger at ‘domestic policy’
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Analysis & FeaturesHoney Heaven: how wellness-focused brand found a new direction
Honey Heaven’s Hungarian honey products have won acclaim across UK retail. But illness for one of its founders saw it diversify into CBD
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s going wrong with the Windsor Framework?
It was designed to solve the problems Brexit caused to Northern Irish imports and exports – but red tape and the resulting red lanes remain
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s changing in Co-op’s restructure and how will it help?
As the Co-op establishes a group commercial and logistics division, its leader Matt Hood is looking to underline its supplier credentials
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Analysis & FeaturesCan activist shareholder plan turn around PepsiCo?
Elliott Investment Management sees a ‘rare chance’ to fix issues with the snacks and drinks giant
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time for a rethink on our cashless future?
Cash is undergoing a resurgence, backed by advocates for vulnerable people and security-conscious governments. So is the future really as cashless as once imagined?
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Analysis & FeaturesFree at last, but what next for Boots after Walgreens demerger?
It’s a much-loved institution but will Boots benefit from $24bn demerger and new private equity owners Sycamore?
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Analysis & FeaturesAs a sale of Costa brews, why is it an attractive target for a private equity buyer?
A sale of Costa Coffee is on the cards and suitors have been named. Who else might be interested, and what are the growth opportunities?
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Analysis & FeaturesHere come the robots: how automation is shaking up food & drink
From delivering meals to running ‘lights out’ warehouses, robots are starting to shake up the food industry. So what roles will they take? And where does their rise leave the sector’s human workers?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Merchant Gourmet deal is a ‘good fit’ for Premier Foods
The latest deal is expected to follow the same Premier ‘playbook’
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do shock HFSS report authors want the government to do?
The first independent report on the HFSS promo ban is out, and after slamming ‘botched’ plan, its authors want the ban to target all HFSS products
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Analysis & FeaturesGood Fermentation: from kitchen table to award-winning kimchi
From modest beginnings in a Surrey kitchen, Good Fermentation is now selling a growing range of products to kimchi and kombucha fans across the country
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Analysis & FeaturesA big fat mistake? The building backlash against seed oils
In the US, debate (and misinformation) about seed oils is leading brands to turn their backs. What are the arguments? And how will it affect the UK?
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Analysis & FeaturesInsights from the Farm Shop & Deli Show 2025
There has never been a better time for independent retailers to demonstrate what sets them apart from the supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the latest co-operative merger is ‘quite different’
Central Co-op is absorbing Chelmsford Star – but management is determined the smaller society will not disappear from view