All analysis & features articles – Page 27
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the DTC model is struggling post-Covid
Stuck-at-home consumers were captivated by direct-to-consumer offerings. But as they have returned to shops, many brands have followed
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Analysis & FeaturesAre disposable barbecues finally burning out for good?
Last summer all major retailers stopped selling them, citing environmental concerns
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat you need to know about generation alpha
Just as you’d got your head around gen Z, a new cohort of tech-savvy youngsters is coming through. But they’re not as screen-bound as you’d think
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Analysis & FeaturesShould the FSA standardise the safe daily CBD dosage?
The Food Standards Agency seems unlikely to recommend specific dosage levels
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Analysis & FeaturesUnpicking the failures that led to a £234m loss at Waitrose and John Lewis
After posting huge losses, Sharon White has rung the changes, promising more cuts. Even its hallowed mutual status is under review
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Analysis & FeaturesCity BBQs, vegan appetites and budget constraints: 10 charts on barbecues
As summer approaches, what are Brits putting on the barbie? And how do habits differ between age, location and gender?
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Analysis & FeaturesStand-out innovations from April’s Farm Shop & Deli Show 2023
Some of the most eye-catching products set to appear at the Farm Shop & Deli Show in Birmingham
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy top chefs and Hollywood stars clamour for Yarty’s posh cordials and vinegars
Jayne and David Mugridge’s brand has won multiple awards and exclusive listings
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Analysis & FeaturesIn his own words: Henry Dimbleby on why he quit government health role
National Food Strategy author Henry Dimbleby has quit as the UK’s food tsar, furious at Whitehall’s lack of a strategy. But he’s not giving up on major change
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Analysis & FeaturesFood lorries are a climate calamity. So why are so many empty?
One in three lorries on the road are empty, a startling figure of both major financial and environmental cost. So why is it proving so hard to fix?
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets’ special edition products for Mother’s Day 2023
Whether you’re looking to spoil your mum with something sweet, savoury, or simply alcoholic, we’ve got the scoop on Mother’s Day 2023
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Analysis & FeaturesExplained: Does Tesco’s fulfilment fee fiasco break any rules?
The trade is in uproar over Tesco’s hardball tactics to secure a new fulfilment fee. Is it breaching GSCOP? And what’s the endgame?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy was beef fraud investigation not disclosed earlier?
“Who else has Loscoe supplied with falsely labelled beef” asks Chris Elliott
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s cargo theft crisis: why crime is rising on UK roads
Food is at an ever growing risk of theft, as criminals seek ‘low risk, high reward’ targets. And retailers and manufacturers are playing into their hands
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Analysis & FeaturesBeyond Eid: what British Muslims really want from supermarkets
UK Muslims mark Ramadan this month and food will, as ever, be central to the celebrations. Yet supermarkets are set to miss out. Why?
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery’s spring budget wish list: what are the odds?
Ahead of this week’s red box reveal, here’s what heads up the sector’s wish list – along with best-guess odds in the face of reality
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat Lloyds Pharmacy’s woes says about the state of British chemists
As Lloyds reviews all stores, where do pharmacies go from here?
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Analysis & FeaturesIt’s Amazon vs the ROCC, a legal coalition with an axe to grind
Coalition is offering to support suppliers for as little as a monthly Prime subscription
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Analysis & FeaturesPower List: The 10 most powerful women in the UK’s supermarkets
In the latest in our series of Power Lists on women in grocery, we look at the progress supermarkets are making on gender diversity, and shine a light on the high-profile female talent that’s rising to the top
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Monster reimagine its identity for seltzer market?
The energy drinks brand could be lining up a range of fizzy water