All analysis & features articles – Page 60
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Analysis & FeaturesWho wins from the UK’s new trade deal with Norway?
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein may seem small fry compared with the US or India, but the deal still provides opportunities for many
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the union of Fox’s and Burton’s mean for biscuits?
Following Ferrero’s deal, the third-largest biscuit maker in the UK market has been created. So where does Burton’s fit into its plans?
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Analysis & FeaturesFavourite supermarkets: how age and gender impacts shopper preferences
Are there key trends across age groups and gender when it comes to which retailer is their pick of the bunch? We commissioned a survey of over 1,000 British shoppers to find out more.
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Analysis & FeaturesWorld Oceans Day: five sustainable fishing initiatives working around the globe
From fancy nets to legal protections and even counting fish, what’s being done to preserve sealife populations and environments?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe latest vegan fish alternatives landing in UK supermarkets
As some environment-conscious consumers cut down on fish in their diets, here are the plant-based alternatives looking to take its place
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Analysis & FeaturesSleep goals, natural ingredients and price premiums: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to wellness
Functional food and drink has become big business in the pandemic. Aside from immune support, consumers are looking for other wellness benefits such as help sleeping and more energy. And they want those benefits in a natural way, our research shows
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest energy uses when shopping in-store vs online
A delivery fleet can produce 73% of an online-only grocer’s total emissions, and the energy consumption of physical stores constitute 60% of emissions for a traditional retailer, but which is greener?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs online or in-store food shopping better for the planet?
Amazon says online wins the battle. But factors including refrigeration, packaging and journey type all add complexity to the food delivery model
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the Flexible Plastic Fund make a genuine impact?
Although the fund has support from some big hitters in the industry, serious work is needed to create a circular UK market for soft plastic
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Cook My Grub capitalise on the ordering apps boom?
The home cooking premise has won investors – but can it deliver?
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Analysis & FeaturesMarks & 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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Analysis & FeaturesAustralian trade deal: what questions are unanswered?
Will Australia be able to export food produced to standards illegal in the UK?
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Analysis & FeaturesNatasha’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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Analysis & FeaturesWhat 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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Analysis & FeaturesEataly 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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Analysis & FeaturesThe 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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Analysis & FeaturesHow 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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Analysis & FeaturesWhat 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 & FeaturesHow 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 & FeaturesHow 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