Analysis – Page 4
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do the latest customs rules changes mean for farm shops and delis?
The change has prompted fears of increased costs, disruption and some EU food producers giving up on supplying into Britain
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s coming up for grocery in 2022?
We may be waving goodbye to a turbulent and eventful 2021, but some of its most disruptive forces will be here to stay. Here are 2022’s biggest events to keep your eye on.
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Analysis & FeaturesFive unmissable long reads on food and drink in 2021
It’s been a big year for the food and drink sector. Omicron aside, 2021 has brought ongoing Brexit challenges, new technology, rapidly evolving shopping habits and the arrival of new power players.
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget 2021: food and drink industry has its say
Reactions from industry to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcements have been largely positive, praising the relief action taken to ease pressure on businesses after nearly two years of pandemic-related squeezes
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the meat sector attract and train more British workers?
Boris Johnson is doubling down on his stance industry should stop ‘relying on cheap foreign labour’. So how can the sectors move forward?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe real causes of the HGV driver shortage and why we can’t blame it all on Brexit
The HGV driver shortage has escalated to crisis point. As multiple theories circulate over the underlying cause, The Grocer has sourced exclusive data to uncover what’s really driving the issue
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the sticking points in looming EU fishing talks?
Negotiations for a potential 2022 deal are to begin this autumn
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit border checks: the five areas of most concern
What with the driver shortages, the ‘pingdemic’ and summer holidays, it would be easy to forget that in fewer than 50 days, border controls will begin for food and drink arriving in Great Britain from Europe
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Analysis & FeaturesBusiness with a Flourish: how Cotswold Fayre expanded into retail
Paul Hargreaves and Paul Castle have defied the pandemic and a shortage of building materials to open a farm shop in Somerset
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Analysis & FeaturesFive strange yet nutritious ‘novel foods’ attracting attention from regulators
Some call them innovative. Others call them ‘Frankenfoods’
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Analysis & FeaturesEdible insects, CBD, lab-grown meat: why Brexit is great news for weird foods
Will Brexit kick-start the novel foods industry in the UK?
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Analysis & FeaturesAs food shortages loom, how to solve the driver crisis?
The shortage of HGV drivers is threatening food supplies, but the government has proved reluctant to take action. What is the way ahead?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat could a fully loaded trusted trader scheme look like for Northern Ireland?
Full checks will begin on goods crossing the Irish Sea in October
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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 & 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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InterviewsBSF 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 & FeaturesWorld 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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Analysis & FeaturesHas 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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Analysis & FeaturesCulture war: should British brands fly the union flag on packaging?
The newest front in Britain’s culture war is seeping into food and drink. So should brands adopt the union flag on packaging and marketing – or steer clear?