The age of piling Britain’s booze aisles high and selling them cheap is well and truly over
Retailer is not removing plastic from cucumbers as it fears an increase in food waste
‘Our customer demographic is a huge variety so we need to provide a range of stock for their shopping missions’
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Our pick of the 10 most influential people setting the agenda in alcohol today
Now in its fifth year the TNT awards showcase the best and brightest talent in the UK grocery and foodservice sector
As Brits fall out of love with potatoes, sales of rice & noodles are booming
As Brits fall out of love with potatoes, sales of rice & noodles are booming
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Fresh produce scares show food safety starts with properly trained workers
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Heinz Creationz goes premium with shift from can to pouch
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Brands facing discounter 'copycat' versions must protest loudly and visibly
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There has never been a better time to start a food business
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Plastic is the new public enemy number one. But how should the industry, which is so reliant on plastic as a packaging solution, respond?
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Implementing a robust Sales and Operation process at Coca-Cola
Big or small, Food and Drink manufacturers are under pressure. Supermarket range reviews, massive retail mergers, the backlash against plastic packaging and the ongoing unpredictability of Brexit are just some of the huge challenges facing them in 2018.
There was a time where it was enough to do one thing and do it well. When simply providing a solid product and service would support your business model for many years, if not decades. But the world has changed and continues to change… fast. Brands need to be planning ahead, but also ready to react when the competition start to encroach on their territory.
As three in four new product launches currently fail within a year, Bray Leino’s new comms model suggests how the traditional approach can evolve to de-risk the launch process. Hosted by The Grocer, Bray Leino invited marketers from leading food and drink brands to discuss this hypothesis. That discussion is the basis for this paper.
Adam Leyland
Editor of The Grocer since 2006
Julia Glotz
Managing Editor of The Grocer
Harry Walker
Industry Head, Grocery Retail, Google
Chris Elliott
Director of the Institute of Global Food Security
Joanna Blythman
Journalist and author of Bad Food Britain
Jeremy Garlick
Partner at Insight Traction
David Sables
CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
Steve Parfett
Chairman of AG Parfett & Sons
Alec Mattinson
Finance Editor
