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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s ‘veg panic’ needs a little perspective
A shortage of fresh produce in UK supermarkets is creating havoc in the country, with lettuce and broccoli sales now being rationed in some supermarkets
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Comment & OpinionWho's got the answer? The value of winging it
There no easy answers in business, especially if you’re a startup, says Camilla Barnard of Rude Health. Entrepreneurs have to think fast on their feet
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Comment & OpinionHow will the CMA view the Booker-Tesco deal?
Charles Wilson has run rings round the competition for years. Can he now run rings round the CMA?
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Comment & OpinionCatering, not indie retail, is the key to Tesco-Booker merger
It is great to hear that everyone will benefit from the Tesco ‘merger’ with Booker - but it’s also somewhat disingenuous
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh produce heads for the bunkers, and a good thing too
Popular with suburban marijuana growers, hydroponics - the method of growing plants without soil - could be the solution to our growing vegetable ’crisis’
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Comment & OpinionRetail must cultivate staff as well as technology
The UK’s retail sector is a vital part of our economy, providing one in eight jobs in the UK, says Nita Clarke of the Fabian Society. Staff must be given the right tools to cope with technology change
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Comment & OpinionGet set for tough talking on mega-merger
The announcement of Tesco’s bid for Booker surprised many – not least thousands of independent retailers
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's Mike Coupe supports Grocer food waste campaign
Sir, I wanted to share my support for your campaign to reduce food waste and increase food surplus redistribution
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Comment & OpinionTesco eyes click & collect and e-commerce with Booker move
Sir, Tesco’s mega-merger move is just part of its evolution as in today’s grocery market
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Comment & OpinionBack in Time for Dinner: brilliant insight into food of 1914
Ironically, there was a craze for Brits to ‘go out for a German’ and eat sausages
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Comment & OpinionTesco-Booker doesn't click
The proposed merger of Booker and Tesco is very big news for the smaller store end of British grocery retail
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Comment & OpinionCMA must block Tesco-Booker merger
Charles Wilson has in the past rightly asserted that the food retail market is one entity
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Comment & OpinionPat is reassured that Booker is in no sense a retailer
This is a cut-throat business, to be sure, and the only way to stay ahead of the game is to subscribe to learned journals
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Analysis & FeaturesSurplus food won’t fix food waste. Our expert webinar will grill experts on what will work
As part of the Waste Not Want Not campaign, we’ll be hosting our first ever webinar featuring experts from Unilever, Tesco, FareShare and Company Shop on hand to answer your questions
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Analysis & FeaturesThe shock megadeal that I just can’t see happening
One is big in the north, the other big in the south … but even so, specualtion of a Sainsbury’s-Morrisons merger would really push the envelope
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Comment & OpinionDry January is a challenge for industry as well as individuals
New research has revealed that dry January campaigns are having a lasting effect on the nation’s drinking habits … but will it last?
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Comment & OpinionCharles Wilson: star signing of Tesco-Booker transfer window
The Tesco-Booker deal is one that everyone in the industry will have to consider. And potentially fear.
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Comment & OpinionTesco's Booker deal is further evidence of supermarket future-proofing
For Sainsbury’s and Argos and Morrisons and Amazon, you can now read Tesco and Booker
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Comment & OpinionThe art of product reformulation
Obesity is clearly the nation’s number one long-term health issue. Are we taking it seriously enough?
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Comment & OpinionBuild supply chain consensus to deal with inflation
Inflation is back and food prices are on the rise once again