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Comment & OpinionBehind the scenes: how Asda’s Christmas ad bought the Grinch to life
Cressida Holmes-Smith of Asda’s ad agency Lucky Generals on how it dealt with the pressure to come up with the campaign
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: top 150 suppliers, the budget and packaging taxes
This week’s issue marked the launch of the Top 150 UK Food & Drink Supplier Rankings Report for 2025, which The Grocer releases annually in association with OC&C Strategy Consultants
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Comment & OpinionThe Budget is a disaster and it hasn’t even happened yet
With days to go until the hopelessly late Budget, the food and drink industry will be holding its breath
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Comment & OpinionBryan Cranston plays festive bad guy for Ocean Spray
The impressively costumed Cranston is a riot, reeling off ‘cran’ related puns with gusto as he steals sauce, confiscates cocktails and ruins a festive party
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Comment & OpinionSecrets of Supercheap Shopping: documentary dives deep into discounters
Hyper-lean businesses are working fine margins to offer cheaper shops than even Aldi and Lidl
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Comment & OpinionInside Track: good intentions won’t save the UK food system
If British manufacturers and retailers desert traditional farmers for the most intensive industrial production, it will have significant consequences for our food security, our farming community, and our health and environmental goals, says an anonymous member of the industry insider group Inside Track
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Comment & OpinionMind the gap: the growing disconnect in UK food standards
Most shoppers assume the eggs, meat and dairy products on supermarket shelves are produced by British farmers – but many of these products or their ingredients are imported, says Nick Allen, British Egg Industry Council CEO
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Comment & OpinionHow is Big Food responding to the threat of GLP-1 drugs?
GLP-1 drugs could shrink global food volumes and rewrite the rules on how we eat, manufacture and market food, says Amir Mousavi, founder and food consultant at Good Food Studio
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Comment & OpinionWhy is the GCA still letting Amazon off the hook?
The GCA’s investigation focuses on payment issues where there is clear, documented evidence, but this limited scope misses many of Amazon’s breaches, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionThere is an alternative to the UK’s ‘broken’ food system
Social supermarkets and community pantries can help to rebuild a more equitable and functional food system, says Gary Stott, executive chair of Community Shop
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Comment & OpinionWill the wet wipe plastic ban be enough to clear our sewers?
The ban has been popular. Now the government needs to double down and rein in manufacturers’ claims over flushability and misleading on-pack messaging
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Comment & OpinionReeves’ plastic plans are a taxing issue for food and drink
It looks nailed on that further increases in plastic packaging costs are heading the industry’s way
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Comment & OpinionPlaying chicken: why Domino’s is taking on new battlegrounds
Chicken isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Domino’s, but CEO Andrew Rennie is betting its new Chick ‘N’ Dip brand will have a ‘big impact’ on the chain’s future
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets hold the key to healthier, safer poultry
It’s no great feat for the industry to reduce antibiotic usage when it was flagrantly overmedicating animals to begin with, says Liam Hodgson, senior global technical manager for broilers at The Humane League
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Comment & OpinionImports won’t save us: BMPA makes the case for domestic meat
Farmers are being forced out of production, making us more reliant on imported meat, says BMPA CEO Nick Allen
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Comment & OpinionWhat, no gin? EU ruling will force low & no brands to get creative
In a landmark ruling, the EU’s Court of Justice has ruled that non-alcoholic drinks cannot ride off the coattails of gin’s established reputation
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Dave Lewis takes Diageo and New Product & Packaging Awards
The big news was the appointment of Sir Dave Lewis as the new CEO of Diageo. Lewis has nothing to prove after an outstanding career but it’s fascinating to consider why he’s chosen, at the age of 60, to take on another CEO role
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Comment & OpinionWhat a trip soft drinks brand Trip is on, tapping the mindfulness zeitgeist
Trip is reaping the reward through insight, slick marketing and supply chain execution and strong celebrity backing
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Comment & OpinionOatsu’s founder hides behind the fridge in debut TV spot
A woman scowls as she makes overnight oats in her kitchen, unaware of the startup founder hiding in her kitchen
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Comment & OpinionThe Friday Accelerator: no-nonsense growth podcast gets to the point
Joined by Kelly Dowson, MD of FIS Group, Karen Green explored the tough reality of swift growth