All Daily Bread articles – Page 24
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Comment and Opinion
Why grocery prices are set to rise further, with the most vulnerable affected
Soaring inflation levels within the supply chain are set to have a meaningful impact on the price of a weekly food shop
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Comment and Opinion
M&S’s letter to the PM has some good ideas… and some optimistic ones
In some of Machin’s proposals to Boris Johnson, pragmatism gives way to optimism
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon’s u-turn could be a victory for Visa in more ways than one
Amazon is not the only retailer rounding on card companies over fees. UK supermarkets are also taking on the major players
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Comment and Opinion
Would £50bn-plus GSK consumer arm acquisition cure Unilever’s headache?
A 7% plunge in Unilever’s share price today has given a pretty clear indication that its investors do not see a £50bn-plus swoop for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer health arm as the answer to the consumer giant’s problems
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon vs Visa: why no-one is clucking in this game of corporate chicken
With just days to go until UK-issued Visa credit cards are no longer accepted as payment on Amazon.co.uk, there is still no sign of a resolution
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Comment and Opinion
How Sainsbury’s is forcing inflation to work in its favour
The number of lines matching Aldi slipped in the run-up to Christmas, but two moves show it’s back on the programme
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Comment and Opinion
Could Morrisons’ milk ‘sniff test’ herald a reappraisal of on-pack labelling?
Food waste is now treated with more urgency, and consumer reticence now feels like a flimsy justification for ruling out action
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Comment and Opinion
Asda’s beef backtrack: could it be the thin edge of the supermarket sourcing wedge?
Asda has angered farmers after dropping its commitment to sourcing 100% British beef but context is also needed here
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Comment and Opinion
Sustainable farming incentives must be balanced against protecting UK industry
George Eustice today unveiled more detail on how the Landscape Recovery Scheme for England would work
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Comment and Opinion
Waitrose and Mindful Chef could finally unite supermarkets with the recipe kit model
Unlike previous attempts, this partnership won’t mess with the fundamentals of the meal kit model
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Comment and Opinion
Will supply problems batter brands that need to be seen this Veganuary?
Many new shoppers will be entering the category this month, with the brands they choose likely to form the basis of longer-lasting habits
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Comment and Opinion
After another challenging year for grocery, let’s look ahead to 2022
Let’s raise a glass to everything we’ve survived in 2021 and look forward to 2022, whatever it may bring
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Comment and Opinion
M&S’s CEO role could soon be up for grabs - but who would be the lucky successor?
The biggest question is not when Rowe will step down but who is most likely to fill his shoes
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Comment and Opinion
BrewDog’s shift away from a ‘toxic’ culture could be a model for modern businesses - if it can pull it off
No business leader relishes having their organisation’s dirty laundry washed in public. Even more so if you’ve spent much of the past few years trying to position your business as a force for good with sustainability at its core
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Comment and Opinion
Christmas supply has been saved, but without support many businesses won’t be so lucky
Despite warnings to the contrary over the past couple of months, it looks like we won’t run out of food in the supermarkets this Christmas after all. Food (and turkeys in particular) may well be significantly more expensive than last Christmas, while there is also less choice, as The Grocer ...
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Comment and Opinion
Low take-up of visas shows the food industry must do more to attract workers
The government line on immigration is unlikely to change. So businesses will need to devise a new recruitment strategy
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Comment and Opinion
How Christmas dinner reflects UK consumers’ changing attitudes
Trends for less meat and booze are likely to be reflected on the Christmas dinnertable this year
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Comment and Opinion
Food hygiene ratings are a cause for concern - but not in supermarkets
Aldi achieves near-perfect food hygiene rating, with other major grocers also doing well
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Comment and Opinion
CBD may be flying high, but regulation could still bring it down to earth
The regulator last week hinted at plans to increase enforcement action in the UK
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Comment and Opinion
Grocery suppliers and retailers can help eliminate plastics from agriculture
“Soils are one of the main receptors of agricultural plastics and are known to contain larger quantities of microplastics than oceans,” according to the UN FAO