All Daily Bread articles – Page 85
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Analysis & FeaturesA steady Budget with few surprises: Philip Hammond’s debut assessed
An almost boring budget from ’Spreadsheet Phil’ will have failed to set the city alight, but with Brexit around the corner some key isses were touched on, such as business rates and the sugar tax
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Comment & OpinionIceland’s Malcolm Walker celebrates independent retail spirit
The yearly celebration that is The Grocer Annual Lunch saw representatives from the UK’s Big 30 wholesalers and the Top 50 independent retailers come together to reflect on the past year and plan for the future
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Comment & OpinionLessons from this weekend’s ordering meltdown at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s handled the chaos well overall - but it could have done with being a bit more proactive
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Comment & OpinionPHE moves on from promotions to take different tack in obesity fight
Why do people consume junk food when it is more expensive than heathier food?
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Comment & OpinionBoris serves up a pineapple fever dream on exports
The foreign secretary tells the British Chambers of Commerce the future for UK exports (including pineapple jam) is bright
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda is buying into free-range milk, but will consumers?
The willingness of supermarkets to sell free-range milk in volume demonstrates how far the dairy sector has come in the past couple of years, so is it a fad or will it become the norm? Time will tell
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Analysis & FeaturesWould abolishing use-by dates really help stop milk waste?
Headlines suggesting consumers ’sniff’ milk to see if it is still fresh, has once again highlighted the controversy surrounding food labelling and the problem of waste in the industry
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Analysis & FeaturesTen portions of fruit & veg a day? It’s not going to happen
New research suggests we should double the recommended daily amount of fresh fruit and vegetables in our diet, but is it a case of easier said than done?
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Comment & OpinionReading the Brexit tea leaves at the NFU conference
The annual farming showpiece laid out its ambitions for a post-Brexit food sector as delegates discussed trade, labour and encouraging investment in agriculture
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s quiet man Sean Clarke is right to focus on more than price
Today’s results provide some encouragement that Asda is at least heading in the right direction, but there’s still a long way to go …
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Comment & OpinionKraft Heinz wash-up will put ‘Persil Paul’ and Unilever growth in the spotlight
With the announcement that the offer is off the table from the Americans, we ask where does all this manouvering leave Unilever and Kraft Heinz?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe future of EU migrant workers must be clarified by Theresa May
With employers across many sectors reporting labour and skills shortages post EU referendum, companies are fearful of a hard Brexit and how they are going to fill gaps in the workforce
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Analysis & FeaturesYour turn to play with power: who would you promote or demote in our 2017 Power list?
At some point a running order had to be finalised. But that doesn’t mean the debate can’t continue … tell us who you think should be moving up and down the list
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Comment & OpinionAre supermarket Valentine’s Day dine-in deals something to fall in love with?
So who is doing what in terms of a romantic promotional bundle? And how do they compare on price?
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Analysis & Features‘Dodgy deals’ exposé raises awkward questions for Tesco
The BBC revelations of out-of-date multibuy promotional offers in stores is a failure at the most basic store management level
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Comment & OpinionFood hygiene ‘self-regulation’ shows progress… and desperation
If any organisation likes to be seen to be tough, it is the Scottish version of the FSA
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Comment & OpinionAmazon is quick to experiment but its expansion into UK grocery will be slow
Since it started pursuing the UK grocery market in 2015, Amazon’s every move has provoked prophecies of doom
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi’s steady progress proves industry sharks wrong
Today’s news that Aldi has broken into the Top 5 validates the German discounter’s strategy plan, and confounds its critics
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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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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’