All Daily Bread articles – Page 86
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Comment & OpinionDoes the Labour manifesto contain pro-business appeal?
Wading through the draft manifesto it is clear that Labour is promising exactly the sort of measures trade bodies have been screaming for
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Comment & OpinionDoes craft gin have what it takes to follow the success of craft beer?
Inspired by indie brewers’ aesthetics and ethics, a number of spirits brands are jumping on the ’craft’ bandwagon, what next? ’Craft wine’?
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Comment & OpinionIt’s too late to talk TV ad watersheds. Social media is the regulatory battleground
Whoever is in No 10 after 8 June, it is clear that the food and drink industry will face a raft of new advertising restrictions, both in broadcast and other media, after the election dust settles
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Comment & OpinionAre intelligent personal assistants the future of labour-free shopping?
The market for Amazon Dash is small but growing, at least in the UK. Now Walmart have entered the fray with their own device, expect to see, and hear, more about this latest technology
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Analysis & FeaturesFood & drink faces a tough road ahead as Brexit warnings mount
No one said Brexit would be easy – although plenty have suggested everything is going to be just fine
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Comment & OpinionIt’s been ‘challenging’ – but Sainsbury’s might enjoy a long-term gain
Sainsbury’s, the UK’s second largest supermarket chain, may be under the cosh at the moment for its falling sales, but its online investment is where things could really start to pay off
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Comment & OpinionHeineken’s new ad proves a talking point – but playing identity politics is a risky game
The concept of bringing together people with opposing views so they can find common ground is wonderful, so why is the Heineken ad being slammed in some quarters?
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Analysis & FeaturesIt’s a thaw point: are attitudes to frozen food changing?
Frozen food suffers from a major image problem, particularly when it comes to younger generations
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Comment & OpinionThe ‘houmousgate’ affair: how secrecy gave the story unwanted mileage
By refusing to explain exactly what’s happened, retailers and suppliers have opened the door to hysteria
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Comment & OpinionLabour puts welcome focus on looming skills crisis post-Brexit
The food and drink industry has to step up and keep stressing the huge ramifications not just for the current workforce but for the skills and people it needs in the future too
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Comment & OpinionCan the supermarkets really cook up a winner from recipe boxes?
The relatively new concept of having your dinner delivered to your door has got supermarkets running scared … why?
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Comment & OpinionWhy the ‘Frankenfood’ factor is set to put a spanner in any special free-trade relationship
New exclusive research for The Grocer suggests British consumers aren’t keen on US meat
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Comment & OpinionSpeed is increasingly expected in the bagging area
Few words strike frustration into the heart of the shopper quite like “unexpected item in bagging area”
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Comment & OpinionLucozade discovers the perils of reformulation
Rather than marvelling at how the drink could contain less sugar and still taste so good, shoppers have taken to Twitter to express their distaste
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Comment & OpinionFarm brand pros and cons: they may annoy origin purists, but they do deliver
An actual old lady called Aunt Bessie didn’t make that packet of frozen Yorkshire puddings. Don’t be so naïve – it’s just marketing.
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Comment & OpinionSustainability campaigns need buy-in from the ground up
Palm oil is in the firing line once again, but how much difference do sustainability campaigns really make?
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Analysis & FeaturesWe need to wake up to the coffee cup recycling conundrum
New research shows that only one in every 400 coffee cups are recycled, so why is the government allowing this ’latte litter let-off’?
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Analysis & FeaturesPepsi's ad calamity shows the dangers of 'brand building'
Food & drink brands want to do more than just sell products - but brand building can go very wrong
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Comment & OpinionJack Daniel’s entry to cider is a landmark move. As a long as it hasn’t done a Magners
Jack is back. And this time he’s dressed up as a cider.
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Comment & OpinionWorried about chocolate, prime minister? Then hunt for a plausible Brexit trade strategy
The great and the good maybe hopping mad over Cadbury dropping the word ’Easter’ from its National Trust egg hunt promotion, but what about a Brexit sweetner for food and drink trade deals?