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Analysis & FeaturesGuide for SMEs: what should you do if your brand gets delisted?
Coronavirus has sparked dramatic changes to what’s on shelf in the supermarkets. Here’s what to do if you think delisting is on the cards for your brand
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Analysis & Features
Black Lives Matter: black founders open up about race in the food & drink industry
Black food and drink founders talk to The Grocer about the struggles faced in their entrepreneurial journeys due to their skin colour
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Analysis & Features
Guide for SMEs: how to pivot your business model
To find out how to pivot we spoke to Faversham’s Macknade food hall, which introduced its first delivery service while in lockdown to keep the tills ringing
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Analysis & Features
How brands are setting up DTC operations in a jiffy
Since the lockdown, brands have been establishing DTC sites in double-quick time. How are they getting off the ground so quickly?
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Comment & Opinion
As consumers retreat to old favourites, will coronavirus be the death of challenger brands?
Startups desperately need support – from consumers and supermarkets – to survive
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Analysis & Features
Seven food and drink challenger brands ramping up online delivery during lockdown
These small businesses are getting creative as they boost their online offers
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News
Growing challenger brands face stock wipe-outs and cashflow shortages
Startups experiencing strong sale increases due to the coronavirus outbreak have warned stock levels risk dropping because they were ‘unprepared’ for such sudden growth
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Analysis & Features
How food & drink challenger brands are giving to charity during coronavirus
Whether it’s feeding the NHS, giving to food banks or supporting their stockists, here’s how brands are being charitable during the pandemic
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News
Coronavirus: Challenger brands warn of further sales slump amid social distancing rules
Challenger brands are bracing for a further retail sales slump as social distancing rules implemented in supermarkets have focused shoppers on well-known brands
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Comment & Opinion
Nimble SMEs are showing their worth, but not all of them will survive
It’s one thing for a supplier to pivot from, say, in-store to online. An evolution from on-trade to off-trade is something else entirely
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Comment & Opinion
Support, don’t sacrifice, UK food & drink startups in these unprecedented times
Entrepreneurial, nimble brands can move quickly and have stock to keep shelves full in any supermarket within days
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News
SMEs welcome government loan scheme revamp but warn of unanswered issues
Food & drink SMEs have welcomed the revamp to the government emergency loan scheme, but warned there remain issues to be ironed out
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Analysis & Features
Can food & drink startups survive the coronavirus crisis?
SMEs are slipping through the cracks in aid packages as avenues close. What can they do?
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The Big Interview
Jim Cregan Big Interview: how Jimmy’s is keeping chins up
After 10 years, Jim Cregan’s iced coffee brand has revamped, but plans for a cola and its on-trade debut are on hold. For now
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News
Southern Co-op to take part in Dragons’ Den-style event for local producers
The event gives local food and drink producers a chance to pitch to Southern Co-op and gain listings in stores
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Comment & Opinion
Time for entrepreneurs to address founder mental wellbeing
It’s time that we, the entrepreneurs, re-frame what our businesses truly need from us, says Chris Green of Young Foodies
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Analysis & Features
Easy money and exploitation: should grocery brands explore multi-level marketing?
As more food and drink companies start to use the model, others warn it’s exploitative. What’s the truth?
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Comment & Opinion
Life as a challenger brand is anything but easy. Just ask Savsé
Challenger brands are all the rage right now - but they need more help
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Analysis & Features
Are the supermarkets doing enough to support startups?
Startups are providing 59% of growth, yet 81% feel they lack the support their growth deserves. Do they have a point?
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Comment & Opinion
Sign up to support challenger brands - for all of food and drink’s benefit
A huge 81% of startup and scaleup brands feel unsupported by the industry – and that limits their growth, says Young Foodies co-founder Chris Green
