SME and startup growth is being hampered by lack of data
Although fmcg SMEs hold 15% of the market by value, their products account for 27% of delisted items over the past year. Lack of data is the issue, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
Hear from winners and see highlights of The Grocer Gold Awards 2024
Sainsbury’s was crowned Grocer of the Year for the first time in nearly two decades at the Grocer Gold Awards 2024 – topping an outstanding evening of celebration at the Royal Albert Hall
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Meet the cousins behind the revival of British Corner Shop
‘Slow and steady wins the race’ is the mantra of the BCS’s new owners. So how will they revive the beloved, yet troubled, online grocer?
North Star and Kantar launch insights platform for challenger brands
Called Illuminator, the platform is designed specifically for ‘time-poor’ founders
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Why AI will be crucial to helping SMEs survive inflation
AI can be used to predict production issues and upcoming trends, says Andrew Keeble, co-founder of Heck
Grocer Gold Awards 2024: Pip Murray is Entrepreneur of the Year
Leading the fastest-growing brand in UK nut butters, having amassed more than 45,000 stocking points
Madame F founder Iain Muggoch on Queer Britain, startups and Tony Laithwaite
For Pride month, wine brand founder Iain talks about the struggles of a startup and his work with the Madame F Queer Britain Art Award
Fatso’s Ella Mckay on girl power, knickerbocker glories and ROI
Ella is on a mission to make dark chocolate fun and chunky, while driving change in the confectionery scene
Eight great British food tech startups and scaleups about to change the world
The UK is home to a raft of innovative startups vying to create the next global game-changer in food technology
How brands can make more of their packaging ‘real estate’
It’s brilliantly simple to be able to communicate on our packaging that we are a women-built business
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