Analysis
Why Britain’s food supply chains are ‘frighteningly fragile’
After the hottest summer on record, UK food supply is teetering on the brink. What needs to be done to help farmers and secure our food system?
Mutti’s CEO on climate change, forced labour and the fight for share
As Italy’s hottest summer on record hits his key crop, Mutti’s CEO explains his plan to protect farmers, water supply and quality
How rivalries are being set aside for food redistribution
A new ’mission control’ set up to allow supermarkets and suppliers to integrate supply chains, so they can co-operate on routes for surplus food, is allowing trucks from traditionally bitter rivals to literally share the load
With one year to go, how ready is industry for the deposit return scheme?
RVM construction is underway at some stores, but issues around VAT, Wales and price capping remain potential bumps in the road
DTC dairy still delivers in the post-Covid era
Post pandemic, direct-to-consumer orders are broadening – and dairy businesses are making the most of it
Why Britain’s food supply chains are ‘frighteningly fragile’
Mutti’s CEO on climate change, forced labour and the fight for share
How rivalries are being set aside for food redistribution
With one year to go, how ready is industry for the deposit return scheme?
DTC dairy still delivers in the post-Covid era
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Opinion
Is regenerative agriculture the answer to the farming crisis?
From Jeremy Clarkson to Nestlé, everyone’s talking about soil health. After the worst harvest on record, the case for regenerative farming is as much economic as it is environmental, says Adam Leyland, editor-at-large at The Grocer
Packaging must do more than stand out, it must help people buy
As growth gets harder grocery brands are under pressure to stand out, but the better starting point for packaging is simpler: what will help people buy, says Kathryn Jubrail, partner at Mother Design
When salt becomes a statement worth paying for
Basic categories like salt and butter are being bought as identity signals, not staples, but most packaging is still briefed for the shelf, not what it says about the shopper, says Sarah Knox, senior strategist at Lewis Moberly
Can Defra’s new ‘war room’ prevent the next food supply crisis?
The new Food Preparedness Group is designed to improve collaboration between industry and government in preparing for emergencies
Why the cocoa crisis is a warning for the whole food supply chain
Cocoa’s collapse shows hedging and substitution can no longer stand in for real resilience, says Tom Campbell-Smart, operations director at Brand Organic
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