All articles by Harry Holmes – Page 16
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Comment & Opinion
Why Wahaca may have jumped the gun on menu carbon emissions labelling
A growing number of restaurants are introducing eco-labels, but the source information is far from perfect
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Analysis & Features
Where will shoppers make sacrifices to save money this Christmas?
Two-thirds of Brits are planning to cut back on food and drink spend as inflation mounts
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Comment & Opinion
Will COP27 help food brands grasp the consumption nettle? Probably not
Tackling overconsumption is key to addressing the climate crisis. That’s a harsh truth for the industry to swallow
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Reports
Why Pasta Evangelists is pivoting from DTC
Italian food specialist Pasta Evangelists is proving the power of omnichannel
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Category Report
Is Jamie Oliver the future of pasta? Pasta category report 2022
While shoppers are trading down in pasta, chef-style, premium sauce brands are growing. Will they put a twist on the category?
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Analysis & Features
Why cows could be an unexpected climate solution
Cattle farming is notoriously carbon intensive. But new techniques could see cows go from being a problem to part of the climate solution
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Analysis & Features
A timeline of HFSS restrictions: From nutrient profiling model to advertising clampdown
From nutrient profiling model to advertising clampdown
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Analysis & Features
Is HFSS going to work? The trials say: probably
Trials show HFSS categories including biscuits and chilled products saw a 20% fall in sales when the restrictions were in place
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Interviews
Anna Turrell on taking Tesco’s sustainable financing scheme global
Tesco’s head of environment has climate anxiety. ‘It’s hard not to after working in sustainability for 17 years.’ But inside the retailer, she’s taking action
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Analysis & Features
What must happen to prevent more food allergen deaths?
As an inquest determines Celia Marsh’s death was caused by contaminated coconut yoghurt, gaps remain in the UK’s regulatory system
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Analysis & Features
As energy prices soar, is it time supermarkets went off-grid?
Food stores are some of the biggest energy users in the country, but as prices soar and net zero targets loom, can they find new ways to power themselves?
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Analysis & Features
Global supply chain pressures are easing… but for how long?
The pandemic logjam is finally clearing. But new lockdowns are taking hold, there are still labour shortages to contend with and further strikes are forecast
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News
Pret supplier relied on verbal promises for fatal ingredient, inquest hears
An inquest is investigating the death of Celia Marsh, who suffered a fatal allergic reaction at Pret in 2017
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Analysis & Features
Can Brazil stop itself burning?
The reputation of Brazilian agriculture is at an all-time-low as destruction of the Amazon and Cerrado mounts. Can anything be done to put things right?
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Interviews
White Rabbit’s free-from trip from Italy to Oxford, via the pub
The brand’s founders are taking traditional Italian fare and turning it gluten-free. It may not please their family, but it’s making shoppers happy
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Comment & Opinion
Celia Marsh inquest may make the case for more allergen action
The inquiry over the next three weeks will focus on the circumstances around Marsh’s death. Namely, how did a supposedly vegan yoghurt end up containing deadly traces of dairy?
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Interviews
PepsiCo boss Jason Richards on ‘walking the talk’ with Walkers
PepsiCo boss Jason Richards has bold plans, and nothing – not a factory shutdown, nor soaring prices nor the HFSS clampdown – is going to stop him
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Comment & Opinion
Food and drink export figures prove Whitehall has the right priorities
If the UK is able to conclude negotiations on a trade agreement with Delhi in October as is hoped, India’s prohibitively high tariffs could be slashed
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Analysis & Features
Are we one step closer to an eco-measure for food items?
Oxford scientists have analysed 57,000 multi-ingredient products - but the study has faced criticism
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Comment & Opinion
Beyond Meat and Oatly could prove casualties of the cost of living crisis
Both brands are struggling to convert cash-strapped shoppers away from cheaper meat or dairy equivalents