Long reads – Page 12
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Long readsTop 10 vegan chef influencers: who’s driving plant-based online?
Plant-based food content was once the preserve of those who knew in which dark and hidden corners of the internet to look. It was for niche communities with a small number of followers, all sharing knowledge about the vegan diet’s benefits. That was the age of the blog and YouTube ...
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The Big InterviewChapel Down CEO Andrew Carter on comebacks, climate change and raising capital
Nearly a decade after a tumultuous exit from one of wine’s biggest players, Andrew Carter is fizzing with excitement at the opportunities presented by English sparkling
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Analysis and FeaturesCan Tesco make a marketplace work second time around?
With lessons learned since the failure of Tesco Direct – and the model better proven – should the likes of Amazon and Ocado be worried?
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Analysis and FeaturesHow are loyalty schemes shaking up the price wars in grocery?
Which? thinks value linked only to loyalty cards is dodgy. Is that fair?
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Analysis and FeaturesCan regenerative agriculture make business sense?
Fmcg giants are betting big on regenerative farming to boost sustainability and win over consumers. But the definition is vague. Will the concept hold up, or is it just fertile breeding ground for greenwashing?
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Analysis and FeaturesCan growers adapt to climate change?
Climate change means UK growers are going to have to deal with hotter and more unreliable weather. How will it affect which crops are grown – and how?
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Analysis and FeaturesBrits blame ‘greedy’ supermarkets for higher costs of green living
Shoppers are questioning whether retailers are helping them to live more sustainably or are using green living as an excuse to hike prices
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ReportsIn graphs: What Brits think of DRS in a cost of living crisis
Toluna conducted research of more than 1,000 Brits, diving into their opinions on the proposed deposit return system
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat the rest of the world can teach us about deposit return schemes
The future of DRS in the UK is looking bleak – but similar schemes continue to deliver great results abroad. What is the UK getting wrong?
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The Big InterviewWild’s Freddy Ward on making sustainable, natural deodorant work
When Freddy Ward co-founded Wild, its natural deodorant ‘didn’t really work’. Now its efficacy has won a legion of loyal followers across 10 markets
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Analysis and FeaturesWho will replace Sharon White as chairman of John Lewis Partnership?
With JLP chairman Sharon White stepping down after only five years in 2025, attention turns to the process of finding a suitable replacement
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Analysis and FeaturesHow exactly will Sunak’s smoke-free plan work in the long term?
The plan does seem to have been rushed into being. And you have to question how it will work in practice in the longer term
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Analysis and FeaturesRetailers and brands are adapting to capitalise on the air fryer boom
Retailers and brands are reacting to the now ‘mainstream device’
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Analysis and FeaturesOne year on: Have HFSS rules made any difference?
It’s been a year since the government brought in display restrictions on HFSS products. Now the sales data is in. So what has been the impact, and how uniform is compliance among retailers?
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ReportsWhat would Labour do differently on HFSS?
Originally, the regulations included a ban on multibuy promotions such as bogofs and TV ads for junk food before 9pm
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Analysis and FeaturesTout’s: the forecourt retailer with the ‘heart of an independent’
Tout’s three forecourt convenience stores – full of local produce and eye-catching merchandising – earned it the Independent Retail Chain of the Year award at the Grocer Golds 2023
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Analysis and FeaturesIs private ownership just what Finsbury Food needs?
Suitor DBay wants to build a bakery powerhouse through M&A
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Analysis and FeaturesPower list: the most influential women in dairy
Pioneering females are disproving the old-fashioned view that dairy is an industry for men. Meet the dairywomen reshaping the narrative
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Analysis and FeaturesFmcg’s global giants see record growth in OC&C Global 50 report
The world’s largest consumer goods companies surged to their highest growth in a decade last year, driven by soaring prices and solid sales volumes
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy are key British food exports in such steep decline?
Inflation has forced consumers to cut spend, while Brexit red tape has hit SMEs. Businesses are hoping non-EU trade deals make an impact