Long reads – Page 6
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Analysis and FeaturesThe produce hit hardest by Britain's disastrous weather
With thousands of acres of land under water, farmers of crops and livestock are counting the costs. And the retailers have been responding
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Analysis and FeaturesCarlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company – an evolution explored
Marston’s brands are being sidelined by CMBC for an increasing focus on premium and world lagers
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Analysis and FeaturesHow will Red Sea attacks affect UK fmcg?
The UK and US joint air strikes have ramped up the chance of additional violence in the Middle East. So what does this mean for UK fmcg?
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The Big InterviewWildfarmed: the unlikely trio with ‘a silver bullet’ for farming
Inspired by a farming book from 1940, a musician, a TV presenter and a financial guru are bringing their modern take on regenerative agriculture to the masses
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Analysis and FeaturesHow GrowUp Farms is growing UK salad supply year round
From a small unit in London, GrowUp Farms has taken its vertical farming business to a larger site in Kent, where it supplies the likes of Tesco with British-grown salad
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Analysis and FeaturesWhich grocery players hit the stock market jackpot in 2023?
In 2023, crises from Ukraine to the Middle East, plus the ongoing cost of living crisis, battered stocks. Who coped best and what will 2024 bring?
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Analysis and FeaturesWill Asda’s discounter price matching scheme pay off?
Asda is the first supermarket to match both Aldi and Lidl
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Analysis and FeaturesFestive sales: the winners and losers of Christmas 2023
A flurry of trading results are in. So where did Santa shop the most this Christmas? And who will be starting 2024 with a new year hangover?
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Analysis and FeaturesHow a fifth-generation butchery created award-winning ready meals
Launched in May 2022, Althams Fine Foods’ Supper Club last year scooped six golds at the Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Britain’s biggest brewers are faring and their plans for the future
Britain’s top brewers face a barrage of challenges in 2024, but what will drive their success?
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Analysis and FeaturesHow grocery stock market players coped with 2023’s uncertainty
Fmcg players are used to volatility and uncertainty, driven by a plethora of global crises in recent years.
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Analysis and FeaturesFour key drivers of food & drink NPD in 2024
‘Feel better’ and ‘right & relevant’ are set to become key drivers of innovation
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Analysis and FeaturesHow The Black Farmer is creating a ‘black Selfridges’ with its Brixton farm shop
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones says his The Black Farmer Farmshop in London has been in such high demand he’s had to panic-order more stock
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Grocer NPD Wrapped: 23 most-liked Instagram posts of 2023
NPD flew off the shelves this year from controversial flavours to nostalgic relaunches. Check out the top NPD for 2023
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Long readsHeroes, car crashes and epic fails in our unofficial review of 2023
It’s been another rollercoaster year in grocery. Here’s our review of the ups and downs that came to define 2023
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Analysis and FeaturesThe UK’s five fastest growing products of 2023
Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime brand shoots into the charts, while Brits made Lost Mary their vaping brand of choice
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Analysis and FeaturesThe UK’s 10 fastest falling shopping categories
According to NIQ, these are the 10 fastest falling categories by volume sales
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat are the big opportunities and challenges for farm shops in 2024?
Leading industry figures give their views on what the coming year may hold for the farm shop and deli market
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Analysis and FeaturesThe UK’s 10 shopping categories growing fastest in popularity
Vaping continues its meteoric rises, while the cost of living crisis is reflected in more purchases of ingredients to make home cooking more special
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Analysis and FeaturesFive shopping basket staples Brits are falling out of love with
The Grocer’s Top Products survey found these five brands struggling on shelves