Long reads
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InterviewsMegan Rossi and Jon Walsh: grocery’s odd couple on never selling out
Jon Walsh and Megan Rossi were told gut health was ‘too sciencey’ for the mass market. Today Bio&Me is in 50,000 stores and has global ambitions
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Analysis & FeaturesIceland’s new store: why the Falklands, and why now?
Argentinian media has called the move ‘a kind of provocation’
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Analysis & FeaturesFive organic heroes setting a ‘gold standard’ in growing
Organic is on a high, buoyed by soaring sales and interest – but challenges remain. We spotlight five producers who believe the best is yet to come
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Lancashire Mead Company champions traditional methods
The story began when Gordon Baron sought pure mead, rather than wine-based sweetened drinks often marketed as mead
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Analysis & FeaturesNice Buns: the award-winning cake business with no big plans to expand
Kat O’Reilly was crowned Baker of the Year in the 2026 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards
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Analysis & FeaturesThe UK food & drink brands looking to crack America
The US has a reputation as a graveyard for UK brands. What can we learn from the success stories?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the UK’s vulnerable food supply be shored up?
With no sign of recent permacrises abating and ministers making noises about stockpiling, calls are ringing out for a strategy to ensure resilience
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Ocado debut say about Cook’s future plans?
The brand’s first supermarket listing aims to broaden its reach
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Analysis & FeaturesThe growing concern over GLP-1 marketing to new mums
Online mumfluencers are dropping heavy hints about ‘medically supported weight loss’ – but doctors warn some adverts are ‘irresponsible’
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Analysis & FeaturesRice rice baby: how retail can cash in on the world food boom
Volume sales of rice – the world’s most widely consumed grain – are surging as Brits travel increasingly far and wide on their culinary adventures. So what’s cooking? And what’ll be the next big thing? We’ve polled 1,000 shoppers to find out this and much more…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe renewed push to stop unhealthy food in schools
Campaigners have welcomed plans, but say they must stay firm
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time to scrap the UK’s packaging tax regime?
EPR, DRS, PPT, PRNs… the list of packaging regulations is only growing, and even the industry is butting heads over the solution
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InterviewsHow non-alcoholic pioneer Mother Root pushes flavour over function
Mother Root’s founder took inspiration from New York bartenders for her ‘divisive’ vinegar-based aperitif, which is pulling up trees in low & no spirits
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the rise of the retail robots put off shoppers?
Retail robots are moving from warehouses to shop floors. Can they co-exist with shoppers and staff – and how will they affect the jobs market?
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InterviewsMüller’s Richard Williams on the yoghurt giant’s growth plans
From protein to GLP-1, Müller Yoghurts and Desserts CEO Richard Williams believes yoghurt can win on every consumer trend at once
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy salmonella cases in the UK are steadily surging
Rising numbers of imported eggs are being blamed for outbreaks
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Analysis & FeaturesPoundland: what would a new owner’s game plan be?
Where will a buyer take its ‘delicate’ recovery?
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Analysis & FeaturesInside organised crime’s grip on UK high streets
Organised crime gangs are exploiting Britain’s high streets on an industrial scale - and legitimate retailers are paying the price
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InterviewsRachel Eyre on building ‘a better version’ of Asda
Asda’s chief customer and digital officer is determined to bring back ‘Asdaness’ – boosting standards in stores and online while retaining its focus on price
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Analysis & FeaturesSaputo’s £1bn sale to Lactalis: what are the implications?
The £988m sell-off gives Lactalis ‘a leading place in UK dairy’ by adding the likes of Cathedral City and Country Life to Seriously and Président