Long reads – Page 102
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Analysis & Features
What post-Brexit UK free ports could mean for food & drink
Boris Johnson has proposed to open up to 10 ‘free ports’ in the UK after Brexit. Is this a good thing for the food and drink industry?
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Analysis & Features
Are you ready for a no-deal? Food & drink’s biggest Brexit questions answered
The Grocer seeks to answer some of the food and drink industry’s biggest questions around what will happen in the event of a no-deal
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Analysis & Features
Five pumpkin spice products hitting shelves this autumn
Pumpkin spice is once again the flavour of the month. Here are five brands that have been inspired by the trendy US import
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Interviews
Jenny Costa: how Rubies in the Rubble is taking on Heinz
Having started as a kitchen table business, Rubies in the Rubble now has the mainstream condiments market in its sights
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Analysis & Features
Dave Lewis departs: his milestones as Tesco CEO
We look back through six years of Dave Lewis’ tenure as head of Tesco, from the controversies to the highlights
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Analysis & Features
Is the future for Poundland a multi-price model?
A multi-price model was blamed for Poundworld’s collapse last year. Now Poundland is moving in the same direction
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Analysis & Features
Seven things you need to know about the confectionery market
Gifting and dark chocolate are on the rise, and sweets are benefiting from the ‘Boris Johnson effect’
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Analysis & Features
Five key skills all successful fmcg buyers have
These are the most important skills that all of the UK’s best food and drink buyers have in their arsenal
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Analysis & Features
Deposit return schemes: is the bottle spinning out of control?
Retailers and suppliers are at loggerheads with government – and each other – over DRS. So what’s going on?
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Analysis & Features
Why aren’t more firms being transparent over food waste?
Is Dave Lewis justified in worrying that UN sustainability goals will be missed because industry leaders are ‘wasting time’?
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Analysis & Features
Virtuous aperitifs, ‘sunset gold’ ale and CBD-infused craft beers: what’s coming in (non-alcoholic) booze this October?
Each month The Grocer takes an in-depth look at the hottest upcoming booze launches. This time round we’re focusing on the booming low and non-alcoholic sector with a slew of launches for the moderating drinker
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Analysis & Features
Ocadogate: a tale of betrayal, greed and spying
Explosive court allegations detail industrial espionage case
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Analysis & Features
Is biodegradable plastic the answer to food and drink’s packaging problem?
It sounds like the perfect solution to suppliers’ and the planet’s woes. So why aren’t we all using biodegradable plastics?
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Interviews
How P&G’s chief sustainability officer Virginie Helias is driving change
In 2011 she invented her ideal job, pitched it to P&G’s then-CEO, and got it. Today Virginie Helias is pushing significant change
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Analysis & Features
How environmentally friendly is vegan milk?
Western shoppers are turning to new milks. But are the new players any better for the planet?
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Analysis & Features
10 food & drink Advent calendars launching for Christmas 2019
Take a peek behind the doors of these fmcg Advent calendars, featuring gins, vegan treats, pork scratchings and more
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Analysis & Features
OC&C: How the UK’s Top 150 Food & Drink Suppliers are faring in the fog of Brexit
We analyse OC&C’s Top 150 Index of Food and Drink Suppliers in a special report
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Analysis & Features
Italian pear harvest slump drives up prices
Severe weather has affected the harvest in northern Italy
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Analysis & Features
Is an ‘Owen’s Law’ needed to address allergens on menus?
Byron concedes current rules and requirements are ‘not enough’
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Interviews
What’s Peter Marsh’s mission for Planet Organic?
As the Planet Organic ethos enters the mainstream, Peter Marsh has ambitious growth plans