Long reads – Page 125
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Analysis & FeaturesCan supermarket packaging be stylish, safe and sustainable?
Packaging has always had two main functions. The first is pretty prosaic: to protect the product. The second is pretty fascinating: to make it so attractive that it flies off the shelf
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InterviewsSmurfit Kappa's Saverio Mayer on plastics and ecommerce
Smurfit Kappa’s Europe CEO sees the plastics problem and e-commerce boom as opportunities for growth
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Analysis & FeaturesFirst look: inside Sainsbury's new beauty departments
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new, expanded beauty offering in eight stores. We went to its Purley Way store to see what’s on offer
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Gove's £15m pilot can help stamp out food waste
Defra is to invest in redistribution, allowing charities to scale up operations
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Analysis & FeaturesOwn-label showcase: Waitrose Cooks' Ingredients
We’ve selected some of the new products to highlight what they are, what they’re competing against and what the new launches tell us about Waitrose’s wider own-brand strategy
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's-Asda clearance 'tough' warns ex-CMA director
In this special analysis, ex-CMA director Andrew Taylor explains how the merger approval faces significant hurdles
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Tesco Finest offer is evolving to stay ahead of the pack
As Tesco Finest celebrates its 20th birthday we look at the history of this premium tier range, how rivals have copied it, and what it’s doing to stay ahead
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Analysis & FeaturesEight personal care subscription boxes that should be on your radar
We’re seeing subscription offers pop up for all aspects of the personal care aisle. Here are some we think you should know
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Analysis & FeaturesKit Kat Senses: acid test
Take-home value sales of individually wrapped chocolate assortments have hit £224m
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Analysis & FeaturesPlastic-free dairy packaging from around the world
As brands begin to look towards a plastic-free future, we look at some sustainable ideas that could work for UK dairy
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Analysis & Features17 foodie advent calendars launching this Christmas
A far cry from the picture variety your mum used to buy, here’s our pick of the year’s most decadent and different advent calendars
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Analysis & FeaturesFive sandwich alternatives making waves at Lunch
From steamed buns to salad rolls, exhibitors were keen to give the sarnie some fresh competition
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Analysis & FeaturesPlain stupid: kids' yoghurts unfairly treated over sugar?
Under proposed changes yoghurts could be classed as ‘junk food’
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are UK shareholders revolting against Unilever's restructuring plans?
A row is brewing over Unilever’s plans to scrap its dual British-Dutch structure and shift to a single corporate HQ in the Netherlands. The Grocer looks at the key issues
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InterviewsDavid Manzini: big interview with Mars Wrigley's metropolitan
Business leaders don’t come more cosmopolitan than David Manzini
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C Top 150 2018: On the edge
No sooner has the industry’s growth engine finally spluttered into life, than suppliers find themselves hurtling towards a potential no-deal Brexit
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Reduction Roadmap the food waste breakthrough we needed?
Even some of the industry’s most vehement critics claim it is a “game-changer” in the fight for transparency
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Analysis & FeaturesStrong Kenyan production to push down UK tea costs
Tea suppliers should face lower costs after production of Kenyan tea rose by 15%
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Analysis & FeaturesHealth, beauty & baby brands push supermarket promos
The number of featured space promotions on health, beauty & baby products has surged by 17.3% in the mults
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Analysis & FeaturesTea: can the cuppa reap the rewards of café culture?
While coffee sales are soaring on the back of the nation’s love of Starbucks and Costa, tea is yet to reap the benefits. Now that could all be set to change