Long reads – Page 138
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Analysis & FeaturesSalmon prices pushed up in Chile and Norway
Salmon prices are up month on month due to concerns over potential algal blooms in Chile
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Analysis & FeaturesCadbury Mini Eggs among shrinkflated Easter treats
Pouches of Mini Eggs have shrunk from 460g last Easter to 421g, with prices still at £4 in most major retailers
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Analysis & FeaturesSandows Cold Brew Coffee: acid test
For the past few years, cold-brew coffee – coffee infused with cold water overnight – has been the hip alternative to traditional energy drinks
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Analysis & FeaturesThe evolution of the European food hall
Food halls are back in town, with a surge of new openings in the UK following the burgeoning trend in Europe and the US. And the modern take on the hallowed halls of the past is all about the experience
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Analysis & FeaturesTop shops crowned at 2018 Convenience Retail Awards
The winners of the Convenience Retail Awards collected their trophies to classic rock riffs delivered by a live band
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Analysis & FeaturesPower list 2018: who's steering the public's mood about food?
Our list of the top 10 players in public affairs reflects an increasingly open world, where trade bodies, brands and retailers have to move fast to keep on top of public opinion, and social media has created the ‘celebrity lobbyist’
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Analysis & FeaturesCocoa prices surging after two-year low
Prices are surging again on the back of rising demand and tightening global stock
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Analysis & FeaturesLessons from The Grocer's conference on e-commerce
A stellar list of speakers, an action-packed programme, and one of the hottest topics in grocery
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Conviviality recover from its week of woe?
A surprise profit warning, arithmetic errors, unexpected tax bills. The booze giant has a struggle on its hands.
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Analysis & FeaturesCotton prices rise to 2014 levels
An outbreak of pink bollworm has damaged the Indian cotton crop…
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Analysis & FeaturesMore Easter chocolate deals - but savings aren't as deep
Cadbury, Nestlé and Mars have all increased the number of featured space promotions in the major mults compared with last …
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Analysis & FeaturesSqueeze on pulp stock pushes up kraftliner prices
Kraftliner prices have risen in line with price increases in European pulp
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Analysis & FeaturesFeeding London: keeping food & drink moving in the capital
Roads in the UK capital are clogged. And with its population set to grow to 10 million within 15 years, innovative logistics solutions will be needed to keep food and drink moving. Like what?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhole Earth Saucy Organic Baked Beans: acid test
Canned beans’ value sales decline slowed considerably last year
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Analysis & FeaturesSnacking gets exotic: on the hunt for unusual flavours
Brands are launching everything from smoked salmon glitter crisps to pink peppercorn tortilla chips. But are these wacky new flavours really meeting a consumer need?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will supermarkets enforce the under-16 energy drinks ban?
Waitrose, Aldi, Co-op, Tesco and Morrisons plan to exercise their Challenge 25 policies, currently used for alcohol sales
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will food & drink react to PHE's calorie bombshell?
Shock and awe as government drops calories bombshell
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Analysis & FeaturesSustainability: the world's ticking time bomb
The UK might see itself as a world leader in driving environmental goals but its performance in the 2017 Sustainability Index shows it is lagging behind as catastrophe looms on global scale. What needs to be done, and when, to stop the bomb going off?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe top 50 independents: How to be king of your own castle
It’s a brutal market out there in which to be an independent. So who would want to do it? What does it take?
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InterviewsJimmy Doherty Unwrapped: how the TV farmer went from ‘four pigs to 40’
Making the leap from academic to first-time farmer to TV personality is not something Jimmy Doherty had planned