Long reads – Page 147
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InterviewsThe Big Interview: Ben Pearman of General Mills shares his beliefs and values
General Mills boss Ben Pearman believes it’s still possible for a multinational to operate – and grow – like a startup
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Analysis & FeaturesMobile ready hero images: Q&A with Unilever's Oliver Bradley
Unilever’s global e-commerce design director Oliver Bradley is on a mission to make product images in grocery more mobile friendly. Here he responds to key questions and challenges to the approach he’s developed with the University of Cambridge
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Analysis & FeaturesBrussels sprouts 'crisis' fears prove to be unfounded
A mild summer and late start to autumn should ensure Christmas tables groan under good quality brussels sprouts
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Analysis & FeaturesTaking the biscuit: one in five Brits scoff whole cookie packs
Biscuits are back in business. The category is enjoying a period of growth powered by NPD and new biscuit formats as brands look to provide new premium experiences for consumers. But where are opportunities being missed by the brands, and how is consumer demand driving the market?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe secret kitchen: why more chefs are working in the dark
A growing appetite for high quality takeaways has spurred on the likes of Deliveroo and ‘dark kitchens’
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Analysis & FeaturesFarm Africa: A growing future for Africa
Farm Africa, supported by Aldi, is training impoverished Kenyan farmers to create crops resilient to climate change
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Analysis & FeaturesPhiladelphia Flip & Dip - Mexican Salsa: acid test
The chilled dips category is buoyant – worth £246m, having added 6.1% in value sales year on year
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Claus come out: how sharp is this year's festive offer?
The Grocer went shopping to check out the displays and ranges as the battle looms for share of spend this Christmas
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Analysis & FeaturesFestive choc boxes see price increases and shrinkflation
The annual national obsession with the price of festive chocolates kicked off this week
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Harrods Roast & Bake food hall
Amid the luxury, the needs of the locals have not been forgotten in the first phase of the Harrods food halls revamp
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Analysis & FeaturesUK food assurance is broken. So how do we fix it?
More audits and inspections are not the answers, say experts. We need to start asking smarter questions of UK food businesses
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Analysis & FeaturesDave Lewis and Charles Wilson: the exclusive and uncut interview
With the CMA provisionally clearing the Tesco-Booker merger, platinum members can read an extended version of our exclusive Q&A ahead of this Saturday’s issue of The Grocer
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Analysis & FeaturesAutumn Budget 2017: the food & drink industry reacts
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced his Autumn Budget, unveiling an increase to the national living wage, an April switch to CPI for business rates - and a surprise freeze in beer duty. Here’s how key industry bodies and companies have reacted.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat impact will Scottish MUP have on the drinks trade?
How will minimum pricing hierarchies be affected in Scotland – and the rest of the UK? And who will benefit?
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Analysis & FeaturesDeath of the supermarket?
Hardly. New direct to consumer platform INS undoubtedly grabbed headlines though. So can it succeed where others failed?
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Analysis & FeaturesRecipe: how to make a cake out of food waste
To celebrate the launch of our #SeriousAboutSurplus petition, here’s the recipe for a cake made from food waste
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Analysis & FeaturesTop New Talent: the class of 2017
The Top New Talent awards 2017 celebrated an astonishing diversity of young talent working across food and drink
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Analysis & FeaturesInside the Waitrose Drinks Festival
The Grocer checks out the highlights from this weekend’s festival held in County Hall, London
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Analysis & FeaturesHow brands are cooking up a storm in OOH
Brands hit by the supermarket squeeze are looking to the £88bn foodservice sector instead. What is its appeal?
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Analysis & FeaturesWholesalers ready to lay down in front of Tesco-Booker tanks
What prompted the CMA to give Tesco-Booker the all-clear? And can opponents still stop the new behemoth in its tracks?