Long reads – Page 296
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget poses fresh questions over government high-alcohol battle
Does the Budget indicate a cosy relationship with brewers and distillers? Or are bingers still in the firing line?…
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Analysis & FeaturesRecord spring flush to push down cheese prices
Tuesday (1 April) sees the start of the new quota year, and by all accounts it’s going to start with a bang…
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Analysis & FeaturesKids come up with cunning food bank plan
A new scheme allows online shoppers to donate half their bogof to a food bank at the click of a button…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs this the big price war we have all been waiting for?
As Dalton Philips ‘got the bazooka out’ there was share carnage. Suppliers fear being caught in the crossfire sooner or later…
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Analysis & FeaturesOrganic food price hikes fail to put shoppers off
Shoppers are opting to buy organic despite steep price hikes in many product categories…
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Analysis & FeaturesBeef prices fall as Horsegate factor tails off
When retailers and suppliers made wide-ranging British sourcing commitments after Horsegate, UK beef prices soared…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe IPO market may be hot but will valuations disappoint?
The IPO market is hotter than ever. So what’s driving it? Irrational exuberance or genuine value?…
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Analysis & FeaturesFuel Save: is Tesco on to a winner with new mechanic?
Tesco says its Fuel Save scheme is an ‘industry first’. But will it give it the edge at the pumps?…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Top 50 Independent Grocery Retailers 2014 ranking
Independent grocery operators are continuing to battle against the multiples and the growth of hard discounters, but the sector is shrinking fast…
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Analysis & FeaturesUK wheat prospects look good... for now
Farmers and millers say prospects are good for the British wheat crop – but warn there could yet be clouds on the horizon…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the merger of Chiquita and Fyffes mean to the trade?
Banana giants expect big synergies from proposed merger…
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets keeping a tight lid on inflation levels
Inflation across the supermarkets is running at rock bottom levels – below 1% for the second month in a row…
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons sales slump is ‘rippling down to the staff’
The news emanating from the Morrisons bunker is likely to come as a further blow to many employees, amid growing evidence that morale at store level has taken a turn for the worse.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe sensory science behind a hit sausage
Reformulating a brand but worried it won’t taste as good as the original? Marketing Sciences can help…
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Analysis & FeaturesUkraine crisis raises fears of another grain price hike
The deepening crisis in Ukraine sent grain prices soaring this week…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow much will the milk price war cost Tesco?
With supermarket milk wars back in the headlines, how much will this latest round of price cuts cost the retailers?
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Analysis & FeaturesCan pound shops work online?
A raft of new pound shops have launched online, but how transferrable is the model?…
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Analysis & FeaturesNascent e-cigs market dashed as EU's ruling 'misses point'
E-cigs: so near to the tipping point, has the EU’s 11th hour change to tobacco directive scuppered all the good work?…
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Analysis & FeaturesBusiness rates: will the door really open for a shake-up?
The BRC may say the BIS inquiry is a “nail in the coffin” but diverse solutions present no quick fix for high streets…
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InterviewsJack Monroe: The Big Interview
In 2011, single mum Jack Monroe hit rock bottom and attempted suicide. Then she started a blog featuring cheap recipes