Long reads – Page 3
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Analysis & Features
New generation of rapid delivery apps compared
Since the demise of Gorillas, Getir, Weezy and the like, a new generation of delivery apps have surfaced to take their place
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Analysis & Features
Can rapid delivery services from Tesco and Co-op save our c-stores?
Scoot and Peckish are filling a gap left by the retreat and withdrawal of Getir, Gopuff, Gorillaz
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Interviews
Zuber Issa: it’s back to basics for EG’s Man on the Move
Having ‘changed the forecourt sector for the better’ with EG, and learning from the ‘beast’ that is Asda, Zuber Issa is turning his focus to EG On The Move
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NFU Conference: what could Steve Reed offer angry farmers?
Faced with furious questions and protests, Reed tried in vain to reassure a farming sector left reeling by the much-hated ‘family farm tax’
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Why has Unilever ditched well-liked CEO Hein Schumacher?
Analysts described Schumacher’s successor Fernando Fernandez – an appointment from inside Unilever – as ‘fiery and charismatic’
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Food waste apps say sharing is caring… but do they work?
Apps have helped slash the amount of food surplus going to waste. But do they really offer a ‘win-win-win’, or are they just shifting the problem to consumers?
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Analysis & Features
The rise of food clubs and how they differ from food banks
Food clubs differ from food banks in that shoppers pay for goods – so they don’t face the ‘shame’ of accepting charity. But those aren’t the only benefits
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Interviews
How Nicola Robinson’s food sourcing alliance is taking shape
Alliance Food Sourcing wants to revolutionise surplus food collection. So what’s the plan?
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Analysis & Features
Can the CMA save parents from infant formula confusion?
The CMA’s report on infant formula concluded parents are overpaying by £300 a year. How does it plan to tackle the issue and what’s the response?
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Analysis & Features
What does Ella Mills’ Allplants purchase mean for ailing plant-based category?
Ella Mills injected a much-needed dose of optimism into the ailing plant-based category last week as she picked up Allplants from administrators
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Analysis & Features
10 new products to see at this year’s UK Food & Drink Shows
Mexican sauces, kimchi shots and Neapolitan truffles are among the hundreds of new products visitors will be able to see at the event in April
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Analysis & Features
Five startups transforming the future of food
A wave of startups is are turning innovation into advantage, pioneering solutions to challenges presented by chocolate and cheese to coffee and packaging
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Analysis & Features
Future-proofed food: commodities battle climate change and crop disease
As climate change and disease make crops less predictable, scientists are making contingency plans: cultivating new varietals, battling bugs and pioneering new growing techniques
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Analysis & Features
Charlie & Ivy’s: the British farm brand inspired by a Mediterranean lifestyle
Dips and dressings brand Charlie & Ivy’s was last year recognised with two gold awards in the Farm Shop & Deli Product Awards
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Interviews
How Au Vodka stormed to success despite the spirits downturn
Brand founders Jackson Quinn and Charlie Morgan have tapped celebrities and social media to make a mockery of the so-called downturn in spirits
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Analysis & Features
How fmcg’s power couples disrupt business and hold down relationships
Launching a business together can put a strain on relationships – but these happy Valentine’s couples are living and working together to great effect
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Analysis & Features
How functional food is targeting brain health and wellness
A wave of innovation is hitting the shelves targeting cognitive function. For workers burned out by ‘hustle culture’, the messaging is spot on. But do brands risk facing a legal minefield?
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Analysis & Features
Foot and mouth disease: how prepared is the UK?
Border authorities have revealed that banned German meat & dairy imports may have entered the UK
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Analysis & Features
Why Liquid Death failed to ‘murder the thirst’ of UK shoppers
The canned water brand is the latest example of a US sensation that flopped overseas
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Interviews
‘Some jam brands aren’t being honest’: Fearne & Rosie founder Rachel Kettlewell
Fearne & Rosie’s straight-talking founder is frustrated by high sugar levels in jam. She talks health, wealth and reaching over 5,000 stockists