Long reads – Page 63
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Covid-19 cuts value of merger and acquisition deals
Global 50 M&A levels were weak during Covid – the lowest level for well over a decade. Deals were worth $22bn from 45 deals, down from 2019’s $45bn from 48 deals. Activity was led by PepsiCo’s $3.9bn deal for Rockstar, while Nestlé made a $1.7bn bio-pharma bet ...
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Analysis & FeaturesAnalysts say this is the ‘calm before the storm’, so when will inflation hit?
The clouds are brewing, the waves are lapping. An inflationary storm is on its way. The only question is when it will hit.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy Asda’s convenience ‘move’ to supply EG Group sites is not a piece of cake
Asda’s new c-store format is rolling out to hundreds of EG Group forecourts. But a potentially steep learning curve is ahead
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InterviewsBenedict Daniels: the man who made Ritter Sport a UK name
Benedict Daniels made the ‘special, strange’ brand of his childhood a hit on these shores. Now he’s facing a fresh challenge in the form of HFSS rules
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can supermarkets lure shoppers back to ‘uninspiring’ meat aisles?
So-called ‘unconscious reducers’ are buying less meat due to lack of inspiration in the aisles. How can supermarkets get them more engaged?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat would a national food database achieve across the environment, food security and health?
What is Henry Dimbleby’s idea for a national food database all about? Why does Henry Dimbleby think a national food database is his most important recommendation? What would a national food database achieve across the environment, food security and health?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the sticking points in looming EU fishing talks?
Negotiations for a potential 2022 deal are to begin this autumn
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InterviewsChris Forbes on how Cheeky Panda’s bamboo toilet roll became a serious business
Chris Forbes and his wife Julie Chen founded The Cheeky Panda in 2016. Since then, sales of their bamboo paper products have shot up. Now they’re expanding, disrupting and hoping to float
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Analysis & FeaturesThe problem with food recalls and why so few consumers see them
With the FSA under scrutiny over recalls of catfood, is it – and are retailers and suppliers – doing enough to ensure shoppers notice them?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Scotland’s Protection of Workers Act actually deter would-be abusers?
From today it has become a statutory offence to assault, threaten or abuse a retail worker in Scotland
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Analysis & FeaturesHow McDonald’s became an unlikely environmental farming pioneer
McDonald’s has not always been seen as an environmental pioneer. Quite the opposite, in fact.
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Analysis & FeaturesRegenerative agriculture: why PepsiCo, McDonald’s and Waitrose are jumping on regen ag
Amid concerns over the UK’s food security, nature-based farming is on the rise. Who’s driving ‘regen ag’ and will it become the norm?
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Analysis & FeaturesEx-Tesco CEO Terry Leahy outlines CD&R’s case for buying £7bn Morrisons
‘We want to build on the traditional strengths of Morrisons with innovation, capital and new technologies,’ vows Leahy
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Analysis & FeaturesRapid delivery: where is the fast-moving sector going?
A raft of ‘q-commerce’ players have quickly established themselves. As the market matures, will they prosper or find themselves snapped up?
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InterviewsBiotiful Dairy’s Natasha Bowes on promoting gut health with plant-based kefir
Biotiful Dairy’s founder has spent nearly a decade working to make kefir mainstream. Now she’s taking on a new challenge: plant-based
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Analysis & FeaturesCut: how Farmison & Co is bringing high-end luxury to the butcher’s
Tiffany’s was the unlikely inspiration behind Cut, Farmison’s first bricks & mortar store. The result is a luxury – yet accessible – shopping experience that combines online and offline
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Analysis & FeaturesSix fmcg companies leading the way on sustainable palm oil
To celebrate International Orangutan Day (19 August), we take a look at six fmcg brands and retailers noted to be ‘leading the way’ on palm oil sustainability in WWF’s 2020 Palm Oil Buyers scorecard
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Mere, Preston: Russia’s ultra hard discounter opens first UK store
‘You won’t see any frills, shelves or points for convenience,’ says Mere UK business development manager Aleksandr Chkalov. ‘The most important thing in our store is the price tag. It must be the lowest of any on the market’
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Analysis & FeaturesDurslade Farm Shop: a contemporary take on agricultural architecture
Recycled materials and local sourcing are at the heart of this Somerset development
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Analysis & FeaturesBranching out: how seawater, air and thorns give birth to Blackthorn Salt
Sustainability is at the heart of a business producing premium salt using a traditional (and decidedly prickly) method