Long reads – Page 68
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Analysis & Features
What the specialist food sector has learned from the pandemic
Lessons taken from the Covid crisis by retailers and suppliers across the fine foods market
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How quantum computing could answer grocery’s biggest challenges
From delivery routes to world hunger, can cutting-edge quantum technology help solve the biggest challenges in food and drink?
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How futuristic food tech is transforming how we eat
Food technology is no longer the preserve of lab-bound boffins. These days innovators are taking products to market themselves – and cashing in
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How Russell & Atwell is bringing high-end fresh chocolate to the masses
Chocolate made with fresh dairy is proving popular - but must remain chilled. How is a hot new brand keeping cool?
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Is new CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique enough to rescue Danone?
The Barry Callebaut boss was this week appointed Danone CEO
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How has Kellogg’s escaped HFSS ban, and how can others?
As Kellogg’s announces four of its five bestsellers will be non-HFSS, will the impact of new rules on the cereal aisle be less dramatic than feared?
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World Bee Day: What will happen to the UK’s pesticide legislation now it is out of the EU?
Brexit was supposed to mean sovereignty but when it comes to pesticides and agrichemicals, academics, campaigners, and the pesticide lobby all agree the UK is so far falling short
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Could Camelot finally be toppled as the National Lottery operator?
Camelot has run the National Lottery since its launch. With the licence up for renewal, it’s looking like a four-horse race for the fourth licence – and potentially the most open ever. Could there be changes ahead?
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Analysis & Features
Has the UK really broken the EU trade deal in Jersey?
That’s the accusation from France – but the truth is complicated
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Interviews
Joanna Allen big interview: how Graze’s CEO is taking a big bite out of snacking
Nearly a year into her role, Graze’s Joanna Allen still hasn’t met her team in person. But that hasn’t stopped her setting out big ambitions for the brand
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Analysis & Features
What does Kitwave Group’s IPO mean for the business and what comes next?
The family-owned business is only the second food and drink wholesaler to be listed from The Grocer’s Big 30
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Pandemic bake-offs, banana bread fever and social recipes: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to home baking
Lockdowns saw Brits turn to baking, with cupcakes, sourdough and banana bread the big winners. So which behaviours are here to stay?
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Can Tesco entice suppliers to cut carbon emissions to net zero?
Tesco is offering incentives to suppliers who report and reduce emissions. So what does it mean for suppliers, and is there a catch?
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How badly is China’s ban hitting the UK pork sector?
China is showing no movement on reinstating imports of UK pork
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Culture war: should British brands fly the union flag on packaging?
The newest front in Britain’s culture war is seeping into food and drink. So should brands adopt the union flag on packaging and marketing – or steer clear?
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Interviews
Big interview: Carlsberg Marston’s boss Paul Davies on why he’s not giving up on beer
The boss of Carlsberg and Marston’s JV is feeling positive as San Miguel soars, its core pilsner brand recovers and plastic gets the chop. What’s next?
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Analysis & Features
New and improved products that will escape the HFSS ad ban
Food brands are looking to stay below the government’s HFSS threshold with new products and reformulated lines
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Analysis & Features
How will consumers view JBS’s acquisition of plant-based Vivera?
The plant-based deal has already provoked ire on social media
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Analysis & Features
No rest for the WKD: SHS Drinks on 25 years of alcopops
WKD is 25 years young. It’s stayed relevant by moving with the times, and joining forces with Love Island, says SHS Drinks MD Marcus Freer
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Analysis & Features
What’s the plan for Sainsbury’s following £261m loss?
Simon Roberts insists the business ‘is in good shape and has lots of potential’. How is he planning to bounce back?