Long reads – Page 7
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are plastic bags making a comeback – and how to stop it?
Online and rapid deliveries are being blamed for a rise in single-use bag sales. Technical fixes and easy wins could reverse the increase, say experts
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are the UK’s biggest pizza delivery players struggling?
Papa Johns is an outlier in a market where sales are being sliced
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Analysis & FeaturesHow pay and benefits stack up at the supermarkets
We look at how wage levels at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, M&S and Iceland compare
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat food and drink will the UK grow as temperatures rise?
Climate change is reshaping what we grow and where we grow it — raising opportunities but also threats as to how we can keep feeding ourselves
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InterviewsHow Joanna Allen got freefalling Little Moons back in control
After a tumultuous year, Joanna Allen is rebuilding Little Moons one ‘quick win’ at a time
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Analysis & FeaturesWill IGD’s role derail food strategy before it’s even started?
IGD CEO Sarah Bradbury’s role as co-secretariat to the Food Strategy Advisory Board has caused a stink. How can she get industry behind her?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are red meat prices up and when will they settle?
Sales have fallen from last year’s high as price rises take their toll
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Analysis & FeaturesShaun Parker on steering Asda’s biggest store to glory
The Grocer Gold Awards 2025 store manager of the year, ultramarathon runner Shaun Parker, runs Asda’s biggest store in the north
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InterviewsHow Katie Secretan is steering Nisa to its new life as Co-op Wholesale
MD Katie Secretan is steering the Nisa business into its new life as Co-op Wholesale. She talks pricing, own label and a ‘promiscuous wholesale market’
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the hurdles for the industry’s reusable packaging pledge?
After missed targets and failed pledges, a scaled-up reuse model remains a vision. Can a new retailer promise make a difference?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the food & drink sector is tackling holiday hunger
As the school holidays stretch family food budgets, retailers and suppliers are taking action. Which initiatives are making the biggest impact and how?
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InterviewsHow NFU president Tom Bradshaw took over the baton from Minette Batters
Minette Batters has been a hard act to follow, but new NFU boss Tom Bradshaw has impressed with his steadfast battle against the family farm tax
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Analysis & FeaturesHas M&S or Co-op done a better job in evolving cybercomms?
In the wake of major cyberattacks, how have M&S and Co-op handled their crisis comms, and how have approaches evolved?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat Trip adult soft drink ad ban means for future of functional claims
Trip’s claims landed it in hot water with the ASA. As more brands focus on mental health, what exactly are they allowed to say?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere next for Smithfield & Billingsgate markets and the high streets that rely on them?
The historic markets are due to close in 2028 – but with tensions running high, will this really result in the promised ‘win-win for Londoners and traders’?
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Analysis & FeaturesRoniB’s Kitchen: bringing the Filipino melting pot to the UK
In a bid to introduce Brits to Filipino flavours, Roni Bandong produces the RoniB’s Kitchen brand that includes award-winning Filipino Banana Ketchup
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Analysis & FeaturesMatcha mania: how big can the trend get?
Once the preserve of samurai rituals, vivid green tea matcha is being hailed as the ‘new coffee’. But as demand soars global supply is struggling to keep up
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InterviewsHow has Tesco changed under Ken Murphy in the past five years?
After winning The Grocer Cup last week, Group CEO Ken Murphy outlines how Tesco has changed in the nearly five years since he took on the role
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s in the new retail crime strategy – and will it help?
A ‘partnership approach’ is the headline, but retailers want action
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Analysis & FeaturesThin on detail, can Defra’s food plan achieve anything?
Defra wants to improve diets, sustainability and resilience – but detail is lacking, along, it seems, with real support from No 10