All articles by Megan Tatum – Page 4
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to safely follow the Green Claims Code
With a ‘game-changing’ new act set to come into force soon, companies must be careful to adhere to the rules. But doing so is proving far from easy
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Category ReportFree-from trends 2024: Dull and tasteless no more
Gone are the days when free-from was often thought of as joyless. What’s driving today’s livelier approach to avoiding allergens?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre 3D-printed foods ready for the mass market?
After much hype, 3D printing technology is finally hitting retail shelves. So how much mileage is there in a mass-market proposition?
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Analysis & FeaturesShrinking the innovation deficit: Strategies for distinctive new products
Researchers have come up with a metric to define distinctive innovation – and found it’s lacking. So why should developers push the boat out?
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Analysis & FeaturesEight great British food tech startups and scaleups about to change the world
The UK is home to a raft of innovative startups vying to create the next global game-changer in food technology
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Category ReportConfectionery trends 2024: The sourer the better
What’s behind the latest sour craze in sugar confectionery – and can it buoy a category struggling due to HFSS and cost pressures?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow sports sponsorship has evolved for modern brands
Brands are queuing up to associate with the Olympics and Euros this year. But the sponsorship game has changed – and strategic partnerships, social media activity and digital activations are winning
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Analysis & FeaturesAbuse, aggression and assault: the rising toll of crime on retail staff
Retail workers are reporting worsening mental health as the tide of crime continues to rise. What more needs to be done to help staff?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow businesses can solve the big carbon conundrum
Scope 3 emissions are complex and contentious. Now mandatory reporting is on the cards. Can the industry reach a consensus on measurement in time?
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom thoughts of suicide to pride: empowering modern slavery survivors
Set up in 2017, the Bright Future initiative aims to provide modern slavery survivors with a pathway back to employment. Now, seven years on, it’s calling on the food and drink industry to help it ramp up its impact
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RankingsFace off: Top Products Survey 2023 pits brands vs own-label
It’s no longer a battle of the brands. The bigger battle, after two years of inflation, is between brands and own label. Who’s winning?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy become a B Corp?
Certification also gives access to a community of like-minded businesses, many of which are open to sharing advice, support or partnering on collaborative projects
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Analysis & FeaturesNespresso responds to its critics
Since announcing its certification in April 2022, Nestlé-owned Nespresso has found itself at the centre of the debate around B Corp. Here, Nespresso UK & Ireland sustainability manager Mary Child responds to some of the key criticisms levelled against the business
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Nespresso and Brewdog have brought B Corp to a crossroads
Ethical business accreditation scheme B Corp is set to change the way it assesses companies, a move that may help to ease concerns about the direction of the movement and heal a rift that has divided its members
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RankingsThe drinks brands trying to make the world a better place
Alcohol brands are reacting to consumer demand for better ethics with (mostly) favourable results. What are the positives and pitfalls of a higher sense of purpose?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Israel became foodtech’s Silicon Valley
Israel has become the global capital of cultivated meat. How? Why? And what’s the latest game-changing foodtech it’s coming up with?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe eight most exciting innovations from Israeli foodtech startups
“The alt protein sector is a strategic asset to diplomacy”
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the Apprenticeship Levy became a £3bn swindle
David Cameron’s pet project was meant to boost opportunities for apprentices, but companies say most of the money is disappearing into the Treasury’s pockets. What’s going on?
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RankingsHow Britain’s 100 biggest brands are innovating through a cost of living crisis
NPD is expensive and risky. Some brands have pulled back, but others are reaping the benefits of thinking long term and investing accordingly Britain’s biggest grocery brands have faced a hectic 12 months. Against a backdrop of inflationary pressures and ongoing supply chain disruption, they’ve been locked in negotiations with ...
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RankingsHow to justify marketing spend during an inflation spike
Though UK ad spend started strong in 2022, growth began to slow in the second quarter