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Analysis & FeaturesCan ‘Amazon Now’ succeed where Fresh stores failed?
Amazon is entering an established rapid delivery market. It may be behind rivals, but the giant has a ready-made customer base
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s new for UK Food & Drink Shows 2026?
Businesses from across the grocery, hospitality, specialist retail and manufacturing sectors will come together for three days for the UK Food & Drink Shows from Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 April
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Analysis & FeaturesHow symbol groups are investing to win retailer loyalty in 2025
Facing a cost of living crisis, the decline of tobacco sales and the rise of major mults in the convenience space, symbols are pulling out all the stops to attract retailers and protect margins
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy a ban on underage sales of low & no-alcohol drinks is on the cards
Low & no-alcohol drinks are back in the headlines, and not just because it’s Dry January
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are supermarket bins ending up full of in-date edible food?
A TikTok activist is embarrassing supermarkets with videos of store bins filled with in-date food. What’s going on, and what needs to change?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe cottage cheese comeback and why demand is ‘in overdrive’
Broader shifts towards eating more protein, reducing intake of highly processed foods, and increased awareness of the importance of gut health have contributed to the growing popularity of the creamy cheese
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Analysis & FeaturesHow fmcg brands are turning TikTok buzz into business
Smart brands have formed communities on the platform, where volume and speed trumps polished content
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Analysis & FeaturesVeg Life: how ‘exceptional’ vegan lines helped brand expand
Veg Life founder Rhian Caffull’s vegan Scotchee scotch eggs have opened doors to independent retailers up and down the country
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Analysis & FeaturesAre latest policy changes enough to placate farmers?
Announcements have come thick and fast, including IHT u-turn
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat should a GLP-1 range look like and which is best?
Retailer offerings trumpet a variety of claims about protein, fat and fibre levels, while some seem to simply be smaller portions
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Analysis & FeaturesAll Dressed Up: the dressings startup out to elevate the humble salad
Before launching the business, founder Tessa Reed researched the dressings market and found ‘there was nothing out there which inspired me to dress up my salad’
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Analysis & FeaturesTofu vs tempeh: which will win battle of the soy blocks?
The meat-free sector is going through changes: natural plant proteins are rising as vegan alt meats struggle. Will tofu or tempeh take the crown?
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Analysis & Features2026 agrifood commodities outlook: how will Trump chaos impact on trade?
While 2025 was a generally stable year for agrifood commodities, the risk of geopolitical and regulatory chaos looms large in 2026
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: food and drink 2025 stock market winners and losers
The supermarkets enjoyed a strong 2025 as many investors played defensively. M&S and Princes, meanwhile, are looking ahead to a big 2026
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer’s unofficial guide to the new HFSS marketing rules
It’s a watershed moment for HFSS food and drink advertising, with new rules now in place to restrict the marketing of key foodstuffs. But what do they mean in practice? And how will retailers and manufacturers approach the restrictions? Here’s everything you ever needed to know but didn’t dare to ask.
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Analysis & FeaturesFried chicken, matcha lattes and pizza: Top food-to-go shake-ups of 2025
2025 was the year of fried chicken and matcha lattes, helping some in the hospitality industry thrive following a tough few years
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Analysis & FeaturesCocoa prices, pistachio and Penguins: Top chocolate stories of 2025
There’s scarely been a week where chocolate hasn’t made the news in 2025, from increasing prices to new trends and changing formulations
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Analysis & FeaturesAldi price match, TikTok Shop and job cuts: Top discounter stories in 2025
Job cuts, price match schemes and supplier disputes: eight discounter stories we didn’t know were coming in 2025
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Analysis & FeaturesWill 2026 be the year food & drink dealmaking comes back?
What do the dealmakers in the City think of the M&A prospects in food & drink for 2026?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe best of the blogs 2025: Joe Wicks, M&S mushrooms and TikTok Shop
We’ve dug into the detail of why Unilever ditched its CEO, launched a scathing attack on animal welfare in the meat supply chain, and asked if Joe Wicks’ UPF-laden ‘Killer Bar’ really was nothing more than a load of shit…