Long reads – Page 4
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Long reads10 women blazing a sustainability trail in food, drink and retail
Across suppliers, retailers and the tertiary sector, these are the women making waves in fmcg’s impact on sustainability and the environment
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Analysis & Features
Why retail prices keep rising despite falling commodity costs
The cost of some commodities has fallen by up to 50% in the past year
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Analysis & Features
Which celebrities are adding star power to food and drink?
Logan Paul’s Prime may have made the biggest noise but Ed Sheeran, Lewis Capaldi and even Dolly Parton have leapt aboard the celebrity brands bandwagon
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Analysis & Features
How women’s sport has become a sponsor’s dream
The likes of Emma Raducanu and England’s Lionesses are a big allure for major brands, helping them reach a growing and diverse audience
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Analysis & Features
Is Britain’s new Brexit border ready to roll?
After three years of delays, the Border Target Operating Model is here. How does it work? And at what cost?
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Analysis & Features
Will easier-to-enter stores give Amazon Fresh a boost?
Why Just Walk Out technology just isn’t working at Amazon’s futuristic stores
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Analysis & Features
Smokers to get free vape kits to help them quit cigarettes
Almost one in five smokers will be given devices in the ’swap to stop’ initiative, the Department of Health & Social Care said
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Analysis & Features
10 reasons to visit the Farm Shop & Deli Show
Taking place from Monday 24 April at the NEC, Farm Shop & Deli Show is the UK’s premier trade event for the specialist retail sector
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Analysis & Features
How celebrity booze brands stand out from the crowd
The wave of celebrity booze brands is rising – as are their sales. So how have the likes of Kylie Minogue and Snoop Dogg captured the attention of shoppers?
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Analysis & Features
How ChatGPT and generative AI will revolutionise grocery
Generative AI is already being used on food and drink NPD, and to aid marketing and customer service. What are the pros and cons?
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Analysis & Features
Who’s using generative AI, and for what?
Coca-Cola, Shopify and Instacart are among those to have adopted the technology
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Analysis & Features
Ivan Menezes vs Debra Crew: where does Diageo go now?
Debra Crew is expected to evolve, not revolutionise, his strategy
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Analysis & Features
Inside Filshill’s new Westway Park distribution centre in Glasgow
High ceilings, semi-automated shuffling and a click & collect zone all feature at the bespoke site near Glasgow Airport
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Analysis & Features
Is the Food Standards Agency and its National Food Crime Unit fit for purpose?
With the industry far from certain how deep the meat fraud scandal runs, serious questions have been raised about how it has been dealt with
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Analysis & Features
As Easter approaches are we nearer to fixing the chocolate supply chain?
Chocolate Scorecard shows cocoa supply is still problematic. So what’s the way forward?
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Reports
How can direct-to-consumer beer beat the post-lockdown slump?
Last November, Heineken took a big step into DTC beer with the launch of its Beerwulf Marketplace in the Netherlands
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Reports
What could start a boom in UK cider exports?
The UK boasts some of the largest cider-producing companies. But is it fulfilling its potential when it comes to exports?
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Reports
Can cider end its dependence on summertime?
Cider is synonymous with summer drinking, but producers both big and small are hoping to broaden its appeal
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Reports
Can Carlsberg succeed with low & no beer on the third try?
The maker of “probably the best lager in the world” has found low & no to be tricky market since entering it eight years ago
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Analysis & Features
Tesco chief Ken Murphy’s plea to the government
Ken Murphy has made three demands for government support
