Long reads – Page 3
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will healthy sales targets and fines be applied?
Supermarkets wanted mandatory reporting on healthy sales targets. In a plan based on Nesta policy, they’ve got it – as well as sales targets
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Dr Squatch acquisition say about Unilever’s big turnaround?
A push for premiumisation is central to Unilever’s growth strategy
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Analysis & FeaturesMeet the partners sponsoring The Grocer Gold Awards 2025
The Grocer Gold Awards 2025 is taking place at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 8 July, with PayPal, KPMG and Uber Eats among the sponsors
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2025: Riding out the storm
A storm is forecast for Britain’s top booze brands. Input costs, duty changes, tariffs, EPR and National Insurance rises are all hiking expenses as the market declines
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s at stake in the GCA’s investigation into Amazon?
What is the evidence that has prompted the probe, and what do the latest GCA annual survey results say of Amazon’s efforts?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill workers’ rights bill trigger ‘flurry of tribunals’?
Unions say it doesn’t go far enough; businesses want it softened
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InterviewsBrewDog CEO James Taylor: ‘I don’t think BrewDog has an image problem’
With a new look and fresh faces at the helm, BrewDog is looking forward rather than back at its chequered past
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Analysis & FeaturesCurtain call or comeback? The latest act of retail theatre
As consumers prioritise speed, efficiency and price when it comes to their weekly shop destination, is exciting retail theatre facing the final curtain?
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InterviewsAndrew Howard: Beechdean’s pedal-to-the-metal ice cream man
Beechdean Dairies’ boss is a former racing driver who’s now pushing for success in ice cream, via own-label deals and a groundbreaking partnership
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Brits eat less fruit & veg, is ‘5 a day’ still the right approach?
Fruit & veg consumption has slumped, despite widespread awareness of the 5 a day campaign. Is a new approach needed?
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Starbucks’ US turnaround working and should the UK follow suit?
The strategy promises better standards in Starbucks outlets but labour costs are high
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Analysis & FeaturesBehind Kale & Corn’s community-focused Derbyshire greengrocer
Kale & Corn is a sustainability-centric shop that was named greengrocer of the year in the 2025 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards
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Analysis & FeaturesReformulation: the trials, tribulations… and the UPF debate
Rising obesity rates are fuelling pressure to reformulate. But it’s a complex feat both technically and politically – as the UPF debate muddies the definition of health
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InterviewsLittle Dish’s Hillary Graves: on the right side of the childhood obesity debate
With a ‘clean deck’, low plastic and high growth, Little Dish is reshaping kids’ food for the better
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Analysis & FeaturesExclusive data: GLP-1’s impact on UK food and drink consumption
So far, many food and drink businesses have been sceptical that weight-loss drugs will have any major impact on them. But new studies show the opposite is true
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Analysis & FeaturesCornwall Pasta Co: ‘Locals thought I was crazy to begin with’
The decision to launch Cornwall Pasta Co came in 2020, “when Britain ran out of pasta in the lockdown”
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Jersey Royal potatoes are seeking a ‘Coca-Cola moment’
Potato giant Albert Bartlett acquired The Jersey Royal Company last year. It’s now looking to reverse declining consumption with a £3m campaign to rival Coke’s Christmas truck
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the ultra-processed food narrative has splintered and why
In the absence of a single, agreed-upon definition of what constitutes a UPF, individual definitions, scoring systems and frameworks are emerging
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Analysis & FeaturesJunk food ad ban: does the industry at last have clarity on how the watershed will work?
The future of the HFSS ad clampdown, and the 9pm TV watershed that comes with it, took a new twist last month when it was delayed for a third time
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom jingle to sonic logo: how sonic branding is evolving
The ‘jingle’ may feel dated, but sound is still crucial to the way consumers perceive brands. How is sonic branding evolving in the modern media landscape?