All Daily Bread articles
-
Comment & OpinionAre retail media sales teams just ‘gorillas with calculators’?
Just the mention of retail media to suppliers was met with eyerolls, frustrated sighs and sometimes colourful accounts of pressurised sales tactics
-
Comment & OpinionWill Andy Burnham be the radical change our food system needs?
As we begin to hear who will be filling many of the top posts in this new government, we should quickly get a clearer picture of how the Burnham administration plans to tackle the many challenges currently facing the British food system
-
Comment & OpinionDubai chocolate, murky supply chains and the trouble with going viral
There’s arguably never been a viral food trend like Dubai chocolate. But in the race to fill their boots, could some chocolatiers have made an almost fatal mistake?
-
Comment & OpinionWill Andy Burnham’s new health agenda clash with big food?
Burnham has previously attacked the Tories for being ‘too close to commercial interests’ and, as Mayor of Manchester, was spearheading efforts to ban all ‘junk food’ ads from the city’s transport network. But will he take a similar stance as PM?
-
Comment & OpinionHealth, cacao and high-end vits – what the wellness crowd really want
Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place wellness festival offered a glimpse into what the wellness crowd want: health, indulgence and sustainable products with ‘clean’ ingredient lists
-
Comment & OpinionWhy climate finance failures are fuelling the UK’s future food crisis
With funding a ’signficant barrier’ to climate adoption, farmers must be given the tools and money they need to adapt
-
Comment & OpinionWhy Diageo is betting big on smaller spirits formats
Diageo’s push into smaller spirits bottles is a break from category norms. Will it help the Smirnoff brand owner unlock incremental growth?
-
Comment & OpinionJunk food ad ban: clarity, confusion and a pizza-sized loophole
The stage is now set for an almighty clash between health campaign groups, politicians and the food industry after today’s landmark ASA rulings
-
Comment & Opinion(Delivery) Robot Wars: who really owns our public spaces?
Living Streets says delivery robots are not consistently detectable by cane or guide dog, and too wide for prams or mobility scooters to pass
-
Comment & OpinionIf retail wants more heroes, it needs more entry-level jobs
Industry bosses lambasting the Apprenticeship Levy appear to be conveniently overlooking their own part in the youth unemployment crisis
-
Comment & Opinion‘Made in Britain’ labels are no substitute for farming policy
In a return to the old political battleground of food labels, more than 40 MPs have called for the government to require clearer country-of-origin labelling on a wider range of meat products
-
Comment & OpinionGreenwashing at Groundswell: has regen-ag been hijacked?
No longer the preserve of idealistic farmers, regenerative agriculture is now firmly on the agenda in boardrooms across the food chain
-
Comment & OpinionHow social media is helping pickle juice mania go mainstream
Pickle products are in high demand, with the first pickle juice drink set to hit UK supermarket shelves next month
-
Comment & OpinionShopworkers deserve better than a law with no teeth
Tougher laws have failed to prevent an increase in assaults on shopworkers in Scotland. What’s going on?
-
Comment & OpinionWhy Asda chose Amazon to ‘transform’ its retail media game
Asda’s chief customer and digital officer tells The Grocer why the supermarket is partnering with Amazon to overhaul its retail media offer
-
Comment & OpinionAldi’s £50 giveaway won’t help sales, but it shows what’s going wrong
Without a loyalty scheme, Aldi lacks a way to connect with customers directly
-
Comment & OpinionBest in class: what sets the best fmcg suppliers apart?
Companies including Warburtons, Heineken and Unilever Homecare have topped the highly respected Advantage Buyer Survey
-
Comment & OpinionWhat will Starmer’s resignation mean for food, farming and retail?
Starmer’s pre-election promise that he would listen to business concerns and ensure ‘food security is national security’ came to very little when the already struggling food sector needed real help
-
Comment & OpinionIf shrinkflation is such a great deal, why is Cadbury hiding it?
Speaking on the BBC’s Big Boss Interview podcast this week, Mondelez CEO Dirk Van de Put defended Cadbury’s shrinkflation strategy
-
Comment & OpinionMeal deals, membership, and the fight for the lunchtime £5
Yesterday Waitrose increased the price of its main meal deal by 10% to £5.50, making it the latest retailer to hike its pricing in one of grocery’s most keenly-fought battlegrounds