Carina Perkins
The Grocer
United Kingdom
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Soil extinction: are we heading for an agricultural Armageddon?
A global 'soil extinction' is threatening to leave billions of people hungry and push the world's biodiversity into disarray. Agriculture is the main cause, but it must also become part of the solution → Read More
Supermarket pay: a game where the stakes keep getting raised
Most UK supermarkets have announced pay adjustments in recent weeks. But Tesco's move is particularly interesting → Read More
Chris Tyas and TikTok to speak at The Grocer’s HFSS conference
TikTok, Unilever, NielsenIQ, Kantar Worldpanel and HIM among latest companies speaking at The Grocer's HFSS clampdown conference → Read More
How is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affecting food and fuel prices?
As over a million Ukrainians flee their homeland to escape Russia's invasion, one of Europe's worst conflicts since the Second World War has also sparked panic on commodities markets. → Read More
After another challenging year for grocery, let’s look ahead to 2022
Let's raise a glass to everything we've survived in 2021 and look forward to 2022, whatever it may bring → Read More
10 challenger brands that smashed their crowdfunding targets in 2021
From plant-based to meat snacks and CBD to canned wine, here are the start-ups that exceeded expectations during crowdfunding rounds in 2021 → Read More
Six fmcg companies leading the way on sustainable palm oil
Palm oil is an amazingly versatile and widespread ingredient found in everything from biscuits and bread to shampoo and toothpaste. But huge global demand is driving the destruction of tropical forests in Indonesia and Malaysia – contributing to climate change and forcing orangutans and other species to the edge of ... → Read More
Cat disease outbreak: is it time for food recall alerts to be reviewed?
It is feared an outbreak in cases of feline pancytopenia could be linked to catfood → Read More
BrewDog boss vows to take action following staff ‘culture of fear’ claims
BrewDog co-founder James Watt apologised and promised to act after former employees wrote a scathing open letter → Read More
A 99 Flake shortage could be the least of our problems – but food & drink has proven its agility
Mondelez has reportedly confirmed surging sales at ice cream vans across the country has squeezed supplies of 99 Flakes → Read More
In pictures: Inside Britain’s best butcher’s shops
To celebrate National Butchers’ Week (8-14 March 2021) we’ve rounded up some of Britain’s best butcher’s shops → Read More
Today we should celebrate women in grocery – and acknowledge we have further to go
Grocery is full of innovative, brilliant women blazing trails in fmcg. But there remains a majority of men in senior roles and a pay gap between genders → Read More
The Budget is welcome for food and drink – but does it go far enough?
Sunak’s Budget contained few surprises but food and drink leaders have cautiously welcomed new measures of support → Read More
What purchase intent tells us about how supermarkets have fared in the pandemic
New research by merchant payment provider Dojo has analysed the performance of various UK industries through the pandemic. So how did supermarkets fare? → Read More
Coronavirus: what are the latest in-store measures from the major supermarkets?
Supermarkets have been forced to step up safety measures. So what are their latest moves to keep shoppers and staff as safe as possible? → Read More
How Jude’s became the UK’s first carbon negative ice cream brand
Jude’s has announced it is officially carbon negative. Now how will it meet its target of a 43% reduction in carbon intensity by 2030? → Read More
A Biden presidency would slow down a UK-US deal – but that could be a good thing
Biden winning could give the UK time to think carefully about exactly what it wants from a trans-Atlantic deal → Read More
Supermarkets have been left to take the lead on panic-buying messaging
The government hasn’t done much to settle national nerves → Read More
What a no-deal Brexit could mean for food prices
If the UK and EU fail to reach a deal before the end of the transition period, the resulting effect on food prices could be disastrous for shoppers → Read More
What foods would face price hikes under a no-deal Brexit?
Just when you thought 2020 couldn't get any worse, the prospect of a no-deal Brexit is back → Read More