Who’s top of the global league in land-based meat consumption? It’s chicken, but that wasn’t the case 12 years ago. Whereas ALL the major meats (chicken, pork, beef, lamb) have seen global market growth since 2013, chicken has screamed ahead…
Wherever one looks. North America, Europe, Australasia, Japan, per capita fresh fruit and vegetable consumption is drifting downwards. What’s going on? Everybody knows that they’re essential for our health but very few of us get even close to meeting our…
This week, I’m giving a talk to The Monmouthshire Agricultural Club in Usk – I’m “a local”, living 12 miles down the road in Monmouth. Here’s the gist of what I had to say. Do flick through these few pages…
It’s torrid times around the world for many consumers and businesses and, likely, it’ll get worse before it gets better. But, hey, it WILL get better! What’s up? Pundits are quick to advise us that a succession of unprecedented events…
Every January, two hardy perennials burst into full flower. Here’s a brief botanical review of them both. Established in 2014, Veganuary is native to the UK but, wind-borne, its seeds have germinated in dozens of countries and has a mission…
One way or another, each of us ingests food every day. The intriguing question is, in the future will we be buying it from the same retail providers as in the past? Drop back a decade and the answer revolved…
It’s Winter 2030 and shrivelled, desiccated traditional supermarket companies fall like Autumn leaves from the NYSE and LSEs of our world. In only a dozen years, grocery shopping has disappeared as a drudge activity. We still shop but on our…
Do you know that close to half of all eating occasions in the UK and the USA comprise one person eating alone – a morose male tucking into a “Sad Bastard Ready Meal for One” comes to mind. But, that’s…
Warm, woozy weather and we’ve been saturated with Wimbledon, Lions, cricket and more. Pass the Pimm’s, please! But, global food industry developments have had their moments, too and not least Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods Market. We chuckled no doubt…
It’s not so much a point of principle, more one of maintaining standards, but we simply won’t countenance eating a bacon sandwich unless the pig concerned has been privately educated. Needless-to-say, that’s why we plump for Waitrose 1 Free Range,…
Supermarkets in your pocket. 