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You Won't Believe It. U.K. Retailers Have Pricing Power: Gadfly

The biggest increase in clothing prices on record is all down to the slump in sterling after the Brexit vote. That's the obvious conclusion to draw from...

Meet The Man That Has Brought Low Cost Sushi To The Masses

Kisaku Suzuki, creator of the world’s first sushi robot, once ran a company that made candy-wrapping machines. And he was angry. Why had the Japan...

Trans Fat Is (Almost) Out of Your Food. Here's What's Going In

Partially hydrogenated oils, the main source of artificial trans fat and an invisible mainstay of the American food industry for decades, are finally being...

Woolworths Wrestles Back Australian Retail Crown: Gadfly

Australia's two dominant supermarkets seem to have been fighting the same grudge match since the days of Cain and Abel. With about two-thirds of the countr...

Martin Sorrell And The Mad Men Have An Amazon Problem: Gadfly

When you run an advertising agency, your clients' problems are your problems. That's why Martin Sorrell, the CEO of WPP Plc, has spent so much time frettin...

How French Vintners Got Over Themselves And Invented ‘Ice Champagne’

The relentless conquest of Champagne continues: Entrepreneurs now open bars and restaurants configured solely to sell it, and if you have an emergency shor...

Anuga 2017: ESM Meets Dietmar Eiden, Vice-President, Koelnmesse

An event the size of Anuga takes many months of preparation. Indeed, planning for the next edition, in 2019, is likely to commence as soon as the curtains...

Anuga 2017: Welcoming You Back To Koelnmesse

The world’s biggest food fair has returned, with Anuga set to take place once again, at Koelnmesse, from 7 to 11 October. Ahead of Anuga 2017, ESM br...