What are the prospects for direct-to-consumer?

Why direct-to-consumer will become imperative for food companies

just-food's US columnist Victor Martino sets out why food companies should be looking to build a direct-to-consumer business. Store-centric consumer…

Dairy giant Arla launches direct-to-consumer business in UK

Arla Foods, the European dairy giant, has started selling directly to consumers in the UK. The private-label and branded dairy…

US own label start-up Brandless raises $240m in funding round

Brandless, the San Francisco-based start-up aiming to take on major brands with a direct-to-consumer online offering based on non-branded products,…

Should food majors develop subscription services?

From meal-kits to wine, sex toys to beauty products and razor blades to coffee: the subscription-based economy may still be in…

Direct-to-consumer in the UK – analysing the problems and potential

The continued rapid growth of grocery e-commerce in the UK, combined with the tough trading conditions in serving traditional, bricks-and-mortar…

Online, own-label start-up Brandless takes on food brands in US

A San Francisco start-up is aiming to take on major food brands with an online offering based around non-branded products…

Ben & Jerry’s heads down the e-commerce route

Unilever-owned ice cream brand Ben & Jerry has entered the fledgling direct-to-consumer channel in the US. The Vermont-based company is…

Nestle invests in US meal-kit firm Freshly

Nestle has acquired a minority stake in US online meal-kit service Freshly, the latest investment a packaged food major has…

Direct-to-consumer to play minor role in US grocery e-commerce – column

With the e-commerce channel growing in the US but still in its early stages, food manufacturers are weighing up various…

Campbell invests in US online meal-kit firm Chef’d

Campbell Soup Co. has become a shareholder in Chef'd, the US online meal-kit business. The soup-to-biscuits group today (24 May) announced…