All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 13
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Comment and Opinion
Coronavirus has highlighted the importance of food security. Our system needs a rethink
As the government reviews its 5G plans, shouldn’t we also reconsider the value of our food?
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Comment and Opinion
The questions online grocery’s power players need to be asking and answering
If the current situation is ‘the largest ever global online grocery trial’, it’s a highly favourable offer – even better than free champagne
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Comment and Opinion
Even with demand for online delivery sky high, making money from DTC isn’t easy
Some brands have discovered this route to market more recently, and with impressive speed
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Comment and Opinion
Looks like Tesco’s Aldi Price Match has landed
Aldi is rattled. And the decision to target Tesco as a comparator, rather than brands per se, is a sign of the source of the rattle
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Comment and Opinion
NPD is making a comeback but more support will be needed from grocers
Grocers also need to find new ways to respond to shopper missions that are being lost in the melee
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Comment and Opinion
Lockdown easing cannot come soon enough - but it may be at a terrible price
Vera Lynn’s wartime promise that ‘we’ll meet again’ has taken on a doubly poignant strain
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Comment and Opinion
Who’s winning amidst outrageous swings and unfortunate arrows of grocery’s good fortune?
In the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis the direction of travel was only one way. It’s getting trickier now
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Comment and Opinion
The food industry is doing amazing work. It deserves respect from politicians and the public
Coronavirus is bringing out the very best in humanity – but the worst, too
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Comment and Opinion
A timetable for ending the lockdown is needed but the government is unlikely to give it
Announcements from the government could catch catering businesses off guard once again
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarket bosses must be careful not to undermine the goodwill they’ve earned
There’s growing envy, resentment and anger at the supermarkets despite the challenges and extra costs they face
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Comment and Opinion
You can’t mothball a cow, rescue packages are needed for great swathes of the industry
If HMG doesn’t thrash out a rescue package for great swathes of the food and drink sector caught up in this - if it doesn’t find bespoke solutions - many more will go under
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Comment and Opinion
Mixed messages from the government are hampering the food and drinks industry’s coronavirus response
Boris Johnson clearly hasn’t grasped that the supermarkets don’t have the capacity to meet demand
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Comment and Opinion
A message of support to all our readers, customers, partners and friends in the UK food and drink sector
In these harrowing times, the industry is working together in every sense
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Comment and Opinion
What we are witnessing is a cataclysmic change in consumption patterns
It’s retailers’ assumption that once cupboards are stocked up, the situation will calm down. But it’s not all panic buying
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Comment and Opinion
Food and drink is doing a great job, keeping calm and carrying on amidst the panic buying
Shoppers have been voting with their feet and their fingers as panic has set in
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Comment and Opinion
Can a land value tax save the high street?
There are easier and better solutions to the business rates conundrum
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Comment and Opinion
Our Goodness Issue is full of inspiring tales showcasing the ‘good’ in grocery
in these challenging times, it’s important not only to #bekind but to #dogood
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Comment and Opinion
As interesting as the timing of the $10bn Bezos Earth Fund is the purpose
Amazon is getting stick on a number of fronts but especially its environmental impact
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Comment and Opinion
Trade barriers inevitably mean price rises, food shortages, chaos and extra costs
And checks between GB and NI will be inevitable too
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Comment and Opinion
Why coronavirus is a bit like Brexit
The biggest concern is the risk to public health. But it’s also impacting trade