All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 2
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Comment and Opinion
A pan-industry eco-label is a real test of the IGD’s influence
The scheme has the potential not just to unify and simplify the industry’s efforts, but to gain the UK government’s approval
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The Big Interview
IGD CEO Sarah Bradbury on eco-labels and lobbying
Sarah Bradbury has been armed with a mandate to help the industry change. So how does the IGD’s ambitious and driven new CEO plan to go about it?
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Comment and Opinion
Quality Street’s John Barnes wrapping ad is a game-changer for advertising
Retailers and suppliers have gone in several new directions this year, with ‘sadvertising’ notably absent while humour and quirkiness has been dialled up
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Comment and Opinion
Hotel Chocolat, last bastion of British chocolate innovation, has sold out to Mars
It’s the end of the road for British chocolate, but Angus Thirlwell’s dream is still alive
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Comment and Opinion
Booths ripping out self-service tills is counter-cultural but comes at a cost
There’s no doubt that, as supermarkets have introduced more SSCOs, there has been growing disaffection
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Comment and Opinion
Ailana Kamelmacher, Intune co-founder, doyenne of foodie PR and storyteller supreme
Ailana Kamelmacher has left an indelible mark on food and drink brands and also touched countless lives with her championing and mentoring of young people
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Comment and Opinion
Innovation is alive and well, as the New Product & Packaging Awards show
New and improved awards celebrated the crucial resurgence of branded NPD
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Comment and Opinion
How Hilton Foods is blazing a trail for British exports
Hilton Foods is now Britain’s biggest food and drink supplier. How?
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Comment and Opinion
Food and drink supplier profit margins below 4%? Now that’s unsustainable
The Grocer OC&C 150 charts an alarming decline in food and drink profit margins
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Comment and Opinion
Jason Tarry leaves incredible Tesco legacy for Matthew Barnes
Barnes is one of the finest retailers this country has ever produced
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Comment and Opinion
Big Vape: the Rise and Fall of Juul is a cautionary tale for UK
None of the lessons from the US appear to have been learned either by the government or the industry
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Comment and Opinion
The CMA will find deducing evidence of profiteering enormously difficult to prove
The Competition & Markets Authority is expected to complete the second phase in its enquiry into ‘profiteering’ this autumn. It will be fascinating to see how it approaches the task
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Comment and Opinion
FSA causes confusion with its new CBD guidance… again
The maximum daily dosage has suddenly and unexpectedly been reduced from 70mg to just 10mg
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Comment and Opinion
Deposit return scheme fiasco is like HS2. Here’s how to get it back on track
If we could achieve a joined-up, well-invested and well-run national recycling infrastructure, we could actually (and ironically) benefit from coming so late to the party
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Comment and Opinion
Who is Rami Baitiéh and why has he joined Morrisons as its new CEO?
High-flyer Rami Baitiéh is quite the catch for Morrisons but why does he want the job and what will the new CEO do to fix the business?
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Comment and Opinion
From Lidl to Waitrose, it’s hard to find a grocery retailer making it look easy
Investment and debt are two sides of the same coin
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Comment and Opinion
Butternut Box defies DTC doom-mongers with its near-unicorn valuation
Butternut Box shows the DTC model still has legs, even if it’s the four-legged variety
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Comment and Opinion
The plastic tax has descended into another Treasury cash grab
The government’s single-use plastic tax was always, at best, a blunt instrument in the fight against plastic pollution
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Comment and Opinion
Mandatory food waste reporting: scrapping plans makes no sense
The overwhelming majority of supermarkets supported mandatory food waste reporting. So why did the government bin it?
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Comment and Opinion
Plant-based will return to growth. The only question is how
Rumours of the death of plant-based meat alternatives are greatly exaggerated