All articles by Adam Leyland – Page 21
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Comment & OpinionWho’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 & OpinionThe 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 & OpinionA 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 & OpinionSupermarket 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 & OpinionYou 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 & OpinionMixed 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 & OpinionA 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 & OpinionWhat 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 & OpinionFood 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 & OpinionCan a land value tax save the high street?
There are easier and better solutions to the business rates conundrum
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Comment & OpinionOur 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 & OpinionAs 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 & OpinionTrade 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 & OpinionWhy coronavirus is a bit like Brexit
The biggest concern is the risk to public health. But it’s also impacting trade
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Comment & OpinionIs this the opportunity Brexiters envisaged? Or a cocktail of costs and new rules?
Reaching a comprehensive trade agreement by December looks a nigh-on impossible task
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Comment & OpinionUniversal recycling scheme urgently needed for the UK
The industry must insist that any programme is workable and not riven with political point-scoring
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Comment & OpinionNew CEO Simon Roberts may need to awaken a few sleeping dogs at Sainsbury’s
In his nearly three years at Sainsbury’s, Roberts has more than proved his credentials
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s trial of a packaging-free fixture is a leap into unknown
Removing packaging is important - but it can be a huge leap into the unknown for brands
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Comment & OpinionWho won Christmas? It’s easier to say who lost
The extent of vouchering and discounting and the levels of waste will have been as crucial as sales in determining who won Christmas
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Comment & OpinionThe only certainty about grocery’s next decade is that nothing stays the same
The task, as ever, is to respond to whatever rules and regulations, local conditions and new dynamics are in play