Buying and supplying insight and analysis – Page 9
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Comment and Opinion
Why not just outlaw the obviously unfair trading practices?
I’m often accused of emotive language when discussing the Groceries Code Adjudicator…
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Analysis and Features
Olive oil prices jump on Spanish crop fear
A bumper 2013 crop made Spain a popular destination for olive oil buyers but more recently prices have started to rebound…
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Comment and Opinion
Manuka honey claims backed by science
I enjoyed reading Simon Creasey’s article on the New Zealand manuka honey industry…
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Comment and Opinion
Sweet and sour manifesto
The rhetoric over added sugars in our diet has reached fever pitch on both sides of the Atlantic…
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Comment and Opinion
More action is needed on sugar
The SACN draft report on carbohydrates and health should be a wake-up call to the government, food industry and consumers…
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Analysis and Features
Global 50 food and drink suppliers: rankings and report
A dramatic slowdown in growth among the world’s biggest fmcg giants is underlined in our OC&C Global 50 rankings…
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Analysis and Features
Beef prices set to regain momentum globally says Rabobank
Low farmgate beef prices continued to make waves in the UK this week but at a global level the situation could soon change…
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Comment and Opinion
Snowball's chance
Snowballs – those chocolate- and coconut-covered marshmallow confections – have been classified as cakes, to the chagrin of the taxman.
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Analysis and Features
Barbecue chicken, pork and beef prices set for summer stability
There is little sign of meat and poultry prices moving up this barbecue season…
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Comment and Opinion
Common sense on food waste
Developing the right technological solutions to help tackle food waste is just the first step…
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Comment and Opinion
Tacon's challenge
A surprising number of suppliers have little knowledge of GSCOP, a new survey has revealed.
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Comment and Opinion
Do supermarkets have any right to demand supplier loyalty?
What to do about the discounters? That is the question every grocery retailer is asking. (Or should be.)…
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Comment and Opinion
Don't blame the Adjudicator
Nothing is more certain to fail than a top-down attempt to change behaviour designed by bureaucrats…
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Comment and Opinion
10 e-commerce lessons for food manufacturers
What do food producers and suppliers need to know about online retail?
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Analysis and Features
Supply chain skills shortage: grinding to a halt?
From top to bottom, the entire length of the supply chain is short of the skilled personnel it needs…
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Analysis and Features
How big data can deliver big profits
The art of demand forecasting has just entered the scientific age with the help of big data…
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Comment and Opinion
Responsibility Deal needs a big picture
The latest update on the Responsibility Deal reveals some impressive pledges - but it needs to shout louder.
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Analysis and Features
A cut above the rest - five innovative butchers
High-street butchers suffered as customers flocked to the mults, but now some are reinventing the traditional format…
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Analysis and Features
What will the meat industry look like in 2050?
A soaring global population, climate change and threats from new diseases are set to shake up the global meat industry…
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Comment and Opinion
Meat 2050: 10 expert predictions on the future of meat
A soaring global population, climate change and threats from new diseases are set to shake up the global meat industry. A panel of experts give their view…