Comment & opinion
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Comment & OpinionYou can see why Sainsbury’s changed its slogan but it could have done better
Helping Everyone Eat Better is a bit of a mouthful
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McCoy’s beast brings out the flavour in Fire Pit crisps
A woman sits at her desk in what could conceivably be a home office, sighing with boredom
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Hunger Games on Dimbleby National Food Strategy report is a disgrace
What’s worse than silence on Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy report? It’s a government secret
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Burnout: how is food and drink dealing with the pandemic mental health crisis?
The fishing and farming sectors have been among the first to react
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Five key takeaways from the NFU conference
The annual food producer’s conference took place on Tuesday (23 February)
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Brexit has complicated trade – and that friction will end up hitting the bottom line
Brexit has been called a ‘divorce’ but it is more like complicated surgery, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at the Provision Trade Federation
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The Convenience Mix: our new podcast provides key insight into a vital sector
The Convenience Mix, which has launched today, will look to provide key insight and analysis of the most important developments and trends within the sector
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How and why the pandemic is prompting consumers to make new food choices
The latest data demonstrates how health, on-demand services and ethical beliefs are driving change, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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How can companies drive diversity and see the benefits faster?
We proactively encourage and support network groups on disability, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality and strongly believe that if you start with inclusion and get that right, diversity will follow, says Paul Graham, MD of Britvic and vice-president of the British Soft Drinks Association
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Why is the government’s obesity plan so full of loopholes?
We must have a ‘level playing field’ to set us up for success, says Holly Gabriel, nutrition manager at Action on Sugar
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How retailers can capitalise on Britain’s thirst for low & no alcohol drinks
Familiarity and great taste is a recipe for repeat custom, says Kate Johnson, founder of Highball Cocktails
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Supermarkets must rethink their approach to food waste in the face of Covid-19
Reducing waste is not only environmentally and ethically right - it cuts costs, says Kris Hamer, VP research at Retail Insight
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Brexit bangers headache doesn’t bode well for the future of GB-NI trade
From April, all animal products imported from GB-NI will require an EHC
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Four petcare trends set to take 2021 by storm
What trends will emerge in pet care as millennials collide with the world of pet ownership?
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The UK is a gastronomic powerhouse of creativity and inventiveness. Let’s hope we aren’t losing that crown
Britain’s reputation as a foodie nation has been hard fought. But Brexit, and its onerous red tape, is stifling and restricting trade
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Colonel Lineker helps answer Walkers’ KFC question
“KFC flavoured crisps: it’s a no-brainer.” Walkers’ latest ad begins with a bold statement, which it then wittily interrogates
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Iceland needs to fully embrace its Welshness
It’s the only Welsh supermarket chain, and should be proud of it
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Why private equity firms are backing the UK grocery sector
Walmart’s sale of Asda to a consortium backed by TDR Capital is the latest in a series of inroads made by private equity into the UK grocery sector, says Equistone’s Paul Harper
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Fmcg marketers should prepare for a world without third-party cookies
The removal of third-party cookies should bring back an emphasis on diversity in the marketing approach, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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We should be stimulating the gene editing debate, not shutting it down
Fifty British organisations have written to supermarket CEOs, urging them to make a public statement denouncing the deregulation of gene editing
