Comment & opinion – Page 17
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Comment and OpinionAilana 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 OpinionTony Blair’s call to tax junk food is more food illiteracy
Blair’s paternalistic solution to Britain’s bulging waistband is typical of prosperous liberals, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment and OpinionFour ways to win on food quality, not price
After the dominance of discounters, we are coming to a time when more minds are turning to quality, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment and OpinionWhat is giving M&S second half jitters, and what can it do about it?
M&S has delivered another stellar trading update
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Comment and OpinionTwo years on, has Natasha’s Law worked?
Significant efforts are needed from food businesses and regulatory bodies to increase compliance, says Rebecca Ironmonger, solicitor in Roythornes Solicitors’ food regulatory team
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Comment and OpinionPhysical stores are vital to brand repositioning
The opportunity for physical retail lies in making emotional connections, says Ewald Damen, creative director and managing partner at Virgile & Partners
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Comment and OpinionUnderstanding shopper mindsets this Christmas
Shoppers are going into Christmas 2023 with two distinct mindsets, says Michelle Whelan, co-CEO at VMLY&R and CEO at VMLY&R Commerce
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Comment and OpinionInnovation 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 OpinionHow 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 OpinionPeroni braves the snow for first winter campaign
The ad takes place in Turin, purportedly during a period of record snowfall
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Comment and OpinionFood 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 OpinionChris van Tulleken attempts to generate poultry intrigue in Fed: Planet Chicken
An ominous opening placed the listener in a car alongside TV doctor Chris van Tulleken en route to a shady sounding pick-up off the M25
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Comment and OpinionBe part of the green alternative to Black Friday consumption
I am not saying consuming is bad, but we are clearly living beyond our (environmental) means
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Comment and OpinionWhy Camden Town is the latest brewer to jump on the Guinness gravy train
Guinness is in a league of its own, but that hasn’t stopped smaller brands bringing out their own alternatives
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Comment and OpinionThe enthusiasm of Anuga must be matched by government support
Governments must back the impressive, energetic UK exhibitor base, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment and OpinionWhy the Retail Crime Action Plan is just the beginning
The UK government’s Retail Crime Action Plan alone won’t eradicate the epidemic of aggressive behaviour against staff says Kara Ng, presidential fellow in organisational psychology, Alliance Manchester Business School
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Analysis and FeaturesHGV driver shortages: how can another crisis be avoided?
The Great Driver Shortage of 2021 struck the industry hard, but it looks as though history could be about to repeat itself
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Comment and OpinionShrinkflation has driven down volumes. What next?
Brands will now be looking to increase volume sales or drive product mix, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment and OpinionThe real horror behind climate change and pumpkin waste
The weather of the past year has shown us the true extent of the climate crisis is not a distant nightmare but very much our reality
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Comment and OpinionIt’s time for a radical rethink on sugar
The government must tackle an oversupply of sugar with trade and agricultural policies, says Hattie Burt, senior policy and international projects officer at Action on Sugar