Comment & opinion – Page 219
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Comment & OpinionDon’t write off the Greggs evening meal just yet
On the face of it, a Greggs evening meal doesn’t sound particularly appetising. But don’t underestimate the brand’s powers of reinvention
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Comment & OpinionWhat retailers could learn from Facebook’s culture and practices
Facebook takes risks and embraces new approaches, says Miya Knights, head of industry insight at Eagle Eye
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Comment & OpinionAmazon’s ‘mixed format’ stores are a sign of its true grocery ambitions
Amazon Go was just the start. Attention is now turning towards stores that mix the best of online with the best of offline, according to reports
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Comment & OpinionWhat the hospital meal furore tells us about frozen food perceptions
The tabloids are getting worked up over hospital meals that have been cooked ’months before they’re served’. Which shows frozen food has an uphill battle on its hands
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Comment & OpinionDon’t believe the chemical food lobby. Aspartame use must stop
A damning new report makes clear aspartame’s safety was never truly established, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionBees buzz for Papa John’s pollinated pizza
When you hear about brands doing something for bees, you tend to think of efforts to plant flowers
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Comment & OpinionAI pie shows hive mind has a future in flavour
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising grocery, from produce picking in fields to delivering groceries via robot
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Comment & OpinionThe ‘Brexit at all costs’ Cabinet faces a never-more serious situation
The appointment of a new PM is always important to the grocery sector
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Comment & OpinionBirds Eye’s vampires attempt to add bite to meat-free offering
Birds Eye’s vampire-themed campaign for its meat-free Green Cuisine range is firmly in the ‘fun’ camp
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Comment & OpinionTraditional markets can revive town centres with socially aware retailing
As a representative from one of the local authorities mentioned in the recent article about the revival of traditional mar…
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Comment & OpinionThe Food Programme recalls the magic of grandmothers’ cooking
Many of us will have fond memories of visiting our grandmothers as children
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Comment & OpinionWrap’s latest food waste report underlines huge challenge for industry - and Theresa Villiers
The report makes clear that a “significant” amount of waste is caused by consumers and the industry itself
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Comment & OpinionForget celebrities - brands are missing out on the real influencers at home
The percentage of shoppers who trust recommendations from friends and family is always in the mid-80s or higher, says Paul Coleman of The Loop
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Comment & OpinionTime for PM Boris Johnson to show his true colours on food policy
Johnson’s flip-flopping risks confusing an industry that’s already feeling Brexit stress
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Comment & OpinionFive ways brands can wean themselves off promotions
Promotions are essential, but some brands are hopelessly addicted says Insight Traction’s Jeremy Garlick
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s public health policies are a farce. What now?
The Department of Health’s new green paper suggests a government clutching at straws. Can a new PM change things?
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s Stuart Machin: Little Shop toys are fun, sustainable and part of a plan
Customers are encouraged to ‘play, give, recycle’ to ensure no M&S Little Shop collectables go to waste, says food MD Stuart Machin
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Comment & OpinionOwn label offerings should complement brands, not battle them
A dual-supply strategy can help drive shopper loyalty
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Comment & OpinionNever mind the no-deal Brexit: food prices are going up already
The supermarkets are already facing massive pressure on prices. The question is just how much worse a no-deal would make it
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Comment & OpinionRSA report highlights the schism in the public debate about food
The UK food and farming system must be radically transformed within the next decade - so argues the RSA