Comment & opinion – Page 295
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Comment & Opinion“Prepare for the worst” is sound advice given the Brexit mess in government
This begs the question: is government actually preparing for all eventualities?
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Comment & OpinionThe future's functional
Ingredients companies supply the unseen ‘intel inside’ that can make or break brands and play a key role in innovation
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Comment & OpinionBoris Johnson turns to Pat for essential government supplies
Despite the success of my pop-up store at the Tory conference I have decided not to repeat the experiment for the SNP…
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Comment & OpinionA dazzling store with heart
On a visit to London, I took time out to visit a flagship retailer for the independent sector
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have the data to help shoppers eat healthily – but will they listen?
Many experts believe some public health measures are doomed to fail unless supermarkets start favouring products that are less calorific
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Comment & OpinionExperts ruminate on how to stop meat killing the planet
The conference was the first in the UK to explore the impact of livestock production on the future of life on Earth. And the verdict wasn’t good …
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Comment & OpinionWhy convenience is evolving from c-store to Bodega
Bodega, founded by two former Google employees, has set out to disrupt the very thing it’s named after
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Comment & OpinionSmart tech, good; easy tech, better
Finding ways to ensure more browsers become buyers is more important than ever
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Comment & OpinionBritish food standards are at risk
The contrast between American and British food really hit me in a supermarket in Barbados
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Comment & OpinionNisa has always been riven by mistrust. Can the Co-op save it?
Next week Nisa will finally table the Co-op’s offer to its members
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Comment & OpinionWe must shine a light on our food security as Brexit darkness gathers
“I could grow a tomato absolutely anywhere – underground, in a Tube carriage, on the Moon.”
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Comment & OpinionLifting the Lid highlights past and future of Scottish food
For too long, the Scottish diet has become the butt of jokes about deep-fried Mars bars…
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Comment & OpinionShrinkflation betrays consumer love for brands
Sir, McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes is the latest in a growing list of brands succumbing to what’s now known as shrinkflation
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Comment & OpinionWe should shout about the health benefits of dairy
Sir, Your ‘Do Brits think dairy is scary?’ feature (The Dairymen, 16 September, p34) highlighted some compelling researc
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Comment & OpinionBrownies kick off hubby theft
What could be more homely than the smell of freshly baked brownies?
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Comment & OpinionPat opens a pop-up shop at the Tory party conference
I don’t see many freshers in my little store (hence my discounting of deodorant for members of the Lords)…
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Comment & Opinion10 takeaways for food and farming from the Conservative and Labour party conferences
As the Tory conference draws to a close, here is the Grocer’s take on events in Brighton and Manchester
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Comment & OpinionPrioritise British in public procurement
Prioritising British food in public procurement is an idea the BPC has been trying to get traction on
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Comment & OpinionDeposit return stands a better chance of working with industry on side
After the politics, comes the hard part - how to implement a deposit return scheme on both sides of the border …
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Comment & OpinionDiversity doesn’t stop with gender… but it’s a good start
The BRC’s new gender diversity initiative is a timely reminder for the grocery industry to not go the same way as the IT crowd