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Comment & OpinionBrand value must go into the mix at Morrisons
It’s not unheard of for supermarkets to focus on non-food departments to boost sales and footfall
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Comment & OpinionCadbury confuses with 'celebrity' confectionery lovers
We’re all familiar with the marriage of Cadbury Dairy Milk and Oreo by now
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Comment & OpinionSmutty cereal: a sexy way to start the day?
London startup Cereal Motel has come up with a quartet of what it calls ‘deliciously inappropriate cereals’
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Comment & OpinionPat's niece supplies a lesson in economics
I had a bit of a eureka moment in the bath the other night
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Comment & OpinionPrincess Anne lines up a royal rumble with GM comments
It’s always fun when the Royal Family weighs in on matters of national importance
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco-Booker clouds the air for Palmer & Harvey and the tobacco giants
No smoke without fire? P&H has been making moves to become less dependent on tobacco companies for sometime, but rely heavily on them for financing, but will it be one merger too many for industry?
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Comment & OpinionThe best of NPD from Natural Products Expo West
Claire Nuttall reviews the best innnovation from this year’s expo, including plant milks - and skinless popcorn
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Comment & OpinionUK food & drink is staring down the barrel of Brexit
Article 50 will be triggered next Wednesday. Time to get serious about negotiating the right deal for UK food & drink
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Comment & OpinionTime for a new approach to recruiting young grocery talent
An Vermeulen of CCEP explains why her company increasingly uses apprenticeships to recruit new starters
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Comment & OpinionAn innovation drought is about to hit fmcg
Brand manufacturers are finding it harder to square retailer and consumer needs
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Comment & OpinionLabour shortages post Brexit challenge self-sufficiency notion
Uncertainty about labour supply throws into serious doubt the idea we can become more self-sufficient in the wake of Brexit
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Comment & OpinionWaste must be cut out at every stage of food production
Increased control of production methods can help to minimise waste
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Comment & OpinionA call to action on childhood obesity strategies
We believe it is time to start exploring a wider range of potential measures to reduce obesity, including regulation
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Comment & OpinionAdvice on culture: Have you 'married' the wrong company?
A career change can bring unexpected consequences, warns executive coach Jennifer Baker
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Analysis & FeaturesLabour shortage fears need to be taken seriously
Labour shortages in the agricultural industry are a very real threat to the food industry already, warned Alison Capper
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Comment & OpinionTricks of the coffee trade
The turnover of branded coffee chains in the UK has grown by over 500% in the last 15 years. How have they done it?
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Comment & OpinionThe Best of British Takeaways: tasty history of fish & chips
“Fast food doesn’t have to mean bad food,” said Tom Kerridge on The Best of British Takeaways
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Comment & OpinionFairtrade shocks shoppers with Farley & Bell entrapment
‘Don’t feed exploitation’ reads the stern strapline at the end of the Fairtrade Foundation’s ad
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Comment & OpinionFood bank wins following libel ruling
Professional troll Katie Hopkins was last week ordered to pay £24,000 to food blogger Jack Monroe
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Comment & OpinionPat mulls the nature of democracy and expertise
I have to be a little careful about what I say, seeing as how my little emporium is situated just a stone’s throw from the Mother of Parliaments