Comment & opinion – Page 405
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Comment & OpinionHow sausage maker Heck uses social media
Andrew Smith, chief strategy officer at Partners Andrew Aldridge, explains the thinking behind Heck’s new social media strategy
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Comment & OpinionCan Twitter’s buy button switch on food & drink sales?
Twitter revealed this week it is testing a ‘buy now’ button in the US. Could it provide a lucrative new way for food brands and retailers to cash in on social media?
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Comment & OpinionSimon Gray's Boost is an fmcg hit without mult listings
Can you build a successful fmcg brand without doing business with the mults?…
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Comment & OpinionCouples Come Dine with Me: there's plenty of time for a scrap
Finally Channel 4 has realised what so many of us have known for so long; there isn’t enough Come Dine with Me on TV…
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Comment & OpinionWhy retailers need to care about predictive tech
Online grocery is a fast-growing sector, but most consumers have yet to embrace it. Becky Bolton of Rockpool Digital explains why predictive technology can help retailers to persuade more shoppers to swap the trolley for the iPad.
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Comment & OpinionUK’s new food crime unit: what food companies need to know
The UK is to get its first food crime unit by the end of the year. Jessica Burt of Mills & Reeve outlines what food companies need to know now
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Comment & OpinionRoyal baby fever begins again
Can we expect a tidal wave of cash-ins now another Royal baby is on the way? Of course.
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Comment & OpinionDave Lewis era at Tesco heralds joined-up business plans
Tesco still commands about £1 in every £8 spent on all UK retail spending…
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Comment & OpinionKaroline (with a K) and Uncle Jack have some advice for Tesco
“It would be different at Tesco if Uncle Jack was still in charge,” barks Karoline (with a K)…
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Comment & OpinionSweeteners part of healthy eating says Professor Jack Winkler
Put these survey findings into context. If 38% are suspicious of sweeteners, then 62% are not…
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Comment & OpinionTwiglets sets up Big Feastival camp for 85th birthday
It’s hard to believe the Twiglets brand is 85. They were born in the same year as the Great Depression…
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Comment & OpinionJamie Oliver's Comfort Food? More like deep down dirty food
What in God’s name has happened to Jamie Oliver? On Jamie’s Comfort Food (C4, 9pm, 1 Sept) he repented of his sins…
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Comment & OpinionWhy PG Tips is the embarrassing embodiment of Tesco's troubles
Dear Dave, I am a box of PG Tips and, in your first week in the job, I embody what’s gone wrong at Tesco…
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Comment & OpinionFood crime unit in response to Chris Elliott is a start
Sometimes getting what you want is the last thing you need…
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Comment & OpinionSpread bets: 10 sure-fire design winners in our Dairymen challenge
The spread category is need of a little sexing up - so we asked design agency Springetts to work its magic
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Comment & OpinionSocial media monitoring: data needs a human touch
I have been familiar with social media monitoring since its inception…
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Comment & OpinionFeeding the world - and supporting food industry enterprise
There has never been a more exciting time to be working in the UK food industry…
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Comment & OpinionClick & collect need not be costly for independent retailers
Click & collect is truly here to stay. The freedom it has given customers is something they don’t want taken away…
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Comment & OpinionScottish independence: a dream as far as food & drink goes
Now that the big hitters in Scotland have given the thumbs down to independence, what do Scottish farmers say?…
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Comment & OpinionHorticulture wins a royal seal of approval
The Chartered Institute of Horticulture now has a royal charter - and it’s hoping to change the image of the profession