Comment & opinion – Page 406
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Comment & OpinionUK dairy industry at a crossroads
With EU milk quotas to be removed next year, the sector’s focus is zeroing in on how to make the most of the opportunities offered by the new liberalised trading regime.
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Comment & OpinionCo-op’s ‘defining moment’ ushers in transition
Saturday, 30 August, 2014 will go down in The Co-operative Group’s long history as “a momentous and defining moment” for the society, according to chair Ursula Lidbetter. That’s because at a special general meeting held at the society’s Manchester HQ, elected members voted 83% in favour of adopting a new ...
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Comment & OpinionKeeping track of Mr Freeze with the ice cream van app
In this day and age, simply waiting for an ice cream van to turn up feels a bit… 20th century….
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Comment & OpinionBread suppliers switch on to exciting taste fusions
Craft baker Robert Didier is to launch a loaf of bread made with Champagne and 24-carat gold…
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Comment & OpinionHow self-service has turned shoppers into unpaid workers
The centenary of the creation of the first self-service supermarket is approaching…
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Comment & OpinionMarston's show has One Ale of a Job to keep viewers interested
“We like to think of ourselves as the fourth emergency service,” said two cheery Marston’s drivers…
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Comment & OpinionSugar reduction strategy will need to include sweeteners
Action on Sugar’s confrontational stance on processed foods has laid down the gauntlet to the food and drink industry
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Comment & OpinionLidl sets out its statement of intent
Lidl has developed into a charming and compelling operator – as exemplified by a lavish four-course dinner it laid on for …
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Comment & OpinionWhere now for Tesco’s store refresh programme?
Tesco’s store refresh programme has been thrown into doubt by the board’s decision to cut £400m from the scheme.
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Comment & OpinionSparks fly in batteries
The batteries category is a huge battleground between the supermarkets and the discounters, which are seizing share here as they are in grocery in general.
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Comment & OpinionWe need a strong, independent, Food Standards Agency
It seems food scares are rarely out of the news these days…
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Comment & OpinionThree key ingredients all successful people have in common
What do successful people have in common? We may think they’re cleverer, have luckier breaks and are more ruthless…
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Comment & OpinionMarmalade makeover: Puff & Fluff struggles with bitter preserve
Despite the latest news about the dangers of meat eating, I’m a steak-ordering, life-embracing, hard drinking woman
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Comment & OpinionCo-op Group looks to its better angels as crucial vote nears
The Co-operative Group is facing a crunch vote on its future this Saturday
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Comment & OpinionE-cigarettes in the dock
The World Health Organisation’s damning assessment of e-cigarettes will be dispiriting reading to suppliers
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Comment & OpinionLion eggs aren't the only safe eggs
Lion eggs are not the only eggs that are safe. What about Laid in Britain producers?…
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Comment & OpinionDiscounters can be rivalled with information and innovation
The modern savvy shopper is concerned about far more than just low prices, especially in the wake of food crises…
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Comment & OpinionMoy and UBUK flotations: will the trickle become a flood?
Moy Park and UBUK IPOs will be hugely important in establishing if UK fmcg suppliers can make sense to Stock Market again…
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's Holborn should not feel Gaza conflict pressure
In recent days we have seen a spike in shop protests, store invasions and boycotts of Israeli or kosher products…
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Comment & OpinionUpstart Uber fires a shot across the bows
Taxi app service Uber has caused a stir in the US with an unexpected swerve into grocery delivery