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Comment & OpinionTaking a summer break? It's time to SWOT up on your career
It’s that time of year again, with many people heading off to a well-earned summer break…
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Comment & OpinionOi Fatso! Titania and co look to revive their obesity campaign
The news that it’s time (again) for a fresh attack on obesity has inspired Karoline
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Comment & OpinionDispatches hunts for a theme in Supermarket Wars
New Tesco boss Dave Lewis could have done worse than catch Supermarket Wars…
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Comment & OpinionAlex Salmond slurps Irn-Bru for Scottish pride
Politicians are duty bound to praise national dishes: tough for Alex Salmond, who has to champion haggis and ‘neeps’…
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Comment & OpinionChris Elliott's food fraud report must face no more delays
Horsegate may seem a long time ago, but it doesn’t take much to reignite public concern…
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Comment & OpinionFSA campylobacter move is regulatory capture, says Tim Lang
Back in 1955, the US academic Marver Bernstein coined the phrase ‘regulatory capture’ to describe how regulatory bodies can become subservient to the industry they’re set up to regulate.
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Comment & OpinionFSA CEO Catherine Brown urges industry to act on campylobacter
I have been wondering how long it would take the media and consumers to wake up to campylobacter
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Comment & OpinionFSA must lead the way on campylobacter: Which
Last week, the FSA board backtracked on plans to publish quarterly results for campylobacter in supermarket chickens…
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Comment & OpinionRanjit Singh: 2 Sisters is leading the war on campylobacter
There’s an old saying that goes: “Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.” There was never a more appropriate turn of phrase to use when you look at the recent press coverage on campylobacter.
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's thinks bike with new HGV
Sainsbury’s new HGV is aiming to make city streets safer for cyclists. Is it a step in the right direction?
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Comment & OpinionOnline shoppers with a sweet tooth
We’re buying more confectionery online - a stat we reveal in the first of a new series of digital reports.
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Comment & OpinionBB’s Warehouse piles ’em high in Wakefield
BB’s Warehouse, which opened on Monday, is Conviviality Retail’s new brand designed to be “bold, fun and democratic”. The Grocer paid a visit.
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Comment & OpinionA new front in the war on obesity
Could local authorities pick up the baton from central government in the battle to get consumers eating healthier food?
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Comment & OpinionRecruiters should check facts about candidates
As a bit of a holiday traditionalist, I walked into a travel agent and explained what I wanted…
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The Guardian's food PR war rages as K forgets her fish story
By rights, I should be a Stella Cidre/Baileys/Whyte & Mackay sort of a girl…
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Comment & OpinionDave Lewis faces a huge challenge as he succeeds Philip Clarke
The beleaguered Tesco CEO always seemed to be pictured wearing the resigned expression of Oliver Hardy…
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Comment & OpinionMcColl's Plus scheme points a new way to loyalty
A loyalty programme can play an important role in driving frequency of visits, provided it offers shoppers clear benefits…
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Comment & OpinionMore big businesses need the entrepreneurial spirit
Looking through The Grocer each week, much content now focuses on innovation from entrepreneurial start-ups…
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Comment & OpinionWhy is UK fruit so expensive? asks Joanna Blythman
Back in Britain after a spell abroad, I can feel my healthy, sun-kissed diet go down the tube…