Comment & opinion – Page 451
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Food policy: give consumers more of a say
The continuing horsemeat scandal has served to highlight the many challenges affecting the food chain…
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose's Mark Price: Help bees by banning neonicotinoids
Why have we just asked our growers to end the use of three formulations of neonicotinoids?…
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Gin deceit, Rich List disappointment and 'doing a Kensit'
The biggest secret among the middle classes is nothing to do with wife-swapping or Homes Under The Hammer parties…
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer leader, 10 December 1988: 'Hyper hypes'
Twenty-five years on from the Salmonella scandal, we look back at The Grocer’s leader article from 10 December 1988, which reflects on the role of the ‘forceful, controversial and insensitive Edwina Currie’…
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Comment & OpinionThe toast of the egg trade
The Grocer looks back at the Salmonella crisis, 25 years on, and the role of then-junior health minister Edwina Currie…
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Comment & OpinionEvian's toddling dance moves for the easily amused
Evian is back with yet another child-themed ad….
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Comment & OpinionThe North-South divide - in snacks
Northerners are fond of cakes, while southerners have a weakness for sushi. That’s not us resorting to lazy regional stereotype – it’s backed by the latest figures on snack food…
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Comment & OpinionHasbro strikes back
Size might not be everything – but it certainly counts for a lot… especially when it comes to action figures.
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Thatcher's food legacy is still costing us today
I expect Margaret Thatcher’s father, Alfred Roberts, would have been a frequent reader of The Grocer…
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Only service will build true loyalty
Remember Cheers, the bar where ‘everybody knows your name’?…
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Secrets of the Shoplifters lacked secrets... and sympathy
What’s the least to expect from Secrets of the Shoplifters (9pm, 16 April, C4)? A few secrets, perhaps?…
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PR 'thought leaders' conference pushes P&F into the unknown
Karoline (with a K) has time on her hands – which turns out to be dangerous…
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Comment & OpinionNo sleep till Bad Hersfeld for Nutella and Red Bull thieves
Thieves in the town of Bad Hersfeld in Germany have hijacked an incredible five tonnes of Nutella, worth £14,000…
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Comment & OpinionGreat value Harry Hill rescues Danio from obscurity
It’s amazing what a difference a celebrity voiceover can make…
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Studies in reputation management
In the world of food marketing, reputation is everything…
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Comment & OpinionTesco turnaround strategy a bit bitty
It’s unfortunate that the Tesco fleet appears to be developing new holes quicker than Philip Clarke can plug existing ones…
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An online offer must add value
Morrisons’ announcement it will be starting online sales provides a timely reminder of the need to predict trends…
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Death in service... it doesn't end well in grocery
Why did you choose a career in the food industry?…
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Comment & OpinionI'll be cake: it's tea time for Arnold Schwarzenegger
“All I know is that there’s somebody in my house, eating my birthday cake, with my family, and it’s not me!”…
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Comment & OpinionFarewell Fresh & Easy
So farewell Fresh & Easy. And I for one am feeling sad because this venture didn’t have to fail…