Comment & opinion – Page 457
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Our food system is unbalanced by the concept of 'cheap food'
Waitrose CEO Mark Price waded into the horsemeat saga last weekend…
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Heinz deal shows Warren Buffett understands value of food cos
Warren Buffett’s landmark valuation of Heinz has been queried, but the value of food companies needs more contemplation…
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Is employee welfare the next health scare to face the industry?
When I worked at The Grocer, the spotlight was on BSE, e.coli and food colouring…
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Making a virtue of junk
After horsegate, people might prefer to make their own spaghetti bolognese. Hopelessly idealistic?…
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After horsegate, value products need better values
No surprise that 15% of 6,221 consumers interviewed by Kantar said they would think twice about buying value ranges…
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Government policy on high street regeneration is a shambles
For once, all sectors involved in the high street were completely united this week. The government’s handling is a shamble…
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Not horsing around
Asda released its Q4 and full-year sales figures today, announcing a 0.1% increase in Q4 like-for-like sales and an uplift of 1% over the full year…
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For he's a jolly Goodfella
There’s nothing this industry likes more at times than a good sneer. And when Ranjit Singh Boparan took control of Goodfella’s Pizza in 2011 as part of his swoop on Northern Foods, certain quarters seemed to sneer in unison…
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Does anyone know the way to Blockbuster?
Amid all the continued shenanigans with horse meat and the industry taking another beating from doctors over obesity, Morrisons managed to deliver some much-needed cheer yesterday with the acquisition of 49 former Blockbuster Video stores…
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It's all about trust
Last week we welcomed Sainsbury’s group commercial director Mike Coupe as The Grocer’s latest guest editor.
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Creative thinking: build the right environment
I am frustrated by the lack of real creative thinking in my business…
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After horsegate we need to rethink meat values
The latest scandal to expose the broken nature of our food system is the revelation of horsemeat in ‘value’ burgers…
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Horse meat: Shorter supply chains may help rebuild trust
As the horse meat scandal serves up ever-more shocking revelations, a number of things stand out…
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Hugh's Fish Fight shows compelling case for marine reserves
With everyone het up about Horsegate, there’s a danger Hugh’s Fish Fight will be too much for consumers…
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Comment & OpinionCan Britain remain a nation of shopkeepers?
Is Britain still a nation of shopkeepers? For the third year in a row, we have seen a plethora of shop closures…
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How indies' Christmas offer was shot down
Ever since I came into the trade 35 years ago, the independent sector has been losing trade in seasonal confectionery…
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Equal marriage and Holland & Barrett veggie burgers
I’m surprised to read The Co-op Group is a staunch supporter of gay marriage…
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Mike Coupe: we must work together to rebuild trust in chain
Since the results of the Irish FSA’s tests were made public, trust in the industry has been greatly impacted…
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Crisis management
The horse meat scandal has been billed as a lesson in the inadequacies of our modern food supply chain. But it’s also a live case study – on a mega scale – of the varying approaches to crisis management PR.
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Horse meat: the blame game
The horsemeat scandal erupted into bitter recriminations and a torrent of legal threats over the weekend, as brands vowed to sue suppliers who vowed to sue sub-suppliers, and different EU governments engaged in vigorous finger-pointing.As I write this, the Romanian government has just hit back at suggestions by the French ...