Comment & opinion – Page 458
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Online move essential for Morrisons and for Dalton
You might not be able to spot the connection between David Beckham, Muhammad Ali and Morrisons, but Dalton Philips can…
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Off the wagon and into the Pancake Day stats
Medical doom-mongers seem to be questioning the wisdom of the PR industry’s traditional January dry period…
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Comment & OpinionEric Cantona finds comfort on cold Kronenbourg farm
Heineken has hit the back of the net with this Kronenbourg 1664 ad…
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Foster's 2% abv lemon-flavoured Radler lager makes sense
Booze news has been pretty sobering of late, culminating in last week’s Christmas trading exclusive…
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What's your social media policy?
How do I shut down Twitter?” were the exasperated words of HMV’s marketing director reported last week…
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How consistency in government affairs is exploded by convenience
Whatever happened to the Big Society? Nothing: it never happened….
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Buyers views are vital - even if they are indecisive
Ten roses for a tenner mate?” the scruffy lad shouts at me through the car window…
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Debbie & Andrew's: saying farewell to our brand
I can relate to the founders of the Harris+Hoole coffee shop and admire its decision to let Tesco take a chunk…
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Michel Roux Jr and co mull the bleak future of Food & Drink
After an 11-year hiatus, Food & Drink is back, presented by a bug-eyed and skeletal Michel Roux Jr…
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Still in the red
After years of heavy losses, Ocado is tantalisingly close to making a profit…
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Averting a recipe for disaster
Yesterday saw the launch of an ambitious project to create a food manifesto for the under-fives, to tackle the problems of poor diet among young children.
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All in the name of progress
Sir Terry Leahy is a legend in grocery. He grew Tesco from a retail contender to an all-conquering giant, pioneering initiatives like Clubcard and online shopping along the way…
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Another limp effort as Dispatches takes on WeightWatchers
Dispatches has been terrible lately. Last week it dramatically revealed c-stores were pricier than supermarkets…
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Horse burger scandal should be a wake-up call to government
News that horse meat and traces of pig have been found in burgers should be a wake-up call…
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Meet on the bones
As I write this, retailers and meat processors are meeting the Food Standards Agency and Defra to discuss the latest developments in the ongoing meat mislabelling/DNA traces saga…
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Comment & OpinionMild profanity in the hot sauce aisle
Bogof’s spies have been hard at work again this week; one of our best men spotted this jar on sale in a shop in Brixton…
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Comment & OpinionHungry Harry gets the Camp Bastion blues
Jocular nudist-cum-scourge of the Taliban, Prince Harry certainly uses up plenty of energy as he travels the world…
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Comment & OpinionAsda mystery is simply red - not blood
Dramatic scenes at Asda in Newton Abbot this week…
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Titania's Black Energy bad dream comes true
Inspired by the Mike Tyson endorsed Black Energy drink, we’re approached by a new start-up…
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Food policy: a controversial start to 2013
Food policy dived straight into deep waters as 2013 began…