Comment & opinion – Page 521
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the audacity of Huge
The term ‘celebrity chef’ is now almost an insult. A dismissal of those small-time foodie hoods lurking in the shadowy alleys of fame while kingpins Jamie, Delia and latterly Heston expand their one-person empires exponentially.
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Comment & OpinionWho feels like Chicken Tonight?
The received wisdom is that adverts should above all be memorable, by hook or by crook.
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Comment & OpinionA little healthy debate
If you didn’t work in the industry it would easy to miss how hard food and drink companies have worked in recent years to keep shoppers in shape.
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Kraft's glass is half empty
The story reads like an April Fool prank, albeit not a great one. But last time we checked, it was September.
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Careers File: Job satisfaction beats a hefty salary hike
I have just been offered a job with a much larger salary and impressive benefits but I'm getting cold feet. Is it too good to be true or is it last-minute nerves?
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Third Party: How the food industry can make waste pay
Manufacturers and retailers should look to anaerobic digestion to turn their waste into energy, says Bevelery Parrish
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Second Opinion: The time bomb of urbanisation
In just 20 years’ time 60% of the world’s population will be living in cities, notes Tim Lang
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Saturday Essay: We need new strategies in this volatile era
The restructuring of EFFP is a timely response as the government promotes its big society message, says Sir Don Curry
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Packaging is like putting sex on the cover. It sells
Sean Poulter, the Daily Mail's consumer affairs editor, was at his brazen best this week, accusing Tesco of "penny pinching" with its wafer-thin plastic bags in the same article in which he attacked supermarkets for "failing to reduce packaging".
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on Jamie's American roasting
I wasn't going to watch Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (10pm, C4, 20 September) because, frankly, the proselytising little nit just sounds like a broken record these days. But then I caught a clip from the first episode in which he blubbed that...
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Comment & OpinionThree out of four's not bad
Asda today discovered what hoops it needs to jump through to go ahead with its Netto deal.
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Comment & OpinionChosen by whom?
A few weeks ago The Grocer wondered whether Andy Clarke had stumbled into a ‘Ratner moment’ by admitting the quality of Asda’s food wasn’t up to scratch.
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Comment & OpinionThe American Dream
So even Sir Terry doesn’t get it all his own way. Today it was reported that the Tesco boss once drew up a £1.25bn blueprint for the most audacious invasion of America since the Beatles.
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Careers File: Investing in skills is key, both in bad times and good
When times are tough it is tempting for businesses to take the first swing of the axe at training. Investment in skills and...
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Critical Eye... on a patchwork quilt of pointlessness
OMG. Channel 4 has completely lost the plot. Food (8pm, 15 September) has to be the worst piece of food-related TV I have ever seen. It was as if they'd nicked the shittiest bits from every food programme that's ever been produced, made a huge...
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Comment & OpinionTales of Titania: Pilgrims, ponytails and subnormal nits
A couple of the new account assistants are both horsey girls and are partial to the occasional cowman (surprisingly soft hands apparently).
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Third Party: Don’t let failed searches make you invisible
As European grocery chains begin to dip into online, UK players need to stay ahead of the game, says Mathias Duda
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The grey squirrel of dairy farming
lSir, I read with interest your recent article regarding the planned "super-dairy" at Nocton in Lincolnshire ('Super-size my farm' p10, The Dairymen supplement, 11 September).
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Michelle Gravelle's Expert Advice: Two weeks of passion for local food
British Food Fortnight gives local stores the opportunity to interact with the community, says Michelle Gravelle
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Saturday Essay: Countdown to a special British Food Fortnight
If brands want to make the most of the 2012 Olympic Games, then they need to start planning now, says Jan Matthews