Comment & opinion – Page 529
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Teamwork will stamp out abuse of labour
The supermarket and supplier protocol will ensure collaboration to protect vulnerable workers, says Paul Whitehouse
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: The big money says McKenna or Clarke. The smart money says Cheesewright
First Bolland. Now Bond. Clearly there's something more than just volcanic dust in the air at the moment.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the inedible garden of Alys
If you didn't watch The Edible Garden (8pm, BBC2, 7 April) because it clashed with the Man U vs Bayern game, don't worry, you didn't miss anything. It was dire. Ever since I found myself surrounded by posh inbreds at university I've had a violent...
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Bolland must show brilliance if he is to forge a simple M&S
Context is good. So while I wouldn't agree with Sir Stuart Rose's claim that he'll be going out on a high, Marks & Spencer's anticipated profits of £620m-£630m for the year end, on sales of £9bn, suggest Marc Bolland is not exactly joining a disaster zone.
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on the end of the great socialist experiment
Is that ringing in my ear just tinnitus brought on by my latest ear-bashing from El Gordo, or is it a distant death knell for DRIP? Those with an eye for irony will not have failed to notice that whoever swings the axe post-May 6 it will be three...
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Second Opinion: The great attitude shift has begun
The political parties are more united on food issues than they realise, says Tim Lang
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Third Party: Will the euro give importers a rough ride?
The general election and the Greek deficit could make the exchange rate with sterling volatile, says Mark Deans
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Why is the FSA involved in healthy eating strategy?
There is no doubt that improvements in public health can be achieved if changes are made to diet in line with our current knowledge of the relationship between food consumed and the development of disease and ill health.
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Saturday Essay: Reports of organic’s death are exaggerated
It is still worth more than £1.5bn in sales and there are many encouraging signs of future potential, says Finn Cottle
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Editor's Comment: The Tories want to rein in the FSA - but it may get larger
Happy birthday to the Food Standards Agency, 10 years old today.
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on Sophie's dead-eyed deliciousness
If there's one word to best describe Sophie Dahl it might be 'lifelike'. She has the right features in the usual places, moves in a realistic enough fashion and gamely attempts human speech.
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on Byers, porkie pies and Peter 'Skid' Marks
Frankly, I am sick to my very stomach. If we are to suspend our entirely justifiable disbelief in anything that the Sunday Telegraph and Channel 4 can concoct between them, my beloved colleague Stephen Byers has allegedly, m'learned friends been...
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Third Party: Think airfreight is the big bad? Think again
Environmental piety is misguided when flying flowers in from Africa has such benefits for Kenyans, says David Bosworth
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Saturday Essay: Join PepsiCo on its journey to healthier places
The multinational has set out its commitment to address the global challenge of better nutrition, says Richard Evans
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Editor's Comment: PepsiCo’s first health report suggests they think the recession is over
How was it for you, Darling? The Budget, I mean. To me the Chancellor managed to be both punitive and non-committal, like he was dodging a bullet while a brigade of tanks is parked just round the post-election corner.
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Your omissions on ombudsman
As the former head of food and agribusiness recovery at Grant Thornton soon to take up a similar position with another firm, I would like to comment on the contributions in recent editions against the appointment of an ombudsman.
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Second Opinion: Organic must spring into action
The UK has moved out of recession into growth. Clive Black asks if organic can do the same
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on the A-Z of edible animals
The Man Who Ate Everything (BBC Four, Wednesday 11.45pm) sounded like one of those tumour-porn medical shock-docs you used to get only on Five but now air constantly on most channels at most times of the day.
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on Drastic Dave Lewis and the big red pen
There are some parts of The Grocer over which Dave Lewis, this week's guest editor, has exercised absolutely no control.
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Third Party: Price cuts are not the only promotional route
Supplier-funded field marketing can improve customer experience, says Tracey Bagshaw, adding real value for the retailer