Comment & opinion – Page 545
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Third Party: It'll be a tough year - but with opportunities
Grocery is a better place to be than most, if you are flexible and willing to adapt to consumer needs, says Stephen Zatland
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Saturday Essay: Don't put environmental issues to one side
The smartest businesses will continue to invest in green improvements despite the downturn, says Fiona Dawson
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Second Opinion: Are tighter times healthier times?
Not necessarily, says Kevin Hawkins. Many consumers may seek solace in comfort eating
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Saturday Essay: Promotions are the name of the game
The Top Products Survey reflects an unprecedented year of change in the world of retail prices, says
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Second Opinion: Return to scratch cooking is here
The impending recession is giving Brits a much-needed nutritional nudge, says Joanna Blythman
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Editor's Comment: The world order in grocery is still much as it was
Fasten your seatbelts, folks, it's going to be a bumpy ride. Over the next 140 pages, in screaming technicolour, we're taking you on a journey of this rollercoaster of a year. It's not always been scenic, it's often been downright scary, and at the...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on a flurry of Christmas specials
The annual flurry of festive cookery specials seems to have added resonance this year – perhaps because the renaissance of scratch cooking dovetails with the desire to sit by the warm hearth of nostalgia. Whatever the reason, traditional is back....
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Advertising: The battle for the festive buffet begins
In the past four weeks, the 'smaller' retailers have really ramped up their Christmas advertising campaigns as they try to maximise their share of consumers' festive food budgets, writes Richard Hemming
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third Party: We need to give informed portion messages
How big is a portion, and how many do people eat? More research needs to be undertaken, says Dr Rachel Hackett
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Saturday Essay: Indies should try to be the 'local discounter'
Jonathan Summerley urges independents to make the most of the fact that their customers are right there on their doorstep
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Critical Eye... on why top chefs should stick to cooking, not writing
The only thing worse than trying to work out what to buy everyone at Christmas is not having any wonga to buy anything with. Normally I like to give friends fancy cookery books. Not this year. For one, they're too expensive. Under Pressure,...
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye: Mitterrand's prostate and the French malaise
François Mitterrand's prostate. Not the most obvious place to start for a mainstream food show but the entry point nonetheless for France On A Plate (BBC4, Monday), a greatest-hits collection of stereotypes about the French eating anything with a...
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third Party: Why cinema is the perfect drinks partner
As the Christmas film season gets underway, the festive adult market is waiting to be tapped, says Anna Cremin
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Saturday Essay: We must sell grocery as a 'top box' career
It's time to wake up to the fact that it's the whole package that attracts the best candidates, says Stewart Gilliland
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third Party: Now more than ever, stop the cash leakage
Companies must scrutinise their supply chains to weed out early and excess inventory building up, argues Dan O'Regan
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Saturday Essay: Who's afraid of deflation? Not me
It is the fall in volume growth that the grocery industry should really be worried about, says Tim Eales