Comment & opinion – Page 9
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Comment and Opinion
Plastic packaging: how would a Labour government tackle waste?
YouGov research shows a divide between MPs and public over government intervention to address packaging waste
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Collaborative, data-driven decisions are key to getting product mix right
It is critical for retailers to get the balance right and meet demand for specific shopper profiles, says Sarah Pittock, head of gateways UK at Circana
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Can posh mixer brands like Fever-Tree survive sliding spirits sales?
Diageo’s interim results last week were yet another sign storm clouds are darkening over the spirits category and will unlikely just blow away
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Retailers shoot themselves in the foot supporting AHDB meat campaign
By signing up to Let’s Eat Balanced, retailers are flouting their own climate commitments and promises to their customers, says Liam Lysaght, campaigner for diets and climate change at Feedback Global
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What grocery brands can learn from beauty and personal care
BPC is approaching the challenges of sustainability, health and pleasure differently, says Alex Beckett, director, Mintel Food & Drink Research
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Sainsbury’s Next Level strategy is pretty basic… but also ballsy
Four years into its Food First strategy, Sainsbury’s isn’t currently selling its full food range in the vast majority of its superstores and hypermarkets
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Northern Ireland can finally reap rewards of its ‘special status’
The economic and social impact of the restoration of Stormont could be seismic for Northern Ireland, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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How Gangnam Style kickstarted a UK love affair with Korean cuisine
Korean cuisine is making waves in UK grocery. But why?
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Optimism for John Lewis’ turnaround strategy, but at what cost?
Wield the axe too deep, or in the wrong areas, and there’s a very real chance JLP could cannibalise its strongest asset
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If the food waste scandal could happen to Tesco, it could happen to anyone
As the shockwaves of the food waste scandal settle, this shouldn’t turn into a Tesco witch-hunt
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Doritos grandma revs up ‘bold’ campaign
‘Old people doing outrageous things’ isn’t always the shortcut to hilarity some advertisers seem to think it is
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Brexit border rules: the big questions still to answer on imports
The latest bombshell to emerge is the upgrade of certain fruit & veg from low risk to medium risk
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Need help from your LinkedIn community? Embrace them!
If you don’t need your network now, you soon will
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Deforestation legislation is welcome but doesn’t go far enough
New laws should take into account all forms of deforestation, says Belinda Borck, global public policy co-ordinator, Tony’s Chocolonely
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P&G results show the only winning strategy: differentiation
P&G’s European volume growth accelerated to 3% from 2% in the previous quarter, which is impressive when most of its peers are posting volume declines in the region, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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News
Sun Hee launches 20 Korean-inspired SKUs into Tesco
The range includes cooking sauces, udon noodle bowls and meal kits
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Comment and Opinion
Marmite could be the making of Tayto Group’s growing sales
When Walkers announced it had stopped making Marmite crisps to “enable us to focus our efforts on making more of the flavours crisp fans love the most”, there seemed to be a point missing
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Jessie Ware’s Table Manners podcast: full of middle-class smugness
Guest Jacob Collier plugs his new album and tells underwhelming anecdotes
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Can Woolworths reinvent itself for a 2024 high street?
Fifteen years of retail innovation since its stores closed have ushered in whole new categories of shopping, says Sarah Baumann, MD of The Wild by Jungle Creations
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Discontent over food inequality is set to boil over
We shouldn’t underestimate the sense of crisis many in the country are facing and the growing unease, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council