Comment & opinion – Page 166
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Comment & OpinionFood factory coronavirus cases reflect fudged government response
The outbreaks at 2 Sisters and Oscar Mayer come after senior industry figures accused the government of an “inexplicable” lack of guidance on face masks and social distancing
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Comment & OpinionTrade deals: we need to be able to ‘follow the science’ on food standards
Framing a potential US trade deal purely in terms of chicken does a disservice to the complexity of trade deals
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Comment & OpinionCaptain America’s Marvel-ous conspiracy debunked by pasta detective
So an Instagram user has posted a theory that 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger “predicted” the coronavirus outbreak
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Comment & OpinionLockdown cheese is happy accident for Vosges fromager
The passing of time does interesting things to food
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Comment & OpinionIncubated Waitrose eggs are all they quacked up to be
Furloughed? Bored? Why not stick some supermarket eggs in an incubator?
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Comment & OpinionMars Wrigley and Motty mark football’s return
Premier League football returned this week – and Mars Wrigley was ready for it
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Comment & OpinionAustralia free trade deal comes with same food standards dilemma as the US
Boris Johnson waved a packet of Tim Tams, but swerved the elephant in the room when it comes to future global free trade deals
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Comment & OpinionFree school meals debacle is latest on a list of government cock-ups
The limits on the timescale of the voucher scheme, incredibly, only touch the surface of the true incompetence on show
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Comment & OpinionBusinesses will need to keep up the flexibility they’ve demonstrated during the crisis
Businesses that embrace the learnings of the past few months will be those most likely to thrive – not just survive, says Rob Amar, MD of RH Amar
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Comment & OpinionBusinesses can’t passively accept a ‘new normal’ – they must define it
The many unknowns that lay ahead form the perfect battleground for competitive businesses, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionHow retailers and suppliers can prepare for the post-Covid market
Future-gazing can be a fool’s game but many predictions for the post-Covid world are sound, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink brands should take a stand against racism
It is essential we go beyond talk and look at the underlying structures in the industry, says Andrew Hunt, co-founder of Aduna
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Comment & OpinionBrakes’ woes illustrate wholesale sector’s urgent need for government support
Many wholesalers believe sector-specific support could save their businesses
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Comment & OpinionWhy queuing could deliver more footfall to the one-stop shops
From today, shoppers can join hundreds of people lining up to enter high street stores. But will queuing fatigue take hold?
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Comment & OpinionCoronavirus has highlighted the importance of food security. Our system needs a rethink
As the government reviews its 5G plans, shouldn’t we also reconsider the value of our food?
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Comment & OpinionSinger Kelis to cook up at cannabis convention
Consider that US singer Kelis’ milkshake brings all the boys to the yard – then imagine how powerful her cooking might be
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Comment & OpinionM&S confuses cream tea debate with strawberry clotted cream
One of the surprises of lockdown has been demand for cream tea delivery
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Comment & OpinionMaple syrup lovers get online support from new cookbook
Do you like maple syrup but struggle to find a non-pancake use for it?
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Comment & OpinionZoflora stands out with professional at-home production
Cleaning products brand Zoflora is turning to a more traditional form of marketing
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Comment & OpinionHow Unilever is adapting to the new normal – and how fmcg can follow suit
Unilever is a bellwether for consumer staples – so its first-half results next month should tell us how the sector has been affected by Covid-19, says Barclays’ Warren Ackerman