Comment & opinion – Page 218
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Comment & OpinionHMRC’s Brexit plans aren’t enough. Business needs long-term details
Food and drink leaders were soon to point out the latest emergency proposals were full of holes
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Comment & OpinionIt's time for suppliers to re-evaluate the stunning rise of Aldi and Lidl
A staggering sales growth of 10% over Christmas signals that the discounters may be unstoppable, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionPoland’s ‘sick cow’ scandal is a reminder of the EU’s food safety net
If these practices turn out to be more widespread, this will be the biggest meat scandal in Europe since Horsegate
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Comment & OpinionRetraining schemes and incentives needed to combat job losses
‘We agree the rise of automation will result in short-term job losses but that over time there will be increased productivity’
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Comment & OpinionChange the focus of promotions to healthier choices
”Why not increase promotions on healthier food and drink, shifting the focus away from junk food and empowering consumers to make healthier choices?”
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Comment & OpinionIceland diverted attention from its own palm oil achievement
Iceland deserves huge praise for making hundreds of own-label products palm oil-free
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Comment & OpinionBritain's Favourite Sweets reveals popularity of the classics
Not one of the top 20 in Channel 5’s Britain’s Favourite Sweets programme was launched after the turn of the millennium
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Comment & OpinionAre the days of the fresh food supermarket counter dead?
After a flurry of speculation over the weekend, the news was nothing like as drastic as first appeared
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Comment & OpinionAs rumours swirl about Ocado and M&S, what kind of deal is most likely?
Analysts are united in their scepticism at theories surrounding the reported tie-up
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Comment & OpinionFuel cells: how food and drink stands to benefit from the silent revolution
Retailers are ideally placed to take advantage of the technology, says Professor David Hart, director at E4tech and visiting professor at Imperial College
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Comment & OpinionTesco trial shows the dangers of deferred prosecution agreements
Acting for Chris Bush has led me to develop serious concerns over DPAs, says Ross Dixon, partner at Hickman & Rose solicitors
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Comment & OpinionWhy the rise of functional brands is a key fmcg trend to watch
A new breed of culture curators is seeking to interact with, influence and co-create brand output, says Lisa Desforges, strategy director of B&B studio
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Comment & OpinionHelloFresh’s results show recipe boxes may be worth the perseverance
This week’s results are one in the eye for those early doubters of the meal kit model
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Comment & Opinion'Eat them to defeat them' veg campaign makes an impact
Selling veg to kids is hard – ask any parent
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Comment & OpinionYorkshire chip shop joins hot competition
We’re familiar by now with the publicity-seeking phenomenon of the pre-consumption waiver
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Comment & OpinionLasagne is grim surprise for gender partygoers
The ‘gender reveal’ party: a grim Americanism that’s threatening to follow the ‘baby shower’ to our shores
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Comment & OpinionSuper Bowl food ads get filthy… and theatrical
It’s Super Bowl weekend, the most wonderful time of the year for US ad execs, flypast pilots and fireworks salespeople
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Comment & OpinionHow can the food industry help solve the allergen problem?
Clearer labels, better training and a traffic light system would improve matters, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Comment & OpinionWhat search tells us about the latest healthy diet trends
Consumers are adapting diet trends to their own preferences, says Harry Walker, head of grocery retail at Google
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Comment & OpinionTime for a break: how a holiday can be a business milestone
If you can leave for more than a week without causing the business stress, then you are out of the startup phase