Comment & opinion – Page 274
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Comment & OpinionCake Wars: Witches vs Warlocks - supercharged spooky Bake Off
Americans love to grab Halloween by its kitsch plastic devil horns and pump it full of steroids…
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Comment & OpinionIt's price increase panto season for suppliers
It’s one year on from the ‘Marmitegate’ cost price wrangle with Tesco
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Comment & OpinionHow Morrisons has managed to drive growth
The latest Kantar data identifies Morrisons as the fastest growing of the big four supermarkets
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Comment & OpinionAttract younger shoppers with purpose
Are we at the thin end of a sober wedge? A 2017 study found that 75% of 21 to 35-year-olds limit their alcohol on nights out
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Comment & OpinionImage-conscious men are hunting out personal care brands they can show off
Male consumers are increasingly searching for personal care products that portray an image they can identify with
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Comment & OpinionScary season: Redwood and Rees-Mogg turn up at Pat's Mart
I was actually rather pleased with some of the feedback on my in-store decorations this year
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Comment & OpinionHow can we eat more vegetables? Peas Please and the Veg Pledge
The Food Foundation’s veg summit in London looks at ways we can increase our intake of the good things in life …
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Comment & OpinionWhat's the most efficient store size?
Recent years have seen sales efficiencies fall for the big four due to increased competition and spend polarisation
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Comment & OpinionVegfest showcases world of opportunity for vegan foods and brands
With meat alternative brands gunning for the mainstream, where better way to gauge how far the category has come than the recent Vegfest exhibition?
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Comment & OpinionFood plant audits need a rethink
I was one of the commentators on the 2 Sisters video footage obtained by the ITV/Guardian newspaper investigation
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Comment & OpinionWhere will Brexit inflation be in one year?
Sir, A year ago I forecast in The Grocer that food inflation would be at 3% within a year
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Comment & OpinionBrexit and the beanstalk: a fairy tale with an uncertain ending
Once upon a time, there lived an Old Woman called Theresa and her son, Grayling…
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Comment & OpinionFood waste efforts wasted without Courtauld collaboration
The battle against food waste, sadly, will not be won unless the industry collaborates
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Comment & OpinionThe first cut isn’t always the deepest. Sometimes it’s the following ones that prove fatal
The latest news of job cuts at Sainsbury’s was perhaps to be expected after similar announcements from Tesco and Asda, but will they really deliver cost savings for the mults?
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Comment & OpinionAsda gets into the Halloween spirit with dance party
Asda is once again the UK mult that makes the most effort for Halloween
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Comment & OpinionRound pound deadline provides Pat with an opportunity
Few will be more accustomed than your Pat to the PR fripperies of my competitors…
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Comment & OpinionTake mental health seriously: employee care goes beyond HR
World Mental Health Day occurs annually on 10 October. This year the pledge was centred on mental health in the workplace
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Comment & OpinionRetailers must take more of a lead on waste
Sir, Each week sees new stories demonstrating the effect food waste is having on people and the planet…
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Comment & OpinionTechnology can enable a seamless service flow
Changing consumer behaviour is proving the catalyst for a plethora of intriguing partnerships…
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Comment & OpinionThe Co-op isn’t ailing. But it needs to stretch its wings
A casual observer of today’s grocery market share figures from Kantar would conclude that the Co-op is struggling