Comment & opinion – Page 276
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Comment & OpinionBritish food standards are at risk
The contrast between American and British food really hit me in a supermarket in Barbados
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Comment & OpinionNisa has always been riven by mistrust. Can the Co-op save it?
Next week Nisa will finally table the Co-op’s offer to its members
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Comment & OpinionWe must shine a light on our food security as Brexit darkness gathers
“I could grow a tomato absolutely anywhere – underground, in a Tube carriage, on the Moon.”
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Comment & OpinionLifting the Lid highlights past and future of Scottish food
For too long, the Scottish diet has become the butt of jokes about deep-fried Mars bars…
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Comment & OpinionShrinkflation betrays consumer love for brands
Sir, McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes is the latest in a growing list of brands succumbing to what’s now known as shrinkflation
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Comment & OpinionWe should shout about the health benefits of dairy
Sir, Your ‘Do Brits think dairy is scary?’ feature (The Dairymen, 16 September, p34) highlighted some compelling researc
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Comment & OpinionBrownies kick off hubby theft
What could be more homely than the smell of freshly baked brownies?
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Comment & OpinionPat opens a pop-up shop at the Tory party conference
I don’t see many freshers in my little store (hence my discounting of deodorant for members of the Lords)…
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Comment & Opinion10 takeaways for food and farming from the Conservative and Labour party conferences
As the Tory conference draws to a close, here is the Grocer’s take on events in Brighton and Manchester
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Comment & OpinionPrioritise British in public procurement
Prioritising British food in public procurement is an idea the BPC has been trying to get traction on
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Comment & OpinionDeposit return stands a better chance of working with industry on side
After the politics, comes the hard part - how to implement a deposit return scheme on both sides of the border …
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Comment & OpinionDiversity doesn’t stop with gender… but it’s a good start
The BRC’s new gender diversity initiative is a timely reminder for the grocery industry to not go the same way as the IT crowd
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Comment & OpinionAs 2 Sisters is fingered over food safety, is FSA still right to let retailers mark their own homework?
There will be a lot of red faces in the industry right now over the 2 Sisters Food Group exposé that broke last night.
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Comment & OpinionHow a focus on British has helped forge a new Morrisons
Morrisons’ commitment to sourcing home-grown food has helped drive a remarkable recovery for the grocer, says tcc global analyst Bryan Roberts
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Comment & OpinionEU bosses must match UK and UN in food waste fight
At least £90m of food is going to waste across the EU each year, what is more depressing is the bureaucratic inertia blocking attempts to bring this figure down
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Comment & OpinionTime to delist the retailer media sales houses - video
The classic ‘cut and thrust’ between account managers and buyers is changing
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Comment & OpinionMy Kitchen Rules: TV contenders regret decision to be judged
There are two words that unfailingly send a shudder down my spine: Dinner. Party
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s jumps the queue in the checkout-less store arena
Customers will be able to pick up their ‘On the Go’ meal deal without any need for that pesky till nonsense
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Comment & OpinionResisting change isn't always bad - but you must be flexible
It’s wired in our nature to strive, develop, change and evolve. We embrace new technology, science and discoveries, says executive coach Jennifer Baker
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Comment & OpinionLearn from Co-op's resurgence
Most industry commentators would agree that the Co-op has significantly improved its customer offer over recent years