Comment & opinion – Page 298
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Analysis & FeaturesWill food safety regulation be too light-touch after Brexit?
The winds of change could be set to blow through the UK food sector’s regulatory landscape over the coming months
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from the Budget - and how it's presented
This week has seen Philip Hammond’s first Budget
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Comment & OpinionThe benefits of next-level data interrogation
Sometimes, we obsess about day-to-day performance to the detriment of bigger changes
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Comment & OpinionMary Berry gets controversial with 'Everyday' bolognese
Controversial isn’t the first word that springs to mind for Mary Berry
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Comment & OpinionPrice rise refusals could be bad news for UK shoppers
The fluctuations in currency exchange rates have been well documented since the vote for the UK to leave the EU
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Comment & OpinionDitch the stereotypes and get real
just asking them what consumers want often doesn’t reflect how they behave and feel in real life
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Comment & OpinionThe reputation of British food & drink is a hot property abroad
Sir, It was encouraging to read that food and drink exports from the UK are in such good health
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Comment & OpinionDoritos' baby dragon breathes warmth into chip campaign
“New Doritos Heatburst. It’s a bit like getting a baby dragon.” Rather hard to prove
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Comment & OpinionStressed-out Mr Hammond unburdens himself to Pat
Over the years I’ve developed a special rapport with my customers
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Analysis & FeaturesA steady Budget with few surprises: Philip Hammond’s debut assessed
An almost boring budget from ’Spreadsheet Phil’ will have failed to set the city alight, but with Brexit around the corner some key isses were touched on, such as business rates and the sugar tax
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Comment & OpinionWomen in fmcg must be bold for change
Propercorn’s Cassandra Stavrou reflects on International Women’s Day and how fmcg can encourage more women to be ‘bold for change’
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Comment & OpinionIceland’s Malcolm Walker celebrates independent retail spirit
The yearly celebration that is The Grocer Annual Lunch saw representatives from the UK’s Big 30 wholesalers and the Top 50 independent retailers come together to reflect on the past year and plan for the future
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Comment & OpinionLessons from this weekend’s ordering meltdown at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s handled the chaos well overall - but it could have done with being a bit more proactive
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Comment & OpinionHow the government can address business rate unfairness
If forecourts, ATMs and other business properties have their own business rates, why not one for online retailers?
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Comment & OpinionPHE moves on from promotions to take different tack in obesity fight
Why do people consume junk food when it is more expensive than heathier food?
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Comment & OpinionMy space-saving plan to outsource and avoid 'stuffocation'
When we moved into this office a year ago, I remember saying “it’s so big we’ll never need to move again”
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Comment & OpinionRadio 4 explores transformation of Thailand's opium fields
Thailand used to be more famous for heroin than for a delicious green curry
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Comment & OpinionBusiness rates stifle c-store investment
The Chancellor must address the fundamental issues that make the business rates system unfair and perverse
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Comment & OpinionCrumbs from Tesco's table?
The idea that an independent would be prepared to act as an unpaid labourer for Tesco is unforgivably insulting
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Comment & OpinionDigital signage: a reactive revolution
Digital signage creates the opportunity for grocery retailers to deliver dynamic pricing