Comment & opinion – Page 6
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Comment and OpinionHow long for fmcg until UPFs become next timebomb?
After another week of intense scrutiny, how unhealthy will the renewed focus on UPFs be for UK food and drink makers?
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Comment and OpinionSMEs can offer much more than money in charity partnerships
For every business, there is the perfect charitable partnership, says Scott Dixon, MD at The Flava People
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Comment and OpinionCharlotte Wells helps Quaker deliver emotional punch
What has the Aftersun director done with her porridge ad?
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Comment and OpinionMorrisons is the elephant in the room of the M&A scene
Unconfirmed reports this week that Morrisons is exploring the sale of Rathbones are potentially embarrassing to Morrisons and to CEO Rami Baitiéh if true
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Comment and OpinionHow a difficult meeting partner gave me a lesson in listening
Think: are we just waiting for the other person to stop so we can speak?
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Comment and OpinionFood innovation, not HFSS ad bans, will improve our health
Those still feigning not to know what UPF denotes are being deliberately hyper-literal in order to muddy what’s otherwise pretty clear water, says Leo Campbell, co-founder at Modern Baker
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Comment and OpinionScottish supermarkets face the next battle in HFSS foods war
This week the Scottish government proposed the most draconian clampdown yet on sales of HFSS food, with recommendations released in a consultation that goes much further than the Westminster version
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Comment and OpinionGastropod serves up delicious investigation into the history of chips
Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley take a deep dive into the mightiest of meal accompaniments
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Comment and OpinionBody Shop's demise highlights the threats to ethical trading
After The Body Shop was bought by a global rival business, it became more centralised and we heard very little of the strong value messages it was famous for, says Albert Tucker, chair of Etico Ethical Trading Company
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Comment and OpinionNew ‘dairy descriptor’ rules are anti-consumer and incoherent
Apparently, calling something ‘not milk’ or ‘an alternative to milk’ might mislead Brits into thinking it is in fact… milk, says Bryan Carroll, UK general manager of Oatly
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Comment and OpinionHas the economy really ‘turned a corner’ after January’s resurgence?
Economists remain divided on whether January signalled a turnaround for consumer spending and retailer sales, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment and OpinionAnyone for Pimm’s? Who will buy Diageo’s ‘quintessentially British’ brand?
Owing to its seasonality and lack of global appeal, an overseas buyer for Pimm’s seems unlikely
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Comment and OpinionHow to master AI marketing for your next lever of growth
According to McKinsey, AI has the potential to create more annual value for retail and consumer packaged goods than any other industry, says Kathy Lee, consumer retail industry manager at Google
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Comment and OpinionWhat Mondelez risks by vehemently protecting its purple reign
Has Mondelez sought to defend the wrong part of its brand?
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Comment and OpinionCarbon offsetting is a last resort, not a silver bullet
We were proud of our carbon offsetting – until we discovered the reality, says Elin Roberts, co-founder & CMO of Better Nature Tempeh
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Comment and OpinionDéjà vu Defra churns up food waste consultation… again
Will someone please call Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell to tell them the cameras are still rolling? It’s food waste Groundhog Day
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Comment and OpinionGovernment must prioritise food supply chain to avoid further inflation
This year’s general election marks a fork in the road for the food supply chain, says Phil Pluck, CEO of the Cold Chain Federation
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Comment and OpinionSustainability in business is simply the right thing to do
Climate change poses an existential threat and we all have a role to play in fighting it, says Chris Fraser, founder of Ellers Farm Distillery
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Comment and OpinionTimely food waste funding must be put to good use this time around
The funds will give the sector access to the biggest untapped source of food surplus in the sector
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Comment and OpinionCadbury Creme Egg nails return of ‘how do you eat yours?’
So closely linked with Cadbury Creme Egg is the phrase that it operates as a kind of bonus slogan