Comment & opinion – Page 89
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Comment & OpinionWhy is the UK going into reverse on environmental standards?
The gap between government action and the real issues facing communities and businesses is staggering, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionHow high street baker Greggs has managed a stellar sales performance
Greggs’ first-half results show a thriving business, but CEO Roisin Currie remains cautious
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time to end crime spree against shopworkers
Criminal acts at Co-op stores jumped to over 175,000 recorded incidents since the start of the year. That’s almost 1,000 each day
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Comment & OpinionWhy Efra is urging the government to do more on obesity
The government has many levers it can pull to tackle the growing crisis, says Robert Goodwill, MP and chair of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Comment & OpinionSoft drinks levy must be a blueprint for tackling obesity
It is imperative to take proactive measures to address the issue of excessive soft drink consumption among adolescents, says Dr Kawther Hashem, campaign lead for Action on Sugar
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Comment & OpinionWalmart’s targeted radio ads signal the future of in-store media
The Walmart Radio Network marks a new frontier in the development of the physical store as a multifaceted retail media asset, says Miya Knights, co-author of Amazon and Omnichannel Retail
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Comment & OpinionDefra won’t get far without mandatory food waste reporting
The last remnants of Defra’s “world-leading” environmental policies spilled out on Friday, when a whole series of documents were dumped on its website
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Comment & OpinionCracks are beginning to show in the global chocolate market
Seen as one of the most stable of staples categories, chocolate is now being impacted by a confluence of both supply side and demand factors, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & OpinionGregg Wallace serves Swift in Channel 4’s ‘Miracle Meat’ satire
Some 85 years after Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds and many of us are still vulnerable to falling for mock-media
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Comment & OpinionJust as we thought food inflation was starting to ease…
A series of threats to global commodity markets are stoking renewed fears of price hikes
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Comment & OpinionBad Gyal chills with a beer in Estrella Damm short film
Spanish pop star Bad Gyal eyes a boat party in Estrella Damm’s beautifully produced short
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Comment & OpinionWhy Feedback is calling out supermarket greenwashing
Retailers are indulging in numerous green gimmicks which risk contravening new guidance on greenwashing from the CMA, says Jessica Sinclair Taylor, head of policy at Feedback
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Comment & OpinionBeer fear for brewers as new alcohol tax set to hinder innovation
The tax is aimed at driving moderation, but this shouldn’t come at the expense of innovation
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Comment & OpinionSuppliers should heed CMA’s hunt for cost of living villains
The supermarkets seem to have been the launchpad for further scrutiny in the sector, says Tom Smith, partner at Geradin Partners and former CMA legal director
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s call for healthier suppliers sets the pace for a better food system
The Fit for Growth reset sends a powerful signal to the market, says Dominie Fearn, co-founder of Uproar
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Comment & OpinionWhen will Ocado translate its promise into performance?
Ocado is a remarkable idea but the future promises are wearing thin – even if its backers are resolute, says Richard Curry, head of retail at Rapleys
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Comment & OpinionWhy Unilever’s bumper profits are not all they seem
The news of Unilever’s near-double digit first-half sales growth and improved margins raised some eyebrows yesterday amid regulatory scrutiny of food and drink suppliers
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Comment & OpinionWhy marketing must be local up, not national down, in a cost of living crisis
A time of crisis is a good time to look at doing things differently, says Mike Fantis, managing partner at DAC Group
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Comment & OpinionPlant-based naysayers’ debate lacks nutritional value
Doubt cast on the nutritional benefits of plant-based dairy alternatives (or lack of)
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Comment & OpinionCMA ‘profiteering’ findings expose its flawed understanding of supermarkets
The latest outcome shows the CMA’s criticism of fuel pricing was incorrect, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants