All comment & opinion articles – Page 17
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Comment & OpinionWhy convenience retailers are seen as collateral damage
To paraphrase a well-known saying, the only thing harder than being a retailer in 2025 is being an independent retailer in 2025, and that’s particularly true of the convenience sector
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Comment & OpinionAs food inflation returns, government is looking desperate
P&Ls cannot sustain the pressures around them, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionWhat the M&S cyberattack tells us about modern crisis comms
In an era where engagement, not accuracy, determines reach, crisis comms cannot be confined to corporate statements and press releases, says Scott Sadeghian-Tehrani, media strategy director at 26PMX
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Comment & OpinionDisruption clocks are ticking. Food system resilience is crucial
Food system resilience requires us to be prepared for disruption which can be caused by a growing list of risks, says Alan Hayes, strategic advisor at Future Strategy
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Comment & OpinionHealth kicks, advertising laws and the fresh food revolution
A year and two days into the job, Tesco’s group customer director Becky Brock revealed how on arrival she saw a huge opportunity for the UK’s biggest supermarket
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Comment & OpinionCannabis cola bottles, meth and moths: weird food recalls
A handful of Dutch consumers, including children, may have found themselves experiencing an unexpected bout of the munchies after eating cannabis-laced Haribo sweets
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Comment & OpinionObesity policies are based on fundamentally flawed ideas
At the heart of policy failure is the belief that we can, or indeed should, classify all foods as good or bad, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionLessons from a startup founder: you won’t ‘get rich quick’
Everyone sees the big-name deals, the vanity (revenue) numbers, the ‘freedom’ of being your own boss. but you shouldn’t just chase the shiny things, says Joe Woolf, founder of Tasty Mates and head of retail at HomeCooks
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Comment & OpinionThe power of ‘magic numbers’ in supplier storytelling
‘Magic numbers’ is the idea that one or two numbers are more persuasive in a story than many numbers, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionPublic backing for smoking reform is stronger than ever
Recent YouGov polling reveals strong public support for further smoking reforms across all parties, ages, and even among many smokers, says Peter Kellner, former trustee of ASH and former president of YouGov
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Comment & OpinionInflation’s return is good news for discounters and own label
The start of the new financial year has brought an immediate uptick in inflation, with prices rising 4.1% last month
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Comment & OpinionBartender Mads Mikkelsen shows love for Campari
Mads Mikkelsen adds a twist of menace to the ‘too good to share’ concept
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Comment & OpinionConsumed: Saabira Chaudhuri underlines true cost of plastic
Consumed takes the waste-related stats we’ve all heard before and somehow makes them more shocking
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Comment & OpinionHow to avoid hiring errors and get the right person for your brand
Imagine your ideal hire, ask questions and keep tabs on great people, says Ellie Webb of Caleño Drinks
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Comment & OpinionWill Asda’s ‘green shoots’ be enough to save the struggling grocer?
Asda boss Allan Leighton has been doing the rounds with the message that the struggling supermarket giant is starting to see ‘the green shoots of recovery’
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s the deal with Subway’s jacket potato trial?
The classic jacket potato is a staple of classic British café culture. And as of this week, it’ll be a staple on the extended menu of US sandwich chain Subway too
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Comment & OpinionThe UK is in a prime position for trend-led innovation
Our strength lies in a broad ecosystem of startups, says David Milner, executive chairman at Crosta Mollica
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Comment & OpinionWhy aren’t Iceland and Co-op acting on chicken welfare?
Food businesses have more power to stop animal cruelty than almost anyone else, says Sean Gifford, MD of The Humane League UK
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Comment & OpinionWe need leaders – not lobbyists – on obesity and health
Guidance urging retailers to offer deals and discounts on minimally processed and nutritious food was allegedly dropped following a lobbying campaign, says Jon Walsh, Bio&Me co-founder and CEO
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Comment & OpinionWhat brands get wrong about social commerce
Social commerce is not a shiny new toy – it’s a serious growth channel with extensive opportunities for fmcg, says Emma Wills, group account director at Seen Connects