All Comment and Opinion articles – Page 19
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An open letter to the CMA: your profiteering accusations are damaging
I wish to highlight a concern about the approach taken in the report on suppliers, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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The UK’s food system is unprepared for catastrophe
Covid, Brexit and war have enlightened us to the reality of food distribution challenges, says Sue Newton, GB food & drink practice leader at WTW
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Why plastic is, sometimes, the most sustainable packaging option
Sustainable packaging alternatives need to be looked at on a case-by-case basis, says Hugo Lynch, sustainability lead at Abel & Cole
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Climate labelling on food should be a no-brainer
Behaviour change won’t happen unless consumers are given the information they need to make informed choices, says Bryan Carroll, UK general manager at Oatly
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Threat or tool: what’s the future of non-combustible tobacco products?
It’s impossible to deny vapes have helped many people kick their cigarette smoking habit
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The CMA will find deducing evidence of profiteering enormously difficult to prove
The Competition & Markets Authority is expected to complete the second phase in its enquiry into ‘profiteering’ this autumn. It will be fascinating to see how it approaches the task
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Better-for-you brands are being unfairly hit by HFSS regulations
Brands with naturally high-fat ingredients have found themselves penalised, says Annie Morris, co-founder and head of brand at Spoon Cereals
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Consumer businesses can no longer ‘extend and pretend’
There is no place to hide for propositions that are failing to gain consumer traction quickly, says Chan Chan Wang, director in Consumer, Food & Retail, Houlihan Lokey
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FSA causes confusion with its new CBD guidance… again
The maximum daily dosage has suddenly and unexpectedly been reduced from 70mg to just 10mg
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Marmite ad’s puppets offer a funky reset
Marmite has been overcomplicating things in recent years
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Eva Longoria has fun emulating Stanley Tucci in Searching for Mexico
Longoria following a near identical format to her executive producer’s trip to Italy
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The ultra-processed foods debate teaches brands a lesson about resilience
Ultra-processed foods are having a moment under the microscope in discussions about diet quality and public health
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Bamboo: the sustainable alternative to toilet paper production?
Forest loss continues to ramp up, despite worldwide pledges to stop something that contributes significantly to global warming
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The true environmental cost of petfood
Petfood sales in Europe are growing fast and now the industry is worth a reported €29.1bn. Great news for producers and retailers, but perhaps not so much for an already strained climate
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How can businesses put sustainability at the centre of operations?
Three key changes at Pets at Home now place the business in the best position to deliver on an ambitious plan
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A smoke-free UK requires smarter vaping regulation
Now is the time to establish a level playing field of smarter regulation, with better enforcement, rooted in consistent and compelling science, says Kingsley Wheaton, chief growth & strategy officer at BAT
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English wine is evolving fast and its brands are going global
The great houses of English winemaking are busy sponsoring, activating, partnering, developing comms and building their brands, says Nick Woods, partner at Sunny Side Up
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Fmcg must urgently tackle its single-use plastic dependence
From shampoo bottles to food packaging, single-use plastic continues to be the main delivery system used by fmcg
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Sharon White’s tenure proves the need for food retail experience
I am no admirer of supermarkets, but many of the people who run them are notably competent because they are steeped in the grocery trade, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Four ways your company can better invest in its people
If we mean it about people being our most important asset, we have to keep them at the top of our minds, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction