All comment & opinion articles – Page 19
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Comment & OpinionBefore the shelf: why AI makes most brand strategy obsolete
AI is quietly becoming the new gatekeeper of grocery shopping, filtering brands before shoppers ever get the chance to see them, says Nicola Nimmo, head of customer engagement at Cheil
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: animal welfare, salt reduction and HFSS ads
While recent campaigning by Viva calling for an end to cages and male chick culling is to be expected, their position oversimplifies a complex issue
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Comment & OpinionDon’t let the data do your thinking for your business
Most companies trust their data implicitly, but without the right people questioning it that can be the problem, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionWhy the debate over the future of the food system is going nowhere fast
The food system doesn’t stand a chance when different groups won’t acknowledge what the other knows, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionHealth food has a misogyny problem – here’s how we fix it
Health food has spent decades marketing guilt to women and performance to men, but a more informed consumer is forcing a rethink, says Paul Blackburn, founder of Studio Blackburn
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Comment & OpinionSneaky snapper facilitates Amstel’s creepy friendship project
‘Shot Without Permission’ is ‘a photographic project’ designed to show ‘real friendship can’t be faked’
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Comment & OpinionThe big question for Sainsbury’s: whether to stick or twist
Sainsbury’s is well equipped to handle the macro economy even in a crisis. It’s the next strategy that’s vexed
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Comment & OpinionThis Is a Gardening Show: funny, fascinating insights into growing
Galifianakis doesn’t claim any great gardening expertise, but says: ‘I honestly think, for human beings and for the world itself, the only future is agrarian’
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Southern Co-op’s warning, Middle East ripples, Opie departs
Uncertainty over the conflict in the Middle East continues to cast a long shadow over global supply chains
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Comment & OpinionSimpler Recycling is a business opportunity, not a burden
Offices, factories, hospitality venues and retailers have had to rethink how waste flows through their operations
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Comment & Opinion‘May contain’ warnings are the ‘wild west’ of food labelling
Excessive use of precautionary allergen labelling (PAL), commonly known as “may contain”, is making food shopping harder, not safer
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Comment & OpinionCitizens want a healthy food environment: industry should get on board
The public has spoken. Food businesses should take note, says Kate Howard, Children’s Food Campaign Coordinator at Sustain
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Comment & OpinionIs this finally the start of the UK’s packaging revolution?
As Wrap’s new 10-year UK Packaging Pact launches, the industry’s focus must now go beyond making tweaks to driving system-wide change
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Comment & OpinionFood inflation needs urgency from government, not radio silence
Manufacturers, retailers and farming groups scream for help with energy bills and ask for urgent government intervention
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Comment & OpinionRapid delivery’s convenience is a curse for problem drinkers
The aggregator apps could readily establish a way for shoppers to stop themselves from buying booze
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Comment & OpinionWhy food security should become a defence priority
We often hear that food security is national security. Government should act on that message, says Ian Wright of Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionWhat does the Middle East conflict mean for food and drink dealmakers?
As volatility continues in the Middle East, Browne Jacobson’s Sam Sharp and Lydia Mills assess whether food and drink dealmaking is likely to feel the slowdown as sharply as the wider market
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Tesco results, retail government bailout, supply chain crisis
Tesco has highlighted another £500m in cost savings for the year ahead and no doubt AI will play a part there
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s new strategy: this time it’s (even more) personal
After posting another stellar set of results, Tesco’s unveiled a new strategy. What’s it all about?
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Comment & OpinionRobert Pattinson debates taste in 1664 campaign
Oscar-winning director Brady Corbet directs actor Robert Pattinson, who plays three Parisian neighbours convinced they have great taste