All comment & opinion articles – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionEnding food waste is within our grasp, with real collaboration
On the International Day of Food Awareness and Loss, Gonzalo Muñoz and Lisa Moon argue a billion-tonne problem is solvable – if governments and businesses act together
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Comment & OpinionRetailers need to stop taking British farmers for granted
Retailers – who often boast about their desire to ‘back British’ – are not walking the walk. Retailers must pay fair prices on top of their long-term contracts
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Comment & OpinionWhere does UPF fit in the future of convenience food?
Three experts give their take on how concerns over UPFs will shape convenience food
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Comment & OpinionClimate-resilient customer service must become a boardroom priority
Climate reports count a weather-forced store closure as a long sale, not a lost customer. Retailers need to close the gap, says Jo Causon, CEO of the Institute of Customer Service
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Comment & OpinionPeople are questioning recycling. Now’s the time to show it’s worth it
Wrap’s research shows public trust in recycling is falling, especially among younger audiences. Proof, not just prompts, is what rebuilds confidence, says Lucy Graham, marketing manager at Wrap
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons’ meal deal price cut is a tasty PR move for a confident business
Against a backdrop of others inflating, Morrisons is making a shrewd PR move by reducing its meal deal – and it also shows that CEO Rami Baitiéh is serious about his intention to be “unbeatable’ on hundreds of core lines
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Comment & OpinionThe smoke hasn’t cleared and neither has the argument
Consumers haven’t stopped caring about sustainability, they’ve stopped trusted how it is communicated, says Ollie Lloyd, head of innovation at Hot Pickle Innovation Lab
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Comment & OpinionAldi on Deliveroo: a logical step or sign of weakness?
‘We always want to meet customers where they want to shop,’ says Aldi chief Giles Hurley. But that’s not what Aldi is known for, unless that place is one of its stores
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Food Nation 2040, Crosta Mollica’s sale and KFCereal
As the government sets out the next phase of its food strategy, we explore whether it will really have any impact – plus this week’s picks including Crosta Mollica’s merger and cereal that KFC wants us to eat with gravy
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Comment & OpinionKahlúa hosts a party at the old folks’ home
Kahlúa’s new ad doesn’t make much effort to glamorise the setting, but it takes the opportunity to position itself as an OAP party beverage
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Comment & OpinionWonka’s Golden Ticket: high-concept game show lacks magic
The set design is superb but the game show-cum-social experiment’s tone is all over the place
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Comment & OpinionMake preparations to get the most out of top-level meetings
Too many top-to-top meetings fail to deliver meaningful value. Here’s why – and how to fix it
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Comment & OpinionCo-op’s complicated recovery journey is far from over
Leadership churn, ‘toxic’ culture claims and a cyberattack have hit the Co-op hard, but it’s confident it can turn the tide
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Comment & OpinionWould you listen to me more with a pint and a pie?
When politicians are announcing new policies or trying to curry favour with the electorate, what they’re choosing to eat or drink in front of the camera matters, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionCan Food Nation 2040 finally turn ambition into action?
Where Henry Dimbleby’s food strategy and the food white paper failed, Food Nation 2040 will look to succeed. Can it?
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Comment & OpinionFoodTok or FadTok? How brands can spot genuine TikTok trends
TikTok is an invaluable window into emerging consumer tastes, but its algorithm rewards novelty, surprise and shareability rather than long-term relevance, says Jonny Forsyth, principal strategist at Mintel Food & Drink
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Comment & OpinionDoes your brand pass the DADA test?
Prime aced the desirability test, but its £63m reversal shows why no brand can afford to neglect the other three, says former global CMO François Bazini
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Comment & OpinionHow health ingredients are moving into the mainstream
As food differentiation shifts from reformulation to functional ingredients, a wave of consolidation is following close behind, says Tom Cunningham, director of M&A at Lincoln International
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Comment & OpinionHow Food Nation 2040 sets out a framework for change
The proposals will set out how industry, government and wider stakeholders can work together, says IGD CEO Sarah Bradbury
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Comment & OpinionHas high protein ‘jumped the shark’ with Lidl’s new meat range?
Is it the latest sign we have reached peak protein? Or is there a genuine case for Lidl’s ‘high-protein meat range’?