All comment & opinion articles – Page 5
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Comment & OpinionServing face: how much of themselves should founders give?
Ellie Webb of Caleño Drinks on how much brand founders should share of themselves – and where to draw the line
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Comment & OpinionHealthy doughnuts and other hazards of HFSS innovation
The collapses of Jnck Bakery and Urban Legend have sparked a wave of debate about whether there is genuine demand for ‘better-for-you’ treats, but for Richard Wilkinson, UK managing director at Neoh, that’s the wrong question
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Comment & OpinionIs hybrid meat the answer to plant-based decline?
In hybrid meats we potentially have products that are healthier, better value, more sustainable and more delicious, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionWill Shu’s final delivery: Deliveroo is a £2.9bn British success story
As his colleague Claudia Arney, chair of Deliveroo, said today, Will Shu brought ‘a unique mix of passion, vision and commitment to the creation and growth of Deliveroo’
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Comment & OpinionIf Pret’s golden days are over, where does it go next?
Pret has reported a 3% increase in like-for-like sales but signalled a strong focus on value for money going forward, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionLa terza via: why premium home meals are the new eating out
Premium food brands and supermarkets are waking up to the fact British dining habits are changing, says David Milner, executive chairman at Crosta Mollica
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Comment & OpinionWhy farming communities need us to spill the Fairtrade tea
We need tea drinkers to understand the challenges and make informed, proactive shopping choices, says Adele Ward, Clipper Teas marketing director at Ecotone UK
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Comment & OpinionThe Fearless Foodie: new podcast offers little insight into management
The host is food industry veteran Amy Wilkinson, former co-host of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast
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Comment & OpinionThe HFSS ad ban is coming – but does anyone know what it means?
Despite a series of interventions by the government, there is still a degree of legal uncertainty over exactly what will and won’t be allowed once the much-delayed legislation lands for real in January
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Comment & OpinionReprobates ruled out: why Aldi’s sparkling wine fell foul of the code
The Independent Complaints Panel of the Portman Group, the alcohol industry marketing self-regulator, found the packaging of the Aldi own-label wine ‘created a direct and dominant association with illegal behaviour’
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Comment & OpinionWho was Argos’ swooping suitor and why does Sainsbury’s want to sell?
Argos represents a ‘key piece in the puzzle’ Chinese giant JD.com is trying to solve, according to experts
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s gets personal with Your Nectar Prices push
Bags, signage and even lookalike staff members underline how personal the deals are
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Comment & OpinionWinning M&S distribution deal from Booker is a real feather in Blakemore’s cap
For many years, Blakemore has been one of the best and most efficient distribution businesses in the UK
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Comment & OpinionFake Sainsbury’s AI job ad evokes ‘low-paid workers in a trench coat’
The artwork depicts a staff member encased in the machine, operating it from within like the Mechanical Turk
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Comment & OpinionRetailers and food brands must help silence the ‘food noise’
Nearly nine out of 10 Brits admit to eating when they’re not actually hungry and almost half say they think about food ‘all the time’, says Zoe Griffiths, VP of behavioural medicine at Numan
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Comment & OpinionFood price inflation will bring down Starmer’s government
Sustained food price inflation promises to fuel a cost of living crisis which is immediately obvious to anyone who goes in a supermarket or convenience store (which probably excludes the PM), says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionWH Smith’s ‘pay-to-play’ model isn’t the real problem
WH Smith’s ‘pay to play’ model was one of the great unspoken topics in our industry, says Andrew Allen, consultant and entrepreneur-in-residence at Bidfood
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Comment & OpinionA cruel irony: UPF panic is undermining plant-based progress
Under the broad umbrella of UPF classification, plant-based meat alternatives sit uncomfortably alongside sugary cereals, fizzy drinks, and processed meats, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder & CEO of SPQR
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Comment & OpinionRIP Rum Stripe: Why can’t big beer get ‘beyond beer’ innovation right?
Non-beer innovations are churned out regularly by the major brewers in the US. So why are versions from UK brewers more hit and miss?
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Comment & OpinionVape ban is public health own goal as Brits return to cigarettes
I was horrified to read that people are smoking more cigarettes due to the disposable vape ban, says John Dunne, director general at the UK Vaping Industry Association