All Comment and Opinion articles – Page 9
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Brexit border rules: the big questions still to answer on imports
The latest bombshell to emerge is the upgrade of certain fruit & veg from low risk to medium risk
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If you don’t need your network now, you soon will
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Deforestation legislation is welcome but doesn’t go far enough
New laws should take into account all forms of deforestation, says Belinda Borck, global public policy co-ordinator, Tony’s Chocolonely
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P&G results show the only winning strategy: differentiation
P&G’s European volume growth accelerated to 3% from 2% in the previous quarter, which is impressive when most of its peers are posting volume declines in the region, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Marmite could be the making of Tayto Group’s growing sales
When Walkers announced it had stopped making Marmite crisps to “enable us to focus our efforts on making more of the flavours crisp fans love the most”, there seemed to be a point missing
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Jessie Ware’s Table Manners podcast: full of middle-class smugness
Guest Jacob Collier plugs his new album and tells underwhelming anecdotes
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Can Woolworths reinvent itself for a 2024 high street?
Fifteen years of retail innovation since its stores closed have ushered in whole new categories of shopping, says Sarah Baumann, MD of The Wild by Jungle Creations
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Discontent over food inequality is set to boil over
We shouldn’t underestimate the sense of crisis many in the country are facing and the growing unease, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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Will Rami Baitiéh’s seven-point plan transform Morrisons?
Rami Baitiéh used his first press conference as Morrisons CEO to tease out ‘the first few pages of the new chapter’ at the retailer
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Offer shoppers reliability and comfort in uncertain times
With squeezed incomes, consistency and familiarity have taken over an explorer mentality, says Ben Black, head of fmcg at Verlinvest
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Is Veganuary too challenging for shoppers?
The month of resolutions and abstinence is almost over. The small percentage of Brits who endured January sans animal-derived products, however, should be praised
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Collaboration is the key to sustainability progress
No one brand can save the planet alone, says Greg Lawson, MD of sustainability consultancy Aura
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Will disposable vape ban be the death of Shenzhen brands?
Brands such as ElfBar are reeling from the UK government crackdown
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Diageo’s marginalisation of wholesalers sets a worrying precedent
The danger is the situation snowballs, breaking a further link in the wholesale chain
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Flavour fusion and tropical tastes: Pinterest’s next big food & drink trends
Escapism and fun are firmly at the heart of food and drink for 2024, says Tom Tully, retail lead at Pinterest UK
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Richard Osman narrates story of cartoon Charlie Bigham
The ad reinforces Bigham’s corporeality by, er, featuring him throughout in cartoon form
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The Taste of Things: cooking first, love story second in film feast
Tran Anh Hùng’s film opens with 20 minutes of Juliette Binoche at work in a 19th-century kitchen
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Why collaboration between challenger brands is becoming increasingly important
One of the things I’ve loved most about building my brand, Caleño, is the willingness of startup brands to help one another
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How to master prize promotions and boost engagement
The world of promotions can be difficult to navigate and legal issues are all too frequent, says Jeremy Stern, CEO of PromoVeritas
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Why are so many foods with undeclared allergens making it on shelf?
Food allergen malfunctions are supposed to have vanished, but the FSA recorded 314 allergy alerts in the 2022/23 period. So what’s going wrong?