All comment & opinion articles – Page 100
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Comment & OpinionWeetabix’s wolf spells bad news for little pigs
Having treated us to a piratical adventure for its Oatibix brand last month, Weetabix is back on our screens with another kid-friendly concept
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Comment & OpinionFmcg must create opportunities for the next generation – especially in tech roles
Upskilling both young people and existing employees is vital to the future of our industry, says Kieran South, senior vice-president UK at IRI
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Comment & OpinionPackaging shortages and strikes will hit smaller British drinks brands harder
Small booze brands are already closing at a rate of knots. Now they have to queue behind the major players for bottles and cans
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Comment & OpinionHow much profit should food companies make during a cost of living crisis?
No single measure will solve this crisis but we must shift food business models in a better direction, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionHFSS regulation is only one piece of the puzzle in driving healthier choices
While legislative frameworks are an important first step, a range of actions are needed to address societal health issues, says Sharon Bligh, director, Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition at The Consumer Goods Forum
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Comment & OpinionWhere should brands focus their marketing spend as inflation bites?
With consumer confidence teetering, investment and spending habits will inevitably change too, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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Comment & OpinionAn industry-wide eco-label for food and drink has potential, but getting there may be anything but harmonious
One source told The Grocer they believed it was vital for any eco label to be seen by consumers to be independent of the industry
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Comment & OpinionHygiene poverty is fast becoming a hidden crisis, but retailer initiatives can help
As prices rise, some shoppers may have no choice but to remove items from trolleys – and they’ll likely start with toiletries
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Comment & OpinionWhy Birds Eye is choosing now to mount a biodiversity campaign
The health of soil across the globe is deteriorating at a steady rate of knots, ays James Hopwood, head of agriculture operations at Birds Eye
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Comment & OpinionHow to appeal to the five post-pandemic shopper types
Covid has significantly shifted consumer circumstances and priorities, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NielsenIQ
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Comment & OpinionThe long-term changes needed to make the world’s food system function successfully
A $6bn cash injection from the likes of Elon Musk would only address world hunger for a year. What else needs to be done?
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Comment & OpinionWhy CCEP’s attached caps are just the tip of climate change efforts
Our attached caps will make a significant difference in reducing litter and boosting recyclability, but the climate crisis needs a cross-industry approach, says Stephen Moorhouse, general manager at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Great Britain
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Comment & OpinionScrapping the ban on bogofs is not a big deal in the grand scheme of things
The real story is the postponement of the pre-watershed advertising ban
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Comment & OpinionCan sustainable, pricier grocery products survive inflation as shoppers cut back?
For all shoppers, there is a limit to how much they will and can pay, says Carl West, business development director at Quantilope
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Comment & OpinionStrongbow’s nodding purple goat keeps it simple
Goats are amusing and edgy. And purple. The perfect mascot for Strongbow’s Ultra Dark Fruit Cider
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Comment & OpinionHow we built a cross-brand collaboration with BrewDog
This week Rubies in the Rubble raised a toast to our new collaboration with BrewDog
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Comment & OpinionHow Ukraine’s biggest supermarket chain is surviving the war
Silpo’s stores have been damaged and looted. But those that remain open are providing a vital service to residents, says Malachy O’Connor, partner at IPLC
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Comment & OpinionImpossible has hit the UK. But with inflation soaring, is it right product, wrong time?
Has the pioneering fake meat brand already missed the boat in the UK?
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Comment & OpinionWhy all fmcg businesses need to boost their cyber resilience
No organisation is immune from cyber crime irrespective of size or sector, says Jude McCorry, CEO at the Scottish Business Resilience Centre
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Comment & OpinionWhy government must help food and drink startups access manufacturing
Manufacturers should receive a financial incentive for working with small fmcg brands, says Thea Alexander, founder & CEO of Young Foodies