All comment & opinion articles – Page 104
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Comment & OpinionSoft drinks sugar tax turns a blind eye to health damage from artificial sweeteners
Sweeteners may very well be indirectly feeding sugar addiction and overeating, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket pay: a game where the stakes keep getting raised
Most UK supermarkets have announced pay adjustments in recent weeks. But Tesco’s move is particularly interesting
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Comment & OpinionJoe Wilkinson helps make Paws.com pet push memorable
Paws.com prides itself on offering pet owners the opportunity to personalise the food they give their furry friends
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Comment & OpinionSudden progress on bagged snacks reformulation appears to vindicate use of regulatory stick
The likes of Walkers, Hippeas, Mini Cheddars and even Manomasa are among the latest to come in under the HFSS bar
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Comment & OpinionFour solutions for retailers and brands ahead of HFSS regulations
It’s apparent we are missing great opportunities to feature the virtues of our own products, says Steve Burdett, commercial director Western Europe, NielsenIQ Brandbank
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Comment & OpinionLabour crisis: will Efra Committee’s biting report at last prompt the ‘radical rethink’ needed?
Efra’s report laid bare the litany of policy failures over which the government had presided
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Comment & OpinionHow price rises could force an evolution in consumer behaviour
Inflation isn’t new information, but we need to dig deeper to realise the full impact on the UK grocery sector, says Kieran South, senior vice-president UK, IRI
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Comment & OpinionHFSS brands need to mobilise public support to avoid tobacco-style controls
There are similarities in the creeping controls on HFSS products to the way tobacco was treated in the run-up to plain packaging, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, MD of SPQR Communications
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Comment & OpinionWill mandatory calorie labelling actually help tackle obesity in the UK?
Doubts have already been raised over whether calorie labelling on menus will make much difference in the fight against obesity
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Comment & OpinionInflation and supply chain shortages threaten global food security
Government shows little sign of appreciating the strategic importance of food security for the world as a whole, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons’ results put CD&R under pressure with refinancing mission
Clayton Dubilier & Rice must show they can invest enough to stop the retailer being left behind by its rivals
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Comment & OpinionCan regulation catch up with the normalisation of CBD foods?
The FSA’s list of authorised CBD products marks a significant step forward in the regulation of CBD-infused foods, says Duncan Reed, partner at UK law firm TLT
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Comment & OpinionHow to break the barriers to purchase of healthy and sustainable foods
Cost, access and cynicism gaps must be overcome, says Stefan Appleby, trade consultant at Hanover Communications
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Comment & OpinionDispatches’ child labour programme extends Mondelez’s series of woes
Dispatches’ report is perhaps the most serious of PR disasters Mondelez has encountered in recent weeks
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Comment & OpinionThe plastic packaging tax will bring obstacles and opportunities
The time has come for businesses to move away from single-use plastic packaging and embrace more sustainable options, says Neil Hansford, food packaging and cryogenic freezing expert at Air Products.
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Comment & OpinionAs female talent rises to the top in grocery, it’s an opportune time for our women’s power list
Would it be too reductive to single out 10 top women? Or should we shine a spotlight on the many powerful female leaders in food and drink, and the progress they represent?
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Comment & OpinionDiet Coke’s skating woman recalls lockdown emptiness
It’s not long ago that empty streets were a nightmarish part of real life
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Comment & OpinionLife in Food with Laura Price: podcast addresses ice cream and heartbreak
Heartbroken people are likely to suffer a severe loss of appetite, nausea or even vomiting
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Comment & OpinionThe plastic packaging tax must close off industry ‘escape routes’
The tax must be enforced in a way that truly puts a stop to continued plastic use, says Sian Sutherland of A Plastic Planet
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Comment & OpinionAgility will be the defining characteristic of businesses that survive this pricing crisis
Adapting portfolios to this cost of living crisis is no easy task, but those agile enough to respond will benefit, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays