Archive of all comment & opinion articles – Page 11
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Comment & OpinionMore woe for the fresh produce sector as cleanliness continues to challenge
As the weather warms and Brits get ready to up their intake of fresh salads, more food safety concern has hit the sector
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Comment & OpinionThe art of marketing the little (more expensive) luxuries to grocery shoppers
In uncertain economic times like today, the ‘lipstick effect’ often takes hold
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons marks 125 years with conversational campaign
Like Cadbury, Morrisons is marking a big anniversary this year with a time-travelling advert
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Comment & OpinionSunny weather could buoy food & drink sales. It can’t come soon enough
Let’s hope the Euros also kickstart a more sunny outlook among careworn shoppers
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Comment & OpinionWilding: Knepp Estate film provides inspiring insight into nature’s power
Jurassic Park’s Dr Ian Malcolm might be impressed with what happens when you help nature out
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Comment & OpinionMum’s the word: a simpler way to improve customer service
No online advice will ever surpass the training I witnessed many years ago
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Comment & OpinionIs Uber Eats’ courier pick, pack and pay the panacea promised?
Why don’t couriers pick, pack and pay in stores already?
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Comment & OpinionIt’s Britain’s chance to lead the world in low-carbon food production
Farmers and food manufacturers are a critical part of M&S’s Plan A, says Food MD Alex Freudmann
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Comment & OpinionWhy RSPCA Assured remains crucial in the face of criticism
RSPCA Assured was revolutionary when it started 30 years ago and continues to be a driving force for change today, says Toby Baker, executive director at RSPCA Assured
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Comment & OpinionFood system change should be at the heart of every manifesto
We need political leaders to understand food is at the heart of everything, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionWho were the food and drink heroes in the King’s Honours 2024?
An array of food and drink industry leaders and influencers were recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours, with charity bosses, supermarket comms pros and safety leads making the cut
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Comment & OpinionHow can the food & drink industry thrive? Ask young people
All over the world, young people are beginning to question a food system that is making it hard to be healthy, says Sharon Bligh, director of health & sustainability at Consumer Goods Forum, and Molly Lewis, 17-year-old activist from Bite Back 2030
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Comment & Opinion‘Ultra-processed’ food is a distraction. We should be talking about nutrition
The concept of UPF is one that was never intended to determine the healthfulness of a food, says Quorn’s CEO Marco Bertacca
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Comment & OpinionWhat Mondelez’s tie-up with Biscoff says about Cadbury’s NPD strategy
Regardless of what NPD Mondelez is planning, its partnership with Biscoff is bound to lure in shoppers
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Comment & OpinionAn open letter to Henry Dimbleby on the power of UPFs
Demonising UPFs as if they’re all as unhealthy as each other would be as counterproductive as the US experiment with alcohol a century ago, say Melissa Sharp and Leo Campbell, co-founders of Modern Baker
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Comment & OpinionEPR could cause an extinction event among British SMEs
The solution would be to delay this tax to coincide with the DRS on PET and cans, says Pev Manners, MD at Belvoir Farm
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Comment & OpinionMass sandwich recall right response but e.coli outbreak still worrying
M&S, Waitrose, Lidl and Poundland are the only leading multiple grocery retailers not to be implicated so far in the sandwich recalls
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Comment & OpinionWhat immigration will mean for UK food & drink
Newcomers to the UK will import inspirational tastes, flavours and customs along with religious and cultural festivals, says Richard Cope, senior trends consultant at Mintel Consulting
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Comment & OpinionAn e.coli-infested sandwich cannot be easily washed
The outbreak is an extraordinary situation, when you consider the levels of provenance-based intelligence to which food retailers have access
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