All comment & opinion articles – Page 13
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Comment & OpinionWhy being data-driven can be dangerous
Being data-driven only helps if the data – and the analysis behind it – is actually good, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionWhat does olive oil’s packaging say about the brand selling it?
The squeeze bottle has transformed the olive oil aisle but for brands serious about quality, the science should give them pause for thought, says Sarah Vachon, founder of Citizens of Soil
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Diageo exodus, NPM standoff & sushi surge
Amid the World Cup, a social media ban for the under-16s and Andy Burnham winning the Makerfield by-election, it’s been a busy week in grocery
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Comment & Opinion‘Martini Man’ Jonathan Bailey mixes levity and sophistication
Martini’s new short film is glamorous and exotic – but Jonathan Bailey’s charming performance adds some laughs, too
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Comment & OpinionIMRG Takes On… fun podcast examines potential of World Cup damp squib
Andy Mulcahy and Tom Jacobs of UK e-commerce association IMRG manage to unearth some World Cup opportunities
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Comment & OpinionInside Rubies in the Rubble’s hot new sauces launch
After 12 years of building Rubies in the Rubble and many product launches along the way, CEO and founder Jenny Costa has learned successful innovation comes down to two essentials
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Comment & OpinionIf shrinkflation is such a great deal, why is Cadbury hiding it?
Speaking on the BBC’s Big Boss Interview podcast this week, Mondelez CEO Dirk Van de Put defended Cadbury’s shrinkflation strategy
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Comment & OpinionThe World Cup won’t make American brands feel local
The 2026 World Cup will tempt US brands to go global – but visibility and adoption are not the same thing, says François Bazini, former CMO at Suntory Beverage & Food Europe
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Comment & OpinionMeal deals, membership, and the fight for the lunchtime £5
Yesterday Waitrose increased the price of its main meal deal by 10% to £5.50, making it the latest retailer to hike its pricing in one of grocery’s most keenly-fought battlegrounds
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Comment & OpinionWhy the government must not delay healthier food reforms
Delaying food health measures would be a false economy, says Beth Bradshaw, policy and advocacy lead at Obesity Health Alliance
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Comment & OpinionInflexibility is costing food manufacturers their next generation of leaders
Food manufacturers are losing their best female leaders because they won’t make senior roles flexible, argues Laura Ryan, founder and global chair at Meat Business Women
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Comment & OpinionMarketing Business Lunch: trends, threats and the big debate
Dan Holt opened The Grocer’s Marketing Business Lunch with a stark stat: 80% of brands in the UK could disappear and people would not care
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Comment & OpinionWhy did Poundstretcher need a restructure and what’s the plan to turn it around?
Two years after its 2024 takeover, Poundstretcher is still in choppy waters, only narrowly being saved from administration last week
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Comment & OpinionOwn label has overtaken branded innovation – and that’s not something to celebrate
The system is not designed for experimentation – it demands certainty and therefore incentivises brand-tweaking, not innovation, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionThe Good Food Cycle needs more than a quick oil – it needs political will
The UK government risks getting stuck in permanent short-term mode – and that’s a problem for farmers, food sector workers and the public alike, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: M&S’s Only Ingredients, healthy eating out of reach, GLP-1 pills
It’s been a busy week on The Grocer, dominated by our Health Week coverage, which permeates all the sections of the publication
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Comment & OpinionIrn-Bru smashes it with Scottish World Cup anthem
Irn-Bru reveals Scotland’s secret weapon – which is that ‘we’re made in Scotland, from girders’, of course
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Comment & OpinionGroundswell: uplifting climate documentary makes case for regen-ag
The documentary, narrated by Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore, is less concerned with the amount of carbon in the air and more with the lack of it in the soil
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Comment & OpinionThe protein boom isn’t over – it’s evolving
Protein is still important but consumers are waking up to the risks of products that focus too narrowly on one nutrient, says Dr Ando Ahnan-Winarno, co-founder and COO at Better Nature
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Comment & OpinionUltra-processed food: history and controversy
Foods classed as UPFs are a long-standing part of modern life, making up around 60% of many people’s diets sayys Professor Sarah Berry, professor of nutritional sciences at King’s College London