All comment & opinion articles – Page 134
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Comment & OpinionWe need more regulation to separate ethical lobbyists from politicians
The allegations against David Cameron risk all lobbyists being tarred with the same brush, says Chris Whitehouse, chair and director of food policy at Whitehouse Communications
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Comment & OpinionWhy the time is now for grocers to use data to disrupt
As lockdown restrictions ease, the most successful retailers will be those that understand consumer habits, says Debbie Bowen Heaton, partner at Oliver Wight EAME
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Comment & OpinionLeon acquisition is surely no replica of Tesco’s doomed Giraffe strategy
Experts are clear the restaurants are unlikely to be planted in too many Asdas, if any
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Comment & OpinionPolitics of Food: compelling podcast shines light on ‘Racism in Food Media’
Inequity exists across the food industry, and people of colour are among the worst affected
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Comment & OpinionHow ‘The Dash Way’ enables staff to mould the business culture
Yvon Chouinard’s ‘Let My People Go Surfing’ offers a fantastic ideological lesson
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Comment & OpinionNew York Bakery Co gives us a convincing evangelist in George
Welcome to bustling New York City. In a diner, we’re face-to-face with George
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Comment & OpinionAs the low & no category takes off, are retailers getting it right?
The latest episode of the Convenience Mix podcast focuses on the untapped opportunity for driving low & no sales
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Comment & OpinionWhat does Tesco’s record fine for selling out-of-date food mean for the industry?
Tesco has been hit with a £7.5m fine for selling food past its use-by date in Birmingham between 2015 and 2017
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Comment & OpinionLocation-based marketing is key to engaging shoppers as lockdown lifts
Knowing when your customer is leaving the house and why can make all the difference, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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Comment & OpinionHow to cater for the two customer groups emerging from the pandemic
Confidence is returning, but we won’t be returning to ‘normal’, says Fraser McKevitt, head of consumer and retail insight at Kantar
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Comment & OpinionBrexit uncertainty and inconsistency means UK-EU food trade is still in limbo
We are still a long way from any semblance of normality, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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Comment & OpinionThe UK has the potential to become a leading player in the CBD sector
Major organisations are looking closely at CBD as regulation becomes clearer and consumer demand grows, says Tony Reeves, an international CBD specialist and EIHA’s UK representative
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Comment & OpinionScottish seafood industry’s problems won’t be solved without further EU negotiations
Currently, the only politically viable solution is for government to essentially bankroll seafood businesses
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Comment & OpinionM&S will have to fight hard to keep Cuthbert the Caterpillar locked up
Aldi has been brazen about its copycat cake. That’s likely to increase, rather than decrease, its chances of winning in the courtroom
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Comment & OpinionThe flipside of the ‘coiled spring’ of unlocking is the nasty kickback of Covid
A new generation of shoppers will remain stuck indoors: too poor and/or too fearful to go out
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Comment & OpinionGraze’s squirrel CEO delivers lower-sugar snacking enthusiasm
Animal mascots can be annoyingly quirky. But it’s not often we see them positioned as the CEO of their company
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Comment & OpinionHow Tesco can improve the health of its peers, as well as the nation
Shareholder support for corporate action on healthier diets could translate into many more companies setting similar targets, says Paul Lindley, Ella’s Kitchen founder and chair of London’s Child Obesity Taskforce
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Comment & OpinionAldi’s ‘packaging-free’ trial is really a move from plastic to paper
An Aldi store has gained a bank of dispensers where customers can fill up with household staples, but they cannot use their own container
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Comment & OpinionEnd of in-store social distancing will be down to the government, not Tesco
Ken Murphy is in ‘no hurry’ to get rid of social distancing – but Tesco’s shareholders will be, given the £900m knocked off profits
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Comment & OpinionHow the Better Business Act can help reset corporate responsibility
It is essential that the business leaders of today shape new and higher standards, says Douglas Lamont, Innocent Drinks CEO and co-chair of the Better Business Act coalition