All comment & opinion articles – Page 144
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Comment & OpinionSympathy for buyers only goes so far as cost price increases are scrutinised to nth degree
There’s a tsunami of cost price increase demands coming through right now from every corner of the supply base
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Comment & OpinionOlio’s kids sing out powerful waste message
In his 2002 documentary Bowling for Columbine, film-maker Michael Moore created a montage of US political atrocities and CIA-endorsed disasters
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Comment & OpinionWhy wait for green policy when brands can act now?
The conference is only halfway through, but I’m sure some of you are already experiencing COP26 fatigue
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Comment & OpinionWhether or not Iceland hits its 2023 plastic target, no one can tarnish its achievement
Iceland’s commitment has inspired rivals and put pressure on packaging suppliers
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Comment & OpinionIf COP26 fails to generate the right climate change targets, everyone loses
Countries are taking a pick and mix approach to targets – and it won’t be enough to save the world, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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Comment & OpinionWhy the ‘non-EU’ labelling at Morrisons was about law, not politics
The decision to call out ‘non-EU salt and pepper’ was a reflection of EU labelling laws, rather than political opinion
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Comment & OpinionHow to ensure cultural integrity when launching a new food or drink product
Rich Ford, strategy director at Sherlock Studio, offers five things to consider when developing products and branding
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Comment & OpinionPlastic-free wet wipes are a no-brainer. Why haven’t the old ones been eliminated yet?
With a proposed ban on wet wipes containing plastic in the offing, suppliers should read the writing on the wall
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Comment & OpinionWhy Tesco could beat Amazon in checkout-free stores
Tesco has always been a trailblazer of the in-store experience, says Roy Capon, CEO at Zone and head of digital experience, UK&I at Cognizant
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Comment & OpinionLow-emissions zones give businesses an opportunity to think in new ways
Look at how your business is delivering in urban centres and find an option that avoids the additional charge, says Steve Evans, CEO of emission-free delivery company XeroE
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Comment & OpinionHow John Lewis is navigating the tough road to greener transport
We plan to transition all our 4,000 cars, vans and light trucks to EV by 2030 - but it’s not easy, says Justin Laney, partner and general manager of central transport at the John Lewis Partnership
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Comment & OpinionCOP26 must trigger a mindset shift around food
For decades, food production’s measure of success has been increasing yields. That needs to change
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Comment & OpinionAlcohol duty law shake-up is progressive and persuasive – with one glaring exception
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s shake-up of alcohol duty laws in this week’s Budget is long overdue. And in the main both progressive and persuasive
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Comment & OpinionPanorama picks apart Coca-Cola’s 100 Billion Bottle Problem
Brands are falling over themselves to make grand commitments around reducing their impact on the planet
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Comment & OpinionBisto girls enjoy gravy for generations
Through canny casting and/or clever CGI, ads that apparently follow people through their lives are now relatively common
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Comment & OpinionRustlers burger proves the case for regulation of ‘plant-based’ claims
The brand’s ‘plant-based’ burger has come under fire on social media for containing a cheese slice
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time to end the hidden lower standards in processed dairy products
There’s a perverse assumption that welfare matters less in processed foods, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionWhat we learned in the Autumn Budget 2021: from business rates to alcohol duty reforms
Business rates will be cut but not overhauled, while alcohol duty is in for a more radical reform
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Comment & OpinionYoung people are being misled by health claims. Here’s how to fix it
It’s scary that so many young people think that cereal bars, smoothies and yoghurts are healthy, when they’re actually the opposite, says Jacob Rosenberg, youth board member at Bite Back 2030
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Comment & OpinionBrands have a golden opportunity to optimise their first-party data management
We all know first-party data is valuable but that doesn’t mean brands are putting its management into practice well enough, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture