All comment & opinion articles – Page 148
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Comment & OpinionThatchers gets emotional with family campaign
“Family eh? Can’t live with ‘em, can’t do without them.” It’s an uninspiring cliché with which to begin
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Comment & OpinionAn ACE way to escape the eternal nightmare of bad meetings
The reason people don’t want productive meetings is because they’d have to do more work
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Comment & OpinionWith its Brexit nonchalance, the government is taking a huge risk with British farming
With Brexit just 43 working days away, the food and drink industry is still largely in the dark about what’s going to happen
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Comment & OpinionFood companies must fight climate change by incentivising regenerative agriculture
Soil and regenerative agriculture are the keys to reversing climate change, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & OpinionCould child food poverty inaction be the final straw for Boris Johnson?
Food Strategy author Henry Dimbleby yesterday urged the government to “act immediately” to tackle child hunger
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Comment & OpinionHow sustainable do brands need to be in the eco-conscious era?
Customer expectations are growing, and they’re increasingly influencing purchase decisions, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets should give serious thought to not selling fireworks
Vets and animal welfare campaigners are calling on supermarkets to stop selling fireworks this year
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Comment & OpinionFuture food standards – it’s not just about chlorinated chicken
British farming will never win if it engages in a race to the bottom, says Dr Tracey Jones, director of food business at Compassion in World Farming
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Comment & OpinionTime is running out to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period
Every business needs to revisit the easements on which it was hoping to rely, say Rushmila Alam, trade strategy director at EY UK
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Comment & OpinionWelsh retail confusion should be a warning sign over further UK-wide restrictions
Retailers are still locked in talks over whether they can sell greetings cards, stationery, books, children’s clothing and even pumpkins
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets should list more smaller brands that offer shoppers green solutions
For too long, the efforts of the supermarkets to explore green solutions have almost exclusively involved own-label commitments
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Comment & OpinionJack Daniel’s serves up a rush of satisfaction
Jack Daniel’s new ad begins, not unexpectedly, with a bartender pouring a serve of JD over ice
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Comment & OpinionSchool meals shouldn’t be a political football: kids have the right to eat
The government might have thought Marcus Rashford would go away. He won’t
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Comment & OpinionNestlé’s third-quarter success shows the benefits of size in the Covid era
The higher-than-expected sales rise suggests the coronavirus crisis is playing into the hands of the global consumer giants
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Comment & OpinionBrexit will make determining pesticide levels in foods even more important
It is critical to monitor the levels present in the whole system and their environmental fate, says Andrew Swift, CEO of Fera Science
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Comment & OpinionHow the Covid crisis illustrates the importance of organic food
Organic farming is less vulnerable to drought, flood, pests, disease and other potential impacts, says Clare McDermott, business development director at Soil Association Certification
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Comment & OpinionGeo-targeted media is perfect for a nation in different phases of lockdown
When we know the specific details of each region’s situation, we can carefully target using niche messaging, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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Comment & OpinionGovernment is failing food supply businesses, not the other way around
We urgently need answers from government so food businesses can prepare for the changes ahead, says Richard Harrow, CEO of the British Frozen Food Federation
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Comment & OpinionFlora Buttery reformulation raises new questions about keeping shoppers happy
Vegans have urged Upfield to think again about reinstating buttermilk. But among the wider population, the plant-based formula missed the mark
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Comment & OpinionCan Carlsberg pull off a shift to becoming a ‘total beverage’ supplier?
It’s encouraging to see Carlsberg embracing the future in a sensible, progressive way