All comment & opinion articles – Page 16
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Comment & OpinionBear’s despair as mascot hunts out fruit
The fruit snacks brand’s mascot turns out to be more of a teddy than a grizzly
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s ongoing woes explored in Channel 5 deep dive
‘Asda’s current situation is not a good one,’ explained food consultant Amelia Rope
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Comment & OpinionBusiness rates reform: how Labour’s plan to ‘deliver stability’ will save the UK high street
Last week, the UK government took the “critical step” to permanently level the playing field between high streets and their competitors, as exchequer secretary to the treasury James Murray explains.
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Comment & OpinionHealthy innovation is crucial, but the information underpinning it must be accurate
Misleading consumers over the healthiness of a product not only provides an unfair advantage, it betrays the public’s trust
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Comment & OpinionLittle Freddie responds to ‘concerning’ babyfood sugar investigation
“Our independent nutritional testing results are exactly as we reflect on our packs,” says Little Freddie’s UK general manager Rich Keir
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Comment & OpinionWill new Alliance Food Sourcing collaboration finally tackle food waste?
With a little help from King Charles, the UK’s leading supermarkets and manufacturers launch a new collaborative food waste operation
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Comment & OpinionIGD’s new group will unite supply chain on food redistribution
Food industry leaders are launching a new and dedicated group to work across the food supply chain to identify sources of surplus food and get it to charities and communities in need
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Comment & OpinionStubborn cocoa prices make chocolate the inflation outlier
The UK will be one of the first places to see rising chocolate prices, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & OpinionThe time is right for a new Post Office transformation plan
It’s a ‘New Deal’ for postmasters and comes with lots of promises of change. But will it deliver?
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Comment & OpinionWhy the future of food and drink is at a climate crossroads
The pace of change can feel painfully slow when it comes to sustainability, says Louis Bedwell, business unit lead at Future Food Movement
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Comment & OpinionHow the UK can unleash economic growth through improved trade without losing its regulatory powers
The UK should be careful when negotiating a veterinary agreement with the EU, suggests Shanker Singham, co-vice chairman of the Trade Faciliation Commission
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Comment & OpinionWhy KP Snacks is finally buying into peanut butter
Why the UK’s leading peanut supplier KP Snacks has finally made the move into peanut butter with the Whole Earth acquisition
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Comment & OpinionWhy we need a truly regenerative system in chicken farming
We need to design a system as if nature had designed it – placing the bird at the centre, say Annie Rayner and Clare Hill, founders of Planton Farm
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Comment & OpinionWhy retailers must support families who rely on baby formula
Soaring formula prices are forcing cash-strapped parents to resort to desperate measures like shoplifting or watering down
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Comment & OpinionBottom-line growth in fmcg will soon come from cultural moments
Strong brands need to play in spaces where they are not wholly in control of their message or image
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Comment & OpinionCorporates are taking centre stage as food & drink M&A ramps up
M&A levels are picking up, albeit steadily, says James Scallan, a managing director in Houlihan Lokey’s consumer group
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Comment & OpinionSupplier diversity is a business imperative, not a box to tick
Businesses that diversify their supply chains perform better, says Reshma Sheikh of MSDUK
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Comment & OpinionFentimans’ puppet keeps soft drink fans on their toes
Fentimans has a new brand character – and, disappointingly, it’s nothing to do with the daft-looking dog on its label
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Comment & OpinionIndustrial Farm Animal Production: academic text provides reasons for optimism
From factory farms to ‘Frankenchickens’, meat production is getting ever more concentrated and intensive
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Comment & OpinionShafting farmers with £500m Inheritance Tax grab makes no sense
The pasty tax. The tampon tax. The 10p tax. The poll tax. There have been many tax u-turns. Is the new farm inheritance tax next in line? It should be