All comment & opinion articles – Page 161
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s slicing stop is ‘worst news’ for one shopper
Minor collateral damage in the effort to maintain social distancing
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Comment & OpinionDairy campaign delivers on dancing, less so on drinks
The Have I Got News For You panellists chuckled at the concept of the ‘milky drink usage occasion’
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Comment & OpinionCan ‘incoherent’ track and trace system be trusted not to endanger food supply?
A fiery virtual meeting between the industry and government officials took place earlier today
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Comment & OpinionCan Britain’s supermarkets hold on to online shoppers after lockdown?
Online shopping now accounts for 11.5% of all grocery sales, according to Kantar
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Comment & OpinionWe must not allow coronavirus terror to create a negative ‘new normal’
Changes to delivery hours and fish farming rules should not become permanent, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionWhy shoppers need strong brand activation during coronavirus
Grocery brands need to react and adapt to support new and emerging shopper mindsets and occasions, says Callum Saunders of Zeal Creative
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Comment & OpinionCoronavirus may increase our reliance on plastic, but it can’t be a long-term fix
More plastic has been used for screens and in food packaging since the onset of the pandemic
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Comment & OpinionWhy Scotland’s deposit return scheme should follow the Nordic model
Consumers have clearly indicated their preference for a variable DRS, says Marcel Arsand, chairman of The Can Makers
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Comment & OpinionWhy grocers must invest in digital for post-lockdown growth
The world is going digital, and its disruptive force is being felt more keenly than ever, says Eagle Eye’s Tim Mason
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Comment & OpinionLooks like Tesco’s Aldi Price Match has landed
Aldi is rattled. And the decision to target Tesco as a comparator, rather than brands per se, is a sign of the source of the rattle
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Comment & OpinionDoughnut sugar aids in bloody breakthrough
Among the many medical disruptions of coronavirus has been an impact on blood donations
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Comment & OpinionHeinz poses a red puzzle for locked-down jigsaw lovers
Lockdown has reminded us of a few of life’s simpler pleasures
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Comment & OpinionHarry’s recruits shavers for CALM ‘fundrazor’
‘Does anything say 2020 more than a lockdown beard?’ We’ll be charitable with our answer
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose’s Pick for Britain ad is great, but will it fill enough roles to stop food rotting?
As Waitrose recruits pickers, the government’s Immigration Bill is undoing its good work
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Comment & OpinionCoronavirus can bring lively debate to farming
If there is a silver lining to Covid-19, it will be that society attributes greater value to evidence-based debate
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink has an opportunity to educate on the value of vitamins
Not only is providing accurate health information the right thing to do, it’s also the astute one
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Comment & OpinionHow customer-focused marketing has helped guide our priorities
Learning from previous recessions, the brands that succeed will be the ones that maintain marketing investment
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Comment & OpinionDoing the right thing for your consumer is the right thing to do in the ‘next normal’
Brands must base decisions on what is most important to consumers, says IRI UK MD Dan Finke
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Comment & OpinionWe urgently need a strategy on hunger that binds food industry and government
FDF CEO Ian Wright has called for a minister for hunger. Whatever the government chooses, a strategy is badly needed
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Comment & OpinionYet another boost for Amazon as Aldi finally gets online
Amazon is now involved in the operations of Morrisons, Co-op, M&S, Aldi and Sainsbury’s