All comment & opinion articles – Page 165
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Comment & OpinionAbsenteeism panic is over, but now food producers face a PPE problem
The Health & Safety Executive is already urging food companies to ration the use of PPE
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Comment & OpinionCoronavirus will complicate next year’s trade negotiations with retailers. Start planning now
Retailers won’t want to accept this year’s high sales as the base figure for next year’s growth, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionThis crisis gives brands and retailers the chance to change shopper behaviour
Encouraging behaviour change is difficult. But during times of upheaval, it’s easier to influence, says Jeremy Garlick, partner of Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionShared logistics would provide the food supply chain with many benefits
Amazon’s model shows the benefits of delivery efficiencies, says Perran Jervis, head of retail and consumer goods at UK law firm TLT
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Comment & OpinionClimate goals must be at the heart of the food industry’s recovery
It’s an opportune moment for the food industry to review what its commitments can be, says Piccolo founder Cat Gazzoli
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Comment & OpinionTime to end the farce. Coronavirus means we must delay Brexit
The UK is in no position for the transition period to end on 31 December
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Comment & OpinionDairy industry support is a positive first step but sector isn’t out of the woods
Defra has been accused of showing ‘poor knowledge’ of the intricacies of dairying
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Comment & OpinionUS steak maker offers Twitterers something to chew on
‘Friendly reminder in times of uncertainty and misinformation: anecdotes are not data’
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s super delivery driver helps lift spirits in Hastings
A lot of the people getting online food deliveries at the moment aren’t able to enjoy much in the way of human interaction
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Comment & OpinionBirds Eye ad focuses on useful ideas for the new normal
“What’s for tea?” This is, as Birds Eye’s new ad reminds us, “one of the big questions at the heart of family life”
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Comment & OpinionDoritos shot across Pringles’ bow shows innovation has not been furloughed
It’s just plain nice to watch an interesting bit of NPD hit the shelves without a mention of the crisis
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Comment & OpinionA timetable for ending the lockdown is needed but the government is unlikely to give it
Announcements from the government could catch catering businesses off guard once again
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Comment & OpinionThree key moves Tesco made to fill empty shelves after panic buying
It’s not always obvious what hard work has gone on behind the scenes, but Tesco has released case studies which indicate the scale of the effort
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Comment & OpinionLetters: brands must enable tactful and resonant marketing during this pandemic
As we continue to live and work through this pandemic, ‘normal’ has a new definition
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Comment & OpinionLetters: for people to buy food when they didn’t need it is despicable
Simply buy what you need, eat what you buy and preserve anything that is left over. We owe this to ourselves and to each other.
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Comment & OpinionCould a rise in obesity be an unintended consequence of lockdown life?
Much great work by industry, campaigners and government risks being undone
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Comment & OpinionManufacturers need bottle closures for sanitiser: it’s imperative we start recycling them
The UK is running out of bottle closures due to the shutdown of two global manufacturing sites, says Mark Jankovich, founder of Delphis Eco
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Comment & OpinionThree ways supermarkets can stop shoppers stockpiling
Retailers ought not to limit the amount of items people can buy, says behavioural science academic Patrick Fagan
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Comment & OpinionMindful food shopping has a new meaning - and is more important than ever
Our current, more mindful than ever, habits may stick, says Chris Blythe, director at The Brand Nursery
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Comment & OpinionBig brands need to make supporting the convenience sector a priority
Heinz is now selling DTC, while wholesalers plead for stock