All comment & opinion articles – Page 173
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Comment & OpinionAfter 10 years of GSCOP, what’s changed – and what’s left to do?
Code compliance has improved year on year, but there is work for my successor to do, says Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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Comment & OpinionHigh steaks? Why the UK should relax use-by dates on meat
The 10-day shelf-life rule for meat could now be set to change
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Comment & OpinionStrong Roots’ ‘meat patch’ makes scents for carnivores
One in six people believe giving up meat is harder than quitting fags or booze
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Comment & OpinionPlanters buries Mr Peanut as food brand mascot death toll rises
Top hat-wearing, monocle-clad poshos aren’t quite as cool as they were 104 years ago
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Comment & OpinionWill Jacu’s bird poop coffee take off?
The coffee sector’s approach to premiumisation is weird
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Comment & OpinionAldi makes a splash with athletic swap campaign
It’s an Olympic year – so Aldi is making the most of its Team GB sponsorship
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Comment & OpinionHow LGBT inclusion can benefit supermarkets and grocery retailers
Businesses like supermarkets can be at the forefront of driving equality, says Kate Williams, head of private sector memberships at Stonewall
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Comment & OpinionUniversal recycling scheme urgently needed for the UK
The industry must insist that any programme is workable and not riven with political point-scoring
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Comment & OpinionUnilever has failed to establish clear selling points for its black tea brands
So it turns out PG Tips may not be Unilever’s cup of tea. Or Lipton, or Brooke Bond, for that matter
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Comment & OpinionVoluntary targets on food waste aren’t enough. We need regulation
Although Wrap’s Courtauld 2025 progress report shows some progress on food waste, fundamentally it confirms the inadequacy
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Comment & OpinionCrazy Delicious: Heston Blumenthal phones it in as show fails to wow
Contestants pick ingredients from an edible set and create ‘wacky’ dishes
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Comment & OpinionHow finding the right business structure has set us up for the next stage
This is my last column for The Grocer, so I’m reflecting on how much I’ve enjoyed it and how much I’ve learned
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Comment & OpinionSimplified recycling advice is eminently sensible. Let’s make it mandatory
The new labels are a sign of the industry taking ownership of the issue of plastic
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Comment & OpinionShould Sainsbury’s win such acclaim for its carbon reduction commitment?
The ‘Sainsbury’s saves the planet’ spin from the company feels a bit over the top
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Comment & OpinionWhat can retailers learn from Tesco’s approach to plant-based?
Tesco successfully offers shoppers value and differentiation, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionBlockchain’s benefits: what should retailers be on the lookout for?
Clear legislation on blockchain in fmcg has yet to be defined, but this doesn’t mean organisations should rule it out, says Matthew Suter, solicitor at DWF
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Comment & OpinionTo get noticed, Februdairy campaigners need to adopt the vegan lobby’s tactics
Animal rights and plant-based activists have been working up ways to ruin dairy’s annual party
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Comment & OpinionWill government listen to industry calls for a “sensible” Brexit?
Brexit day is nearly here, and food & drink is urging government to keep them in the loop with negotiations
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Comment & OpinionCMA interest in Just Eat's £5.9bn acquisition by Takeaway.com deal should not be a shock
It is likely to approve the deal, but the Competition & Markets Authority is right to take a look at it
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Comment & OpinionRetail waste is still rising. Industry must commit to more transparency
There’s plenty to celebrate in Wrap’s Courtauld 2025 progress report