All comment & opinion articles – Page 201
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Comment & OpinionConsumer preference shouldn’t come into Aldi’s choice of sustainable bag
Aldi chose to roll out compostable plastic bags over paper ones due to ‘customer preference’ – but is that the point?
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Comment & OpinionProximity marketing offers quick-thinking brands a smarter way to target shoppers
Brands can now make use of geo-targeted digital display ads, location-targeted social media and out-of-home advertising, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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Comment & OpinionWhy confectionery and chocolate brands are getting into the wellness trend
High-quality, natural confectionery is no longer a guilty pleasure, says Lisa Desforges, strategy director at B&B studio
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Comment & OpinionNow is the time for regulation to support sustainable, plant-based eating
Meat and dairy products are unfairly protected by regulation at the expense of plant-based foods, says Paul Whitehouse, scientific affairs director at Upfield
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Comment & OpinionA circular approach can help industry create ‘climate-smart protein’
Plant-based protein consumption helps keep the production chain short, says Fera Science CEO Andrew Swift
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Comment & OpinionHeston Blumenthal is understandably annoyed by food pics - but there is an upside
The Fat Duck chef says diners are letting their dishes go lukewarm for the sake of a photo op. But food pics are also inspiring genuine enthusiasm for cooking and eating
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Comment & OpinionWith Defra in constant flux, can Johnson be trusted to protect food & drink?
Reports have suggested Theresa Villiers could soon be dropped. Where does that leave food & drink in trade talks?
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Comment & OpinionWill Change 4 Life get a much-needed reboot or be axed entirely?
In a bad week for cartoons, the Change 4 Life campaign has been thrown into doubt
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Comment & OpinionWho won Christmas? It’s easier to say who lost
The extent of vouchering and discounting and the levels of waste will have been as crucial as sales in determining who won Christmas
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Comment & OpinionRussell Crowe to take Marco Pierre White to silver screen with biopic
As anyone who saw Chef will attest, the food and drink world is generally rather poorly served on the silver screen
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Comment & OpinionBirds Eye steps up to end toaster-waffle ‘debate’
‘For years Brits has been rife [sic] with debate on one very important question’
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Comment & OpinionAsda refuses to compromise with bold Veganuary effort
Asda provides proof – if any were needed – that supermarkets are taking Veganuary seriously
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Comment & OpinionLidl parties into 2020 with KT Tunstall tour of Scotland
If you think the dawn of January means party season is over, get thee to Scotland
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Comment & OpinionCulling cartoon animals is no panacea for the sugary cereal problem
Waving goodbye to cutesy mascots on the front of packs is a start. But the real problem is what's inside them
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Comment & OpinionJust Eat is hungry to take a bigger bite out of the food delivery market
Just Eat shareholders have until Friday lunchtime to decide between two offers – from Takeaway.com and Naspers’ Prosus
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Comment & OpinionChemical recycling offers a way to create a circular plastics economy
Reducing our use of black plastic or using digital watermark technologies to improve the efficiency of mechanical recycling processes will only take us so far, says Richard Daley, MD of ReNew ELP
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George Monbiot light on detail in Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed the Planet
Environmental campaigner George Monbiot is about as popular with British farmers as a late subsidy cheque
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Comment & OpinionHidden sugar in plant-based milk may surprise this Veganuary
There are worthy reasons for going vegan but sugar use in milk alternatives must be responsible, says Charlotte Catignani, research and development manager at Treatt
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Comment & OpinionPersonal data: how retailers can win by helping shoppers ‘self curate’
Data is becoming democratised – a trend that is set to grow, says Eagle Eye CEO Tim Mason
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Comment & OpinionVegan food offerings must now cater to a broader market
Positivity, not piety, is the right approach, says Mike Foster, founder and creative director of Straight Forward Design