All comment & opinion articles – Page 218
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Comment & OpinionSweet survey bears results
Gummy bears make up 38% of an average bag of Haribo Starmix, fact fans
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Comment & OpinionDonna helps with stockpiling and puts all faith in Mrs May
It goes without saying that I stand squarely behind the deal Theresa May-Day has struck with Monsieur Barmier
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Comment & OpinionWhy an 80% profit drop needn’t worry Pets at Home
Despite today’s results, the outlook for Pets at Home isn’t as gloomy as it seems
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Comment & OpinionWhy small businesses are on Professor Chris Elliott’s food safety watchlist for 2019
Food hygiene and allergy control must be rolled into a single system of monitoring and enforcement, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink can help itself tackle climate change, but it must act now
Today’s UK Climate Projections 2018 study makes for sobering reading
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Comment & OpinionBrexit stockpiling can't protect us from fresh food shortages
Ambient lines can and are being stockpiled – but as warehouse space becomes thin, how will fresh ingredients fare?
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Comment & OpinionGovernance standards must improve to avoid accounting issues
Recent events at Patisserie Valerie underline the need for a drastic improvement in corporate governance standards
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are leading the pack in Britain’s craft beer love affair
Take-home sales of craft beer have smashed the £100m mark this year, which certainly merits a toast
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Comment & OpinionMeat traceability challenges will only increase post-Brexit
Heralding a new era of transparency will require more than housing data that currently exists in silos
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are sitting on a data gold mine – but they don’t know it
Retailers and suppliers can collaborate on mutually beneficial data schemes, says Graeme Finneberg, country manager, UK at Mediarithmics
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Comment & OpinionSugar reduction is non-negotiable. Children's health is at stake
There can be no excuses for a lack of progress on improving diet from government or retailers, says Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England
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Comment & OpinionKFC cuts through seasonal sentiment with western pastiche
Festive sentiment is out the window as a chicken and turkey battle to be consumed with Xmas dinner
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Comment & OpinionScientists reveal the power of 'altruistic indulgence'
Apparently, if you gorge on unhealthy food when dining out, you just want to make your mates comfortable
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Comment & OpinionOld crisps raise charity cash
Who knew unopened crisps from 1992 could make money in 2018?
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Comment & OpinionTofu turkey keeps it real
Vege USA creates super-realistic mock turkey for Christmas
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Comment & OpinionThe ASA Kellogg’s ruling is a win for low-sugar reformulations
The ASA has reversed its decision to ban a Coco Pops Granola ad that had been seen on children’s TV
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Comment & OpinionIndustry must unite on allergen data or face more preventable deaths
It will take industry-wide collaboration and support from government to collate allergen information, says Coral Rose, managing director of Country Range Group
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Comment & OpinionGovernment must drop policy changes and focus on Brexit to avoid chaos
Plastic tax, packaging regulations and DRS must all wait while Brexit takes priority, says David Thomson, CEO of Food and Drink Federation Scotland
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Comment & OpinionHow can farmers reconcile Brexit with calls for higher quality meat?
It’s been a rough week for farmers, and not just because of the bleak turn the weather has taken
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Comment & OpinionBusinesses are backing May’s Brexit deal – but will MPs follow suit?
There was a surreal calm about the Prime Minister today as she urged businesses to support her under-fire Brexit deal