All comment & opinion articles – Page 297
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Comment & OpinionThe changing nature of convenience stores
Going through the ACS Local Shop Report, which came out this week, I found myself asking what convenience stores are for
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Comment & OpinionGo to work on your own egg
After fipronil, the FSA assures us there’s no need to change the way we buy eggs or egg products. I beg to differ
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Comment & OpinionFrom sea water to yeast flakes: three ways chefs are reducing salt in their dishes
Development chef Zoe Simons looks at what techniques and ingredients chefs are using to give dishes a salty hit while keeping salt levels low
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer Own Label Awards: how a winner is born
There are quips, sighs, giggles, and a fair amount of bickering
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Comment & OpinionC-stores need their own data revolution
IGD’s latest grocery market forecast highlights the boom in convenience. Now c-stores need the data to match.
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Comment & OpinionAsda needs to follow Tesco’s example to keep in the GCA’s good books
So why has Asda escaped, and is the Adjudicator’s decision to hold back from the ultimate deterrent justified? Yesterday’s revelation that Asda had demanded millions from suppliers to finance its Project Renewal strategy – or face having their products stripped from its shelves – made for yet ...
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Comment & OpinionGo on, do it better than Lidl
We all know that Lidl has been a consistent winner in UK grocery in recent years
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Comment & OpinionBe inspired by Top New Talent - and maybe even enter yourself!
Free to enter and open to rising stars (35 and under), the awards celebrate the best and brightest in fmcg
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Comment & OpinionEat Natural launches Granooolala high-protein granola
Rolling out in early September, the premium NPD contains between 15.1g and 16.7g of protein per 100g
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Comment & OpinionThree-a-day fruit & veg study is unhelpful
Eating five fruit & veg a day might not make us more healthy than three, but it is a better option than more calorific alternatives
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Comment & OpinionYou can't avoid the rating culture so embrace it
It’s almost impossible to stop negative reviews but avoiding the online space altogether is not the answer
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Comment & OpinionPsychology and sugar
Sir, Nearly half of us are ‘on the journey’ to reducing our sugar consumption
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Comment & OpinionYour six-point Brexit battle plan
Agrifoods is, perhaps, one of the industries that will be hit hardest by post-Brexit uncertainty
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Comment & OpinionDon't get too comfortable - spread your business
It’s no surprise that the number of grocery businesses going to the wall has risen
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Comment & OpinionCan Hellmann’s ‘emergency’ recipes really beat takeaways?
On the face of it, the initiative taps all the right trends. People are demanding everything quicker, and at minimal effort.
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Comment & OpinionThe Great British Bake Off's back... and it's just as good
Rarely has TV scheduling incurred such wrath as when The Great British Bake Off chased Channel 4’s rising dough
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Comment & OpinionThe internet of things includes pallets
The internet of things is proving you can teach even the oldest of dogs the newest of tricks
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Comment & OpinionIf all jobs offered the same wages, what would you choose?
It’s an amazing statistic: most of us spend at least 50% of our waking hours at work, says executive coach Jennifer Baker
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Comment & OpinionNew pay measures lack teeth - but they'll get people talking
Executive pay will come under more scrutiny, even if government proposals are watered down
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Comment & OpinionDominic West delivers stirring change of pace for Dolmio
You might wonder why Dolmio has hired a highly garlanded thesp when literally any normal human would be an improvement