All comment & opinion articles – Page 298
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Comment & OpinionExecutive pay debate gives Pat pause for thought
Regular readers will know by now that I am something of a bellwether
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Comment & Opinion‘Foodvenience’ sounds naff, but it’s a big opportunity for c-store retailers
The term was coined last week by Simply Fresh creative director Davinder Jheeta Foodvenience. As a grocery term it’s up there with ‘tummy touch points’ in its naffness, but as a concept it could just be the answer to one of the industry’s burning questions: How can ...
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket X saga is like something out of a breathless spy novel
A cautionary tale for public health bodies… and supermarket CEOs
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Comment & OpinionHow grocery brands can work with social media influencers
Social media is playing an increasingly important role in helping brands connect with their consumers
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Comment & Opinion‘Supermarket x’ and the ethics of food risk disclosure
Food safety recalls are always either too early or too late so how should regulators approach public comms during such scares?
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Comment & OpinionMaking fantasy a reality: a game that can help you manage
There are plenty of management lessons to learn from fantasy football, says Jonathan Fitchew of Pareto Law
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Comment & OpinionQuick & Easy Food: another corking concept from Jamie Oliver
With our TV screens bloated by endless cookery shows, it’s no longer enough to watch a chef simply, well, cook
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Comment & OpinionCan C4 make licensing success of new Bake Off?
Sir, As you observe the BBC has had limited success with its GBBO spoilers
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Comment & OpinionPat's Mart is opening for longer, so new staff are hired
Mr Davis and his team at the Department for Brexit Creek have been burning lots of midnight oil
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Comment & OpinionPun buns bring in the fun for Tang's edgy ramen fans
If you’re a fashionable London ramen bar, you need it to be a bit edgy in order to stay cool
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Comment & OpinionSend the right message at the right moment
Households spent on average an estimated £800 on Christmas last year. They start thinking about Christmas early
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Comment & OpinionWholesale empowerment of women
Women are reluctant to put themselves forward. In my experience, they often wait to be asked for promotions and pay rises
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Comment & OpinionLeckford festival presents Waitrose more as lifestyle brand than supermarket
Appealing to ‘foodies and families’, the Waitrose faithful came out in numbers, boosting the supermarket’s well-heeled image
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Comment & OpinionBritish sourcing is a safer bet
Fipronil contaminated many millions of eggs over what appears to be a considerable period of time
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Comment & OpinionDairy needs to fight harder against vegan extremism
A constant stream of anti-dairy rhetoric on social media and now a ’World Plant Milk Day’ is keeping the vegan agenda firmly in the spotlight
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Comment & OpinionThe CMA should not allow retailers to be vague and dismissive about code breaches
News that supplier complaints about possible breaches by Asda have shot up in the past year, doesn’t tell the whole story, at least it took the reporting process seriously … unlike some supermarkets
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Comment & OpinionSettled grocery leaders could teach politicians a lesson
“I got us into this mess, I’ll get us out of it.” Imagine that applied to grocery…
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets would be crazy to even think about surge pricing
Reports about Uber-style surge pricing make for interesting Big Brother-style headlines, but the reality is way off
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Comment & OpinionA core purpose allows us to unite and make decisions
It’s been a big week for Rude Health in an extraordinary double whammy of commercial achievements and brand development, says co-founder Camilla Barnard
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Comment & OpinionThe time has come to commit to UK supply for processing eggs
Research for The Grocer reveals a third of UK consumers have pledged to buy only British eggs and products made with British eggs