All comment & opinion articles – Page 379
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Comment & OpinionThe challenge of setting up seamless multichannel touchpoints
Since the 2008 recession, online-only brands and marketplaces such as Amazon have taken a disproportionate amount of overa…
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Comment & OpinionMaking public health commitments count
New research commissioned by Fishburn for a recent industry round table chaired by Professor Susan Jebb found 83% of consumers cannot name any public information campaigns
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Comment & OpinionDiscounters: it's time fmcg suppliers got real. But how?
OK, so are we are all agreed discounter share growth holds risks for UK consumers and suppliers…
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Comment & OpinionLocal food vital for food security says Chris Elliott
For once, not an article about food safety from me but rather one on food sourcing. As someone from Northern Ireland…
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Comment & OpinionBrothers Green: Eats! A quirky, greasy take on student cooking
Most students are a little lost in the kitchen. A diet of burnt pasta, microwave mug cake and frozen pizzas is the norm…
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Comment & OpinionHow do you become Britain's Biggest Brand?
What do brands need to do to become Britain’s favourite?
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Comment & OpinionAs Sceti and Permira slope off what a relief BEIG found Nomad
Nomad’s emergence as a new player in the global food industry consolidation game is fascinating
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Comment & OpinionFood fraudsters are shrewd, nimble supply chain managers
With horsemeat arrests on the Continent, food fraud is once again at the front of public consciousness…
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Comment & OpinionOregon sewage treatment company plans brew-up in a pissery
In ‘sounds like a great idea but I’ll have something else’ news, a group of American brewers…
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Comment & OpinionTunnock's ad annoys the office as K adds grist to rumour mill
It’s enough to drive you to drink which, once again and just in time for the Bank Holiday, science has proven is a good thing
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Comment & OpinionThe beginning of the end for supermarket loyalty schemes?
Are we seeing the beginning of the end for supermarket loyalty schemes?…
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Comment & OpinionWhat Tesco must do
Tesco says it is now focusing on the fundamentals of availability, service and targeted price reductions
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Comment & OpinionEgyptian situation needn't slow down Coupe's Sainsbury's work
With a watertight alibi, it’s difficult to see the Egyptian prosecutions of Coupe and King being anything other than an embarrassing distraction
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Comment & OpinionFood fraudsters are getting smarter, and we must all be vigilant
Authenticity is becoming a problem for every area of fmcg thanks to sophisticated criminals
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Comment & OpinionDairy industry shows unity in face of organic milk attacks
Attacks on milk and its nutritional properties are on the rise, and responding to negative headlines (while vital) may not be enough
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Comment & OpinionMcDonald's woes offer warnings for the grocery industry
The global chain has already closed 220 restaurants in the first three months of this year, in addition to 350 planned closures
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Comment & OpinionGrow listings for existing winners as well as pursue NPD
All growth strategies in fmcg can be classified as one of two things…
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Comment & OpinionSchool Dinners Progress Report gets full marks
Apologies if this makes you feel old, but Jamie Oliver’s School Dinners campaign was 10 years ago…
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Comment & OpinionInsect promotions are Karoline's latest way to create Buzz
I am envisaging a summer of decadent lunches on a sun-drenched Mayfair terrace…
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Comment & OpinionHalal market has huge unexploited potential says Hamish Renton
It’s time to get serious about halal. Globally, over 1.6 billion people identify themselves as Muslim…