All comment & opinion articles – Page 38
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Comment & OpinionCommon user charge may mean EU trade for some businesses ends
The industry is also rightfully disgruntled about the short notice it’s been given to both prepare for and assess the financial implications of these charges
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Comment & OpinionMinimum wage, maximum effort: the pay conundrum for food and drink
Skills, expectations and stakes are higher than ever, but the rewards are increasingly in inverse proportion
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Comment & OpinionMilliways gives plastic gum consumers something to chew on
A plastic-free gum challenger needs to highlight its point of difference – but it doesn’t want to be too boring and sciencey
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Comment & OpinionAldi’s Next Big Thing: engaging insight into product pitch process
Some interesting small brands pitched, all facing the prospect of scaling fast and reducing prices on their premium products
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Comment & OpinionPanic! New Brexit border checks causing food industry angst
On Wednesday, the government finally revealed how much it is charging businesses for importing goods from the EU into the country to help fund new border controls.
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Comment & OpinionThe election offers a golden chance for food industry policy
Business leaders in retail, hospitality, farming and manufacturing should consider sinking their differences to make a bigger splash, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionRegulation will do little to stop supermarket abuse of farmers
The myopic exploitation of market power in price negotiations may give UK citizens cheap food in the short term, but in the long term it will destroy the UK farming industry, says Guy Singh-Watson, founder of Riverford
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Comment & OpinionWhy Amazon is walking back on Just Walk Out technology
After heralding its Just Walk Out technology as a development that would “push the state of the art forward”, Amazon has decided, actually, nah, and is stripping the tech out of its US stores
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Comment & OpinionHow ‘pop stars’ The Sidemen are setting their sights on food
The Sidemen may seem like a bit of fun, and their content certainly doesn’t take itself too seriously. But make no mistake, their commercial ventures are not a sideline
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Comment & OpinionWhy stricter HFSS legislation could backfire
In many of the largest HFSS volume-contributing categories, non-compliant products have significantly higher rates of sale compared to their healthier alternatives, says Alex Lawrence of Circana
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Comment & OpinionCriticise B Corp all you want, but don’t dismiss its role
B Corp must keep strengthening its qualifying criteria. But it needs advocates, not just critics, says Laura Harnett, founder of Seep
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Comment & OpinionBananas are sold too cheap. Retailers must face the reality
The economics of selling bananas too cheaply makes no sense, says Alistair Smith, international co-ordinator at Banana Link
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Comment & OpinionGreggs bags attention with cheesy quiz show ad
‘Bag some joy’ has worked nicely for Greggs for some time – but now the brand is making the slogan work a different way
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Comment & OpinionHow fmcg can learn from YouTuber success stories
Influencers who have successfully monetised their audiences are now moving into fmcg spaces with enviable returns, says Daniel Quinn, head of innovation at The Forge
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Comment & OpinionChicken Nugget: could bizarre Netflix comedy kick off Korean poultry trend?
Will humanising the nugget hurt sales? If Chicken Run couldn’t manage it, probably not
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Comment & OpinionSheffield council’s ban on alcohol-free variants a conspiracy theory too far
Sheffield council decision to ban booze brands from advertising low & no variants is utterly baffling, says editor-in-chief Adam Leyland
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Comment & OpinionWho inspires you when it comes to your ‘kryptonite’ moments?
Whenever he wanted to be better at something, my sales coach modelled himself on someone he thought was good at that thing
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Comment & OpinionCrisp packet recycling breakthrough down to innovation and resolve
The crisp packet can be recycled with paper and card using ordinary domestic kerbside recycling facilities
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Comment & OpinionHow to master the art of global portfolio management
Effective management comes down to consistency, flexibility and efficiency, says Michela Graci, strategy partner at Coley Porter Bell
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Comment & OpinionWhat can food & drink learn from beauty and fashion pop-ups?
Pop-up shops are uniquely placed to overcome many brand challenges, says James Barnes, business director & co-founder of Backlash