All comment & opinion articles – Page 396
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Comment & OpinionPesticides are not counterintuitive to sustainable food production
It is vital that we look at the whole picture when it comes to sustainable food, says Caroline Drummond of LEAF.
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Comment & OpinionTraffic light labels: we should support the UK's scheme
The recent decision by the European Commission to launch infraction proceedings against the UK…
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Comment & OpinionThe Kitchen: an endearing midweek supper of a documentary
It’s amazing what passes for a documentary these days, isn’t it?…
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Comment & OpinionDave Lewis steps into the spotlight at Tesco
If Dave Lewis was feeling the heat today when faced with baying hordes of press and City analysts, he certainly didn’t show it
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Comment & OpinionWe need new cultural advice on food, says Tim Lang
Next month, the UN hosts the second International Conference on Nutrition in Rome…
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Comment & OpinionPrivate-label pride
It is good news for the retail sector and private label that Tesco has revamped its new ‘BD Beauty Secrets’ range…
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Comment & OpinionPrice cuts are not the only tactic in retail war
Some smart firms are playing the long game when it comes to promotions, says Andrew Marwick, managing director at Opia.
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Comment & OpinionRetailers should harness media brands in the run-up to Christmas
Advertisers could do worse than partner with magazines, websites and radio stations this Christmas, says Krissie Ford of Bauer Media.
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Comment & OpinionAldi's organic range is its poshest move yet
In a few weeks Aldi’s luxury Christmas range will hit the shelves
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets need to look forward and not back
The rapidly changing supermarket landscape in the UK is the source of much industry debate at the moment…
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Comment & OpinionPoundshop.com reopens online battle
The online pound store wars have started again – with a truce, Poundshop.com has merges with rival outfit Hereforapound.com
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Comment & OpinionWhat sort of innovation do consumers want?
The number of new innovations in the European food sector had fallen over the last decade… but what do consumers look for in new food products?
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Comment & OpinionAim to speed up the initiation process for new employees
Facebook’s chief information officer, Tim Campos, famously claimed all employees joining the business would be up and runn…
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Comment & OpinionPrawn sandwich brigade line up for Roy Keane's book
Infamously aggressive former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has a new book out…
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Comment & OpinionTesco executives admit they have no idea what's gone on
How Tesco must wish that everything would go as smoothly as the Strictly Come Dancing event it put on…
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Comment & OpinionSilence is deafening at the supermarkets
An eerie silence has descended over grocery. One supplier called Tesco “leaderless” this week…
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Comment & OpinionDaily Brunch with Ocado: flat TV and a missed opportunity
Daytime TV has a well-deserved reputation for vacuous repetition, and the first episode of Daily Brunch with Ocado…
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Comment & OpinionPortman Group's increased interference is unacceptable
I have written before of my concerns that initiatives introduced by local authorities…
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Comment & OpinionStealthy spread of SMOs should concern consumer goods industry
The war between citizens and Big Food Inc is an asymmetrical affair yet, as with David and Goliath…
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Comment & OpinionShould the Responsibility Deal become law?
A report this week by think tank 2020health called for a radical new approach to tackle obesity