All comment & opinion articles – Page 398
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Comment & OpinionScience won't reveal the whole truth
In a webinar I joined, Google Glass was presented as more cost-effective eye-tracking than current research technology…
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Comment & OpinionA GM spud we just don't need
The latest push to get GM food on our plates came from the John Innes Centre in Norwich…
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Comment & OpinionWhy Coke is a backbone of the economy
George Osborne has reawakened concerns about the fundamental problems besetting the nation’s manufacturing sector…
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Comment & OpinionTesco should focus its price investment on fruit & veg
Milk is not an incremental category. Fruit & veg is. Let’s hope Tesco’s price investment is focused there then…
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Comment & OpinionBrakes moving into cash & carry? What's going on?
Brakes is opening its first-ever cash & carry. It’s an interesting move for the delivered foodservice giant, and one that’…
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Mornflake is quality NPD!
Mornflake Superfast Pots offer consumers the classic breakfast cereal and milk ‘eat’ on the go…
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Ditch the dumb discounting! Go for smart offers
Recent research from IPM confirmed our fear many UK retailers are still relying on heavy discounting strategies…
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Comment & OpinionFood poverty is a disgrace
The issues raised around food poverty by Dan Crossley last week in his Saturday Essay really hit a nerve with me…
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Comment & OpinionThe patriotic approach
Waitrose MD Mark Price revealed yesterday he had consulted his own mum about the growth of the discounters.
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Comment & OpinionCo-op's True North heads east (London)
The Co-op’s True North project is experimenting with new format convenience stores - a strategy Steve Murrells says is paying off.
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Comment & OpinionWhere next for the high street?
Yesterday’s long overdue report by MPs highlights once more the government’s farcical handling of its high street rescue mission.
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Comment & OpinionTitania goes on a rustic charm offensive at the NFU Conference
Farmers didn’t get that rich by spending money on “nonsense” like marketing…
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Comment & OpinionWhat does the future hold for fmcg?
I am now what has become an increasingly rare breed in this industry – someone over the age of 45…
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Comment & OpinionTechnology can aid supply chain transparency
With technology in place to offer complete transparency, businesses will have the competitive advantage - faring better than others in the glare of public scrutiny.
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Comment & OpinionZero-hours contracts need greater clarity
The consultation on zero-hours contracts that closes on 13 March could be significant for employers within the food and drink industry…
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Comment & OpinionThe £1 milk club
There are few things that agitate farmers quite as much as supermarkets messing with the white stuff. Milk prices are hot political currency, so Tesco’s announcement yesterday that it was slashing the price of four pints of milk by 39p – as part of a £200m investment in everyday low ...
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Comment & OpinionHugh's Fish Fight: Fearnley-Whittingstall fails to impress
I can’t decide if it’s his patronising upper middle class tone or the fact he reminds me of Piggy from Lord of the Flies…
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Comment & OpinionFood industry must tackle food poverty
In 2013, there were an estimated 870 million people around the world going to bed hungry every night…
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Comment & OpinionWhat if the Scots go it alone?
What relevance would a ‘yes’ in the Scottish independence vote have for the food industry in the UK?…
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Comment & OpinionWhat would Einstein do if he were running Tesco?
It’s not rocket science, or nuclear physics, but even Einstein would agree, were he running Tesco, the answer isn’t easy…