All comment & opinion articles – Page 402
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Comment & OpinionMarston's show has One Ale of a Job to keep viewers interested
“We like to think of ourselves as the fourth emergency service,” said two cheery Marston’s drivers…
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Comment & OpinionSugar reduction strategy will need to include sweeteners
Action on Sugar’s confrontational stance on processed foods has laid down the gauntlet to the food and drink industry
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Comment & OpinionLidl sets out its statement of intent
Lidl has developed into a charming and compelling operator – as exemplified by a lavish four-course dinner it laid on for …
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Comment & OpinionWhere now for Tesco’s store refresh programme?
Tesco’s store refresh programme has been thrown into doubt by the board’s decision to cut £400m from the scheme.
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Comment & OpinionSparks fly in batteries
The batteries category is a huge battleground between the supermarkets and the discounters, which are seizing share here as they are in grocery in general.
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Comment & OpinionWe need a strong, independent, Food Standards Agency
It seems food scares are rarely out of the news these days…
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Comment & OpinionThree key ingredients all successful people have in common
What do successful people have in common? We may think they’re cleverer, have luckier breaks and are more ruthless…
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Comment & OpinionMarmalade makeover: Puff & Fluff struggles with bitter preserve
Despite the latest news about the dangers of meat eating, I’m a steak-ordering, life-embracing, hard drinking woman
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Comment & OpinionCo-op Group looks to its better angels as crucial vote nears
The Co-operative Group is facing a crunch vote on its future this Saturday
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Comment & OpinionE-cigarettes in the dock
The World Health Organisation’s damning assessment of e-cigarettes will be dispiriting reading to suppliers
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Comment & OpinionLion eggs aren't the only safe eggs
Lion eggs are not the only eggs that are safe. What about Laid in Britain producers?…
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Comment & OpinionDiscounters can be rivalled with information and innovation
The modern savvy shopper is concerned about far more than just low prices, especially in the wake of food crises…
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Comment & OpinionMoy and UBUK flotations: will the trickle become a flood?
Moy Park and UBUK IPOs will be hugely important in establishing if UK fmcg suppliers can make sense to Stock Market again…
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's Holborn should not feel Gaza conflict pressure
In recent days we have seen a spike in shop protests, store invasions and boycotts of Israeli or kosher products…
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Comment & OpinionUpstart Uber fires a shot across the bows
Taxi app service Uber has caused a stir in the US with an unexpected swerve into grocery delivery
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Comment & OpinionQuality will be the next big trend in food and drink
There’s been so much talk about value-driving. Now I think we will start to see a serious counter-move back to quality…
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Comment & OpinionRed meat assurance is more vital as ever
It seems barely a month goes by without some alleged crisis in the red meat industry hitting the headlines…
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Comment & Opinion'Selling' roles: there is a place for creativity in hiring
Working in sales recruitment, I face the challenge of selling a sales career to less-than-willing graduates…
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Comment & OpinionPeter Andre takes Iceland back to the future
Iceland has announced the new face of its ad campaign will be none other than “TV presenter, songwriter and chart-topping singer” Peter Andre, of Mysterious Girl fame
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Comment & OpinionDiscounter disillusion: Aldi and Lidl have a long way to go
I have not been carried away by the current wave of enthusiasm for the German discounters…