All comment & opinion articles – Page 41
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Rochdale shows fmcg must prepare for a surprising election result
Four weeks ago, anyone predicting anything but a Labour victory in Rochdale would have been treated with derision, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Tesco is rightly backing the innovation agenda
Three criteria are key to the Tesco Accelerator Scheme’s success, says Thea Alexander, CEO at YF
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Compulsory emission reduction is one part of a complex puzzle
Suppliers need more support from government, and even the establishment of a dedicated industry body, says Neale Powell-Cook, MD at Golden Acre Foods
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DRS delays suggest tax cuts trump environmental action
The Grocer exclusively revealed the UK government’s deposit return scheme (DRS) faced being delayed, three years behind what was already a long delayed rollout
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Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget is all hat and no rabbits
Dubbed a pre-election giveaway budget, the most notable giveaways were towards the bastions of Fleet Street who had already been tipped off about all the major announcements
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How the convenience sector can tackle the shocking rise in crime
We have the data and the right strategies, says ACS CEO James Lowman – now it’s time to deliver
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Organised crime gangs a ‘threat to every retailer’
The shoplifting scourge isn’t slowing, but getting worryingly worse
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How long for fmcg until UPFs become next timebomb?
After another week of intense scrutiny, how unhealthy will the renewed focus on UPFs be for UK food and drink makers?
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SMEs can offer much more than money in charity partnerships
For every business, there is the perfect charitable partnership, says Scott Dixon, MD at The Flava People
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Gross? How bureaucracy is creeping into the UK’s edible insect opportunity
Finally, eating insects is trendy again. Or was it ever?
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Charlotte Wells helps Quaker deliver emotional punch
What has the Aftersun director done with her porridge ad?
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Morrisons is the elephant in the room of the M&A scene
Unconfirmed reports this week that Morrisons is exploring the sale of Rathbones are potentially embarrassing to Morrisons and to CEO Rami Baitiéh if true
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How a difficult meeting partner gave me a lesson in listening
Think: are we just waiting for the other person to stop so we can speak?
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Food innovation, not HFSS ad bans, will improve our health
Those still feigning not to know what UPF denotes are being deliberately hyper-literal in order to muddy what’s otherwise pretty clear water, says Leo Campbell, co-founder at Modern Baker
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Scottish supermarkets face the next battle in HFSS foods war
This week the Scottish government proposed the most draconian clampdown yet on sales of HFSS food, with recommendations released in a consultation that goes much further than the Westminster version
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Gastropod serves up delicious investigation into the history of chips
Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley take a deep dive into the mightiest of meal accompaniments
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Body Shop's demise highlights the threats to ethical trading
After The Body Shop was bought by a global rival business, it became more centralised and we heard very little of the strong value messages it was famous for, says Albert Tucker, chair of Etico Ethical Trading Company
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New ‘dairy descriptor’ rules are anti-consumer and incoherent
Apparently, calling something ‘not milk’ or ‘an alternative to milk’ might mislead Brits into thinking it is in fact… milk, says Bryan Carroll, UK general manager of Oatly
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Has the economy really ‘turned a corner’ after January’s resurgence?
Economists remain divided on whether January signalled a turnaround for consumer spending and retailer sales, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Anyone for Pimm’s? Who will buy Diageo’s ‘quintessentially British’ brand?
Owing to its seasonality and lack of global appeal, an overseas buyer for Pimm’s seems unlikely