All comment & opinion articles – Page 413
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Comment & OpinionCollaboration is key to cutting supply chain carbon
The era of cheap food is coming to an end, according to Tesco boss Philip Clarke…
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Let's make 'Frankenburgers' redundant
When a lab-grown ‘beef burger’ was unveiled to the world last month it divided opinion…
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Comment & OpinionKaroline mulls a Phyllosan revival as the high street sags
Inspired by Funny Feet, Karoline (with a K) is convinced she can spot an asset “ripe for reinvention”…
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Comment & OpinionGrandads get the glory in latest Weetabix and Coca-Cola ads
Freed from the shackles of Werther’s Original, grandads are enjoying an advertising ‘moment’…
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Comment & OpinionLee Ryan from Blue says 'I am not a badger'
Lee Ryan from Blue joined the anti-badger cull campaign this week…
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Comment & OpinionMiddle management? It's time to go organic and grow our own
August saw UK businesses take on workers at the fastest pace in more than a decade…
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Comment & OpinionStevia's low sales no surprise: xylitol's time is coming
If I were to put money on the next big sweetener, it would be xylitol…
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Comment & OpinionRisk management
It’s not just the meat industry that must look out for food-safety scares. Dairy has to watch its back, too…
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Comment & OpinionAndroid 4.4 Kit Kat: A coup for Nestlé?
Has Nestlé pulled off a coup in the naming of Android 4.4 KitKat? When Grocer Towers received the news that Google and Nestlé had teamed up to brand the next version of the Android operating system Android KitKat, one of my colleagues suggested it might be a ...
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Comment & OpinionBill Grimsey’s high-street review: Conclusions and calls to action
Here are the conclusions and calls to action of Bill Grimsey’s independent review of the high street, which is calling for a ‘complete community hub solution’.
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Comment & OpinionThe big cheese
As big cheeses go, Mark Allen, CEO of Dairy Crest, takes some beating. The Grocer’s Dairymen supplement catches up with Allen to talk about acquisitions, competitors, innovation and pensions…
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Comment & OpinionAn uplifting harvest
How different this green and pleasant land is in 2013 compared with last year, with its perpetual deluges…
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Comment & OpinionThe shop floor can be a springboard
The recent GCSE and A-level results set me thinking about career prospects in grocery and wholesale…
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There's more to the US craft beer decline than meets the eye
There’s been a dramatic fall in UK imports of American craft beers…
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Comment & OpinionHow frozen food can help with food security
Food security is one of the most significant long-term issues facing our industry….
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Comment & OpinionGot a new product? Follow these principles for success
I have come to terms with the fact that being a successful entrepreneur doesn’t qualify you for much…
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Comment & OpinionBodger and Badger join Britain's Got Talent-style cull fight
Flashmob dances, charity singles and Brian May cameos: opposition to the badger cull has been like Britain’s Got Talent…
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Cheddar's a big boys' game
Denhay’s withdrawal from Farmhouse Cheddar making has caught the media eye…
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Comment & OpinionThrowaway History: Opie's search makes wistful brand watching
Consumer historian Robert Opie’s new DVD explores the history of all our favourite brands…
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As badger crisps idea flops, Tesco spuds get a new face
Though now is clearly the time to launch badger flavoured crisps none of our clients has seized the opportunity…