All comment & opinion articles – Page 418
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The sobering truth about alcohol sales in 2013
With alcohol sales still falling, and no major set piece events to stimulate demand, brands and retailers must work harder…
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"So far, there has been little sign of the industry rising to the challenge"
It has been encouraging to see the spotlight back on children’s food in the past couple of weeks…
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What cost changing the food system?
For years, public health people thought if they provided figures on the cost of poor diets, policymakers would respond…
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Dorset Council backs away from badger cull objection
Dorset County Council is to urge the government to find a humane solution to the current spread of bovine TB – stopping short of objecting to the forthcoming trial badger cull.
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A cracking idea
Bananas, fags, booze and eggs. They’re the grocery categories that never fail to capture the public’s imagination…
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Happy calories = Unhappy Coke
Coca-Cola may be feeling a little hard done by today. Its TV ad, ‘Be OK’, which launched with some fanfare in March, was today banned by the ASA for misleading consumers.
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Clever places
Kantar Worldpanel’s latest snapshot of the supermarket wars came out today – and there was, as ever, plenty to pick over…
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A right Royal trade show
Yesterday afternoon, I paid a visit to the Coronation Festival in the gardens of Buckingham Palace - and I wasn’t royally impressed.
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Supermarkets must make the most of Britain's staycationers
A consumer survey found two-thirds of Britons are taking their summer holiday in the UK this year…
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Ageing workers have a key role in the future of business
School’s soon out for summer and it has focused my attention on the next round of school and college leavers…
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Nail the key moments and give your brand momentum
Watching Wimbledon, it fascinates me how matches can change on one point. The double fault that leads to a break point…
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Titania on talking fag packs, Coke's choices and Pimm's
One of this week’s many surveys revealed that girls spend £230 a year on creams and lotions used by their men…
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Pilgrims make a curious cheese choice
One easy way to spread the word about your product is to produce a recipe that features it…
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Shloer inspires with mock Royal baby shower
Remember the Royal Wedding sick bags that came out when Kate and Wills tied the knot?…
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Spitfire Ale ads soar with Armstrong and Miller on board
Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller’s linguistically ‘street’ wartime pilots return for Spitfire Ale’s new campaign…
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Beware 'price creep'
I’m encouraged to learn retailers are reading current market conditions and planning promotional activity in line with thi…
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PR faces shortage shortage but gets a boost from free-from
Summer seems worryingly free of shortages so far – as if PR people have forgotten one of the key media-grabbing tactics…
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Fairtrade on the price we must pay for tea
Cafédirect has launched a new report that reveals that to offer tea at low prices, compromises have to be made…
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Finding the real innovation gap
Coca-Cola’s launch of a new 250ml can to address the impulse slump and the needs of c-stores shows commercial insight…
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The real winner at Wimbledon was not a Scot but a Zimbabwean
Andy Murray’s victory probably won’t transform the economy but it looks like a great summer for grocery…