All comment & opinion articles – Page 423
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Comment & OpinionHumble pie and TV dinners
I had written off Tesco’s free Clubcard TV service before it even launched…
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Comment & OpinionIn search of excellence – and finding it
It’s never been a better time to be a shopper in the UK with the high quality and breadth of products available to the consumer, according to chef and businesswoman Thomasina Miers…
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Joanna Blythman should heed GM feed facts says NFU
Joanna Blythman is wrong to suggest GM technology is being used in food…
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Scots lead in responsibility
There is a different approach to many food issues emerging north of the border…
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Why everyone's talking about sustainable diets
What is a sustainable diet? This innocuous question raises fiendishly complex issues…
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Who's "sick and tired" of Alan Sugar?
Yet again Alan Sugar declared he was “sick and tired” of the trio that sat before him bickering…
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Technology is key in a fresh approach to food waste
Food waste costs £17bn a year from farm to fork. This must change – it’s not sustainable…
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Fishing policy reforms are going the right way
The fish talks (13 and 14 May) were another step towards a reformed Common Fisheries Policy, but we are not there yet…
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Comment & OpinionA clip around the ear
Something has gone wrong with one of my local c-stores. Every day I pass this shop, which is run by a major retail chain…
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Comment & OpinionBe careful what you wish for
It’s almost a year since The Grocer reported the Department of Health was bringing in researchers to gather evidence to back up the effectiveness of its under-fire Responsibility Deal…
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Comment & OpinionGreen Shoots
Greencore’s challenging six months will not impinge the long-term prognosis, the own-label ready meals and convenience manufacturer said…
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Comment & OpinionA good day for lawyers
It emerged this weekend that Waitrose has retained the services of a QC to comb through the details…
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Let the cameras in, says Portas, or another town gets it
The people of Margate awaited this week’s Mary Queen of the High Street (14 May, 9pm, C4) with some trepidation…
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Comment & OpinionRobinsons' elegant and idyllic dad ad is a bit weird
Robinsons’ ad elegantly captures those endless summer holidays, where kids pass the time lobbing stones into rivers…
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Comment & OpinionJohn Lewis makes Malvinas mistake on its globes
John Lewis has been selling trendy vintage-style globes to oversalaried Sloanes…
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Karoline pitches for Bangladesh
Ever since Mr P’s c-store burnt down, we’ve had to live with a Tesco Express…
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GM feed: supermarkets are talking tosh
What tosh supermarkets talk about listening to their customers…
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Dairy UK's new chairman Billy Keane lays out his challenges
When I was asked whether I would consider becoming the chairman of Dairy UK, I did not answer ‘yes’ immediately…
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Gü's story shows why brand NPD needs to be given a chance
It is high time more retailers started to improve the way they use data to forecast the future of young brands…