All comment & opinion articles – Page 434
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Alcohol minimum pricing will hit the responsible
The WSTA is leading the Why Should Responsible Drinkers Pay More? campaign against minimum pricing…
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The alcohol access debate is a threat to off-licences
The alcohol trade, thanks to David Cameron, is preoccupied with the debate about alcohol responsibility and price…
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Food policy: a controversial start to 2013
Food policy dived straight into deep waters as 2013 began…
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A bad day for good news
After three weeks of being hauled over the coles by Tesco and co for its part in the #horsemeat scandal, this week, ABP Food Group finally had some more positive news to announce (with a little nudge from The Grocer)…
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Getting busy with the fizzy
As the days tick buy to the budget on 20 March, how many people think it will be a good time to bring in an entirely new tax to make hundreds of products on the shelves more expensive?
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The source of the horse?
So now we know where that horse DNA came from. Except not really…
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Stop horse play with food (and that includes GM)
Groundhog day. Two decades on from BSE, we’re still discussing the dubious provenance of processed meat products….
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Supermarkets must turn on the WiFi
The start of 2013 hasn’t been easy for retail with Jessops, HMV and Blockbuster going into administration….
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Lessons from HMV's demise
Brands must put innovative new digital marketing and channel strategies higher on the marketing and business agenda….
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Industry must take its time in reacting to horsegate
After dominating the headlines, initial outrage over the horse meat scandal subsided (somewhat) this week…
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Don't take shortcuts - and you won't end up on the news!
It’s been a busy start to 2013 with employment issues dominating the national news agenda…
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FDF says health is central to the industry's future
For members and employees of the Food and Drink Federation, 2013 is a very special year….
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Secrets of Your Supermarket Shop? Bin them
Do you understand the difference between your derrière and the joint in the middle of your arm?…
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Jolly Roger
At one stage it looked like he might be stuck there forever, but Greggs CEO Ken McMeikan finally got the green light to leave for wholesaler Brakes this morning…
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Taking responsibility
Any lingering thoughts that health secretary Jeremy Hunt has taken on Andrew Lansley’s mantle as Mr Responsibility Deal were put to bed yesterday, as food and drink companies were left in no doubt who the new person on the block is…
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Bringing home the Tacon
The Grocer spoke to Christine Tacon this morning, a.k.a. the newly appointed - and long awaited - Groceries Code Adjudicator.
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Tales of Titania: horsey star to feature in Life of Pie?
We are contacted by a company called Showbiz Foods, excited by the Golden Globes (steady, boys)…
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First Time Farmers show their love of the land (and lambs)
The opening scenes of First Time Farmers (8pm, 18 January, Channel 4) made my heart sink…
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The end of the retailer space race?
A flurry of festive trading statements reveals the retail charts for the supermarkets…