All comment & opinion articles – Page 444
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A cloudy vision of Guinness
Sometimes less is more. A new Guinness ad used to be a major event, but the second new film in a few weeks is a bit of a letdown, despite the big build-up it got from Diageo.After the earthy vigour of ‘Painting the town black’ - celebrating the annual branding ...
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Nutella Lawson comes over all Italian
There’s always room for a little Nigella in our lives - and little is the word after what the tabs call a “strict new diet”…
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Mending fences and dealing with referees
Q I’ve fallen out big-time with a colleague and it’s affecting the team. Should I swallow my pride, or hope it will improve over time?…
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Time to PoP the green question
More and more suppliers are realising that following a model that places sustainability at the heart of the business is the only way to do business long term.
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Comment & OpinionSky falls in for Heineken's have-a-go hero
Heineken urges boozers to ‘Open your World’. But the world is not enough for James Bond…
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Don't be fooled by the rain
In Andalucia, Spain, last week, I pondered how water is fundamental to food and civilisation.
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Plebs, badgers and smoking rules
“My God, what are we going to call them if we can’t call them plebs?” exclaims Karoline (with a K) during our Monday morning meeting…
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We can't leave farmers to go it alone!
This year will be memorable for many reasons, not least the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics.
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Consumers want it. Now is the time to act on food waste
It’s been a privilege to be guest editor of The Grocer - and I’ve been encouraged to see so many good examples of businesses finding new ways to grow sustainably.
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We need to talk about food
Our food production system is facing unprecedented challenges. That was the stark warning issued by the Foresight report…
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Tesco's exception, or the new rule?
If all Tesco’s supermarkets looked like the one in Bishop’s Stortford, boss Philip Clarke would surely be spared the nervous days running up to next week’s crucial set of trading results…
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Badgers, the CAP and CSI Sainsbury's
As learning curves go, the one facing new farming minsiter David Heath takes some beating.
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The portman (road) group
As a direct descendant of Ipswich Town fans, Daily Bread feels a certain degree of affection for the sleepy Suffolk town. It’s probably genetic…
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Badgers, the cap and CSI Sainsbury's
As learning curves go, the one David Heath is on right now takes some beating. The badger cull pilots mean the coalition government’s new food and farming minister will get accustomed to the spotlight rather swiftly…
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It's Amanda's world
This week The Grocer welcomes its latest big-name guest editor. Amanda Sourry comes on board on Wednesday, taking a deserved breather from her job as UK & Ireland chairman of Unilever, one of the world’s true FMCG giants…
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Puff & Fluff PR fails to make the MAP Awards shortlist
Well, the posh frocks can stay in the wardrobe for another year…
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Wallop's Poundland 'exposé' lacked teeth
Secrets of Poundland (C4, 8pm, 17 September) pulled in Dispatches’ second-biggest audience on record…
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Asda's rice pudding error is no easy fix
Since when is a basket of shopping 66% cheaper at Waitrose than at Asda? When you discover a glitch in Asda’s 10% Price Guarantee…
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Learning from the mults can help indies stay independent
I found the article in The Grocer (‘Fair of fascia’, 18 August) very interesting as it described the requirement for convenience stores…
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Retailers: time to make sure you've got a plan P
Public health interest is growing in endocrine disrupters: chemicals that alter hormones and body functions…