All comment & opinion articles – Page 446
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The Imbys... how refreshing
At long last the silent majority have made themselves heard, defying the noisy, usually well-heeled oppositionist cliques.
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Will inflation be the death of brands?
The food business I’ve just joined is busy putting through its third significant price increase of the year.
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Hybrid beasts and orbiting hair-dos
You’d take his cash but you might not want Duncan Bannatyne round for dinner…
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Third Party: Time for a media revolution in retail
The £1.5bn spent on media each year by the grocery sector is about to become more accountable…
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We need self-service and manned tills
Sir: The news that customers would like to see more self-service tills in store…
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The PR world's gone mad, worries Karoline (with a K)
Karoline (with a K) is slumped on her office desk and sobbing when I enter, two near-empty bottles of Campari on the floor…
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DH should claim nursery milk subsidy
Sir: With regards to your article (‘Proposed government Nursery Milk scheme changes could ‘save £364m”…
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Top-to-top meetings are very important, but handle with care
I have in my hand a piece of paper,” says the CEO, stepping down from the company jet…
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Talking Shop: The real value to your business of a Facebook 'like'
This week, Facebook announced it would be enhancing its security measures on brand pages to remove fraudulent ‘likes’…
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London calling
Well there you have it. While some analysts were predicting retail Armageddon when Morrisons revealed its half-year performance this morning, the Bradford-based based retailer was actually able to delight investors by not being quite as bad as everyone was predicting…
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Reshuffled
It takes a lot to get booed at the Paralympics. But George Osborne managed it last night as he handed out medals for the Men’s T38 400m.
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Fuel for thought
The Olympics put a smile on the nation’s face and even the rain held off for the most part. Those factors came together in whatever the opposite is of a perfect storm (a sunny day, presumably) to help UK grocers notch up their best month in a long time…
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Health claims, super Marmite and gullible clients
PR’s ability to operate outside the tiresome strictures of EU health claims regulation lends a…
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Comment & OpinionMarmite: naughty but niacin
Marmite has been causing arguments round the breakfast table for decades but it might soon be part of the…
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Redundancy and motivation: take emotion out of the equation
I’m being made redundant next month. I feel anxious and angry. What’s my next step?
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Why we need ministers
As the summer holidays end, Whitehall speculates about ministerial shuffles. Will this affect food?
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Young key to organic recovery
There is no doubt that the organic market in the UK has had a difficult few years, but some significant…
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Supermarket prices: too complicated by half
The cost of food is one of the top worries for consumers, alongside energy and fuel…
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The Hairy Bikers' eating adventure reveals inspiration for diet plan
It was a bit odd watching the Hairy Bikers complete their fat boys slim transformation in the Hairy Dieters…
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Comment & OpinionThe real milk revolution has yet to begin
There’s revolution in the air in the dairy industry, after farmer protests propelled dairy to the top of the summer’s news…