All comment & opinion articles – Page 451
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Dixon's next trick
Taking over a business where like-for-like sales are falling by more than 6% is not an enviable task…
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Click and connect
Over the weekend, FT.com’s Robert Shrimsley - whose column is modestly sub-headed ‘the national conversation’ - riffs at considerable length on his emotional separation from ‘Ocado man’…
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The future of food is upon us
As the banking crisis continues, the politics remain the same, dominated by a desire to return to business-as-usual.
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Comment & OpinionTickled purple by Milk Link's mystery fingers
Milk Link has pitched its Tickler as the ideal cheese for those tricky-to-cater-for menopause discussion groups.
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We need to modify the GM debate
Debates on food sustainability and the challenge to produce more food with less environmental impact have put the focus back on whether we need GM crops.
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Currency hedging is a sensible move
It seems strange to think the debt crisis in Europe has only been going on for just over two years…
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Strawberry overload and co-operative communists
If you’ve visited a supermarket in the past couple of weeks you’ll know that there isn’t a strawberry to be had in the land… not.
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Happy-clappy with Jamie in Clapham
I regretted boycotting a barbecue when Jamie’s Summer Food Rave Up reminded me how much fun cooking outside can be when the sun does put in an appearance.
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Bribery and corruption is still prevalent in grocery
I once asked a Tesco executive why there were no plans to enter Russia. His answer was short and simple…
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A quality move by the Birmingham Balti
ADAS is currently consulting on an application by the Birmingham Balti Association for EU protected name status…
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A quality move by the Birmingham Balti
ADAS is currently consulting on an application by the Birmingham Balti Association for EU protected name status for the ‘Birmingham Balti’ as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed.
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Kellogg's crying over spilt milk
As another dairy processor today cut the price paid to its farmers, Kellogg’s was also left crying over spilt milk.
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Out of pocket, out of love
The thing about London buses is that you’re never quite sure if they’ll turn up at all. On the other hand, there was a grim inevitability about today’s news that first Dairy Crest and then Arla would follow Robert Wiseman’s lead in cutting the farmgate price of milk…
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Live fast, die young
So Euro 2012 is done and dusted and, for today at least, a nation turns its hungry eyes to SW19 in the hope that Britain’s brave Andy Murray doesn’t become Scottish flop Andy Murray again…
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Making the non-recyclable recyclable
Recycling rates in the UK stand at just over 40%. Unfortunately, most packaging waste still ends up in landfill.
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Industry vital to tackling unemployment
Almost a million young people in England are unemployed. This isn’t just bad news for growth. It’s also a real waste of potential.
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Local food is the future
Our food system has been engineered to suit the bottom line of giant retailers. The near disappearance of food from living streets must be remedied.
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Tales of Titania at Puff & Fluff PR
The mighty have fallen quite a long way it seems.
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Shareholders find their voice in tackling high executive pay
Shareholder spring is rapidly turning into shareholder summer as investors flex their muscles in the light of increased government concern about rising executive pay.
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In memory of Jim Corfield
The family of Jim Corfield would like to express their thanks to all Jim’s friends in the grocery trade who attended his funeral on 13 June