All comment & opinion articles – Page 456
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The thick end of the wedge
Just a few weeks ago The Grocer questioned whether the drinks trade had the stomach for a protracted legal battle over minimum pricing…
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Confident King right to knock No 10
Justin King is always confident, even on a sticky wicket. This week he could afford to be the flattrack bully…
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How can we rid chicken of campylobacter?
Recent Which? research found that 18% of supermarket chickens were contaminated with campylobacter and 17% with listeria.
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An 'impossible' boss might well deliver results
My job is about helping those who want to change, and not about wanting others to change.
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Comment & OpinionBlobs have a beef with pink slime
Meat producers in the US are on high alert amid new consumer reluctance to gorge on ‘pink slime’, an additive put into beef made from sinew…
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Commercial suicide and the Jubilee bandwagon
As we gather round the kettle (no water cooler comforts here at P&F), opinion is divided on Pepsi’s decision to put Michael Jackson back on its cans.
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Let's claim alcohol back from the crooks
It’s the kind of mystery that would baffle even Hercule Poirot.
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Health and safety reform will acknowledge industry's high standards
As the fallout continues from the Budget and the food and drink industry’s winners and losers come to terms…
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Let tweeting dogs lie
BrewDog generates a lot of noise proportional for its size. Given its penchant for ‘crap beer amnesties’ and bottles made from stuffed squirrels, you sometimes wonder whether the main business of the Scots tyro is craft beer, as it claims, or publicity…
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Everyday stooges and the Clairol Clause
One hundred days to go and, inspired by some marketing genius at Florette
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Smoke, mirrors and a fleet of dead tractors
Whisper this, because it may undermine our sweet-natured, pure and wholesome image, but almost all PR girls smoke.
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Space race goes into stasis
Justin King was clear on why Sainsbury’s got the impressive results it did - Brand Match.
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CIWF aspirations are out of touch with reality
Critics may say our standards are ‘no more than basic legal minimum’, but a study published by Defra last year shows that legal compliance on certified farms is significantly better.
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Comment & OpinionBurger all on the menu at BrewDog bash
Bogof was let off the leash last week at BrewDog’s AGM, where the self-proclaimed punks of British brewing…
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Morrisons out ot touch on GM
Morrisons’ rearguard decision to allow its farmers to use GM feed looks spectacularly ill-informed and dumb given Carrefour labels…
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Don't crumble in the face of the Cookie Law
Last May, the Information Commissioner gave industry much-needed breathing space by deferring for one year the deadline for compliance with the ‘Cookie Law’.
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There are reasons for optimism for the Great British Summer
It’s hard not to feel a little down about the start of 2012’s Great British Summer. We don’t seem to have got off to a great start.
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People want more from a low-cost brand
This week has seen the rollout of the remaining grocery products in our new Everyday Value range, a key part of our plan to build a better Tesco with better quality ranges.
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Don't neglect the basics!
I am not a great television watcher, but I do enjoy Mad Men and the way it explores the creative treatment that used to surround brands’ advertising.
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So you think you can't be dismissed for your age? Think again
It’s not fun being a pensioner today. Gone are the days of early retirement, gold-plated pensions and days spent in the potting shed or baking scones and jam.