All comment & opinion articles – Page 5
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Comment & OpinionIf Pret’s golden days are over, where does it go next?
Pret has reported a 3% increase in like-for-like sales but signalled a strong focus on value for money going forward, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionLa terza via: why premium home meals are the new eating out
Premium food brands and supermarkets are waking up to the fact British dining habits are changing, says David Milner, executive chairman at Crosta Mollica
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Comment & OpinionWhy farming communities need us to spill the Fairtrade tea
We need tea drinkers to understand the challenges and make informed, proactive shopping choices, says Adele Ward, Clipper Teas marketing director at Ecotone UK
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Comment & OpinionThe Fearless Foodie: new podcast offers little insight into management
The host is food industry veteran Amy Wilkinson, former co-host of the Oh For Food’s Sake podcast
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Comment & OpinionThe HFSS ad ban is coming – but does anyone know what it means?
Despite a series of interventions by the government, there is still a degree of legal uncertainty over exactly what will and won’t be allowed once the much-delayed legislation lands for real in January
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Comment & OpinionReprobates ruled out: why Aldi’s sparkling wine fell foul of the code
The Independent Complaints Panel of the Portman Group, the alcohol industry marketing self-regulator, found the packaging of the Aldi own-label wine ‘created a direct and dominant association with illegal behaviour’
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Comment & OpinionWho was Argos’ swooping suitor and why does Sainsbury’s want to sell?
Argos represents a ‘key piece in the puzzle’ Chinese giant JD.com is trying to solve, according to experts
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s gets personal with Your Nectar Prices push
Bags, signage and even lookalike staff members underline how personal the deals are
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Comment & OpinionWinning M&S distribution deal from Booker is a real feather in Blakemore’s cap
For many years, Blakemore has been one of the best and most efficient distribution businesses in the UK
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Comment & OpinionFake Sainsbury’s AI job ad evokes ‘low-paid workers in a trench coat’
The artwork depicts a staff member encased in the machine, operating it from within like the Mechanical Turk
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Comment & OpinionRetailers and food brands must help silence the ‘food noise’
Nearly nine out of 10 Brits admit to eating when they’re not actually hungry and almost half say they think about food ‘all the time’, says Zoe Griffiths, VP of behavioural medicine at Numan
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Comment & OpinionFood price inflation will bring down Starmer’s government
Sustained food price inflation promises to fuel a cost of living crisis which is immediately obvious to anyone who goes in a supermarket or convenience store (which probably excludes the PM), says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionWH Smith’s ‘pay-to-play’ model isn’t the real problem
WH Smith’s ‘pay to play’ model was one of the great unspoken topics in our industry, says Andrew Allen, consultant and entrepreneur-in-residence at Bidfood
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Comment & OpinionA cruel irony: UPF panic is undermining plant-based progress
Under the broad umbrella of UPF classification, plant-based meat alternatives sit uncomfortably alongside sugary cereals, fizzy drinks, and processed meats, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder & CEO of SPQR
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Comment & OpinionRIP Rum Stripe: Why can’t big beer get ‘beyond beer’ innovation right?
Non-beer innovations are churned out regularly by the major brewers in the US. So why are versions from UK brewers more hit and miss?
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Comment & OpinionVape ban is public health own goal as Brits return to cigarettes
I was horrified to read that people are smoking more cigarettes due to the disposable vape ban, says John Dunne, director general at the UK Vaping Industry Association
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Comment & OpinionC-stores must fight back as shoplifting hits record high
My local police force, West Midlands Police, has just reported a 60% increase in suspected shop theft arrests over the past two years thanks to changes made to its policing model and call handling systems, says Jason Wouhra, CEO of Lioncroft Wholesale and chair of Unitas
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Comment & OpinionCommunity, not campaigns: the new wave of fmcg social media
A brand that can spark a recipe hack, TikTok duets and dinner-table debates earns its place in culture, says Melissa Chapman, CEO, Jungle Creations
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Comment & OpinionCan AI smart trolleys make grocery shopping feel like an adventure?
Morrisons is trialling new ‘AI trolleys’ that it hopes will enhance the shopper experience
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Comment & OpinionCan Pret a Manger take a bite out of the meal deal market?
Pret a Manger is on a mission to test new meal deals before a full-scale rollout, but can its latest promo mechanic succeed?