All comment & opinion articles – Page 522
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Third Party: Technology can combat the enemy within
Following warnings that crime may rise, retailers should look to PoS analysis and CCTV to tackle fraud, says Richard Goodall
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Second Opinion: Close the door on GM evangelists
The lobbyists' argument hasn't changed - but the world's view of GM has, says Joanna Blythman
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Editor's Comment: Cadbury chooses a good day to bury good news
W ill the London 2012 Olympic Games be an advertisement for sport and fun, or health and safety? I ask because my abiding memory of Britain's toe-curling contribution to the Beijing closing ceremony involved a young girl, 'representing' British...
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Ad of the Week: When hippy met weightlifter
It can't be easy devising a marketing campaign for Holland & Barrett that appeals to both ends of its demographic spectrum -tofu-chugging ex-hippies called Moonbeam and vein-popping Schwarzenegger wannabes intent on putting the 'cretin' in...
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SIAL 2008: Emma Goss-Custard, Honeybuns
Honeybuns' Emma Goss-Custard reports exclusively for thegrocer.co.uk from this year's SIAL trade show
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SIAL 2008: Keith Garden, Only Natural Products
Keith Garden, managing director of Only Natural Products, exhibiting with Epicurean International, reports exclusively for thegrocer.co.uk from this year's SIAL trade show
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SIAL 2008: Alan Coxon, Historic Food
Alan Coxon, food archaeologist and creator of the Historic Food range, reports exclusively for thegrocer.co.uk from this year's SIAL trade show
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SIAL 2008: Steve Cabrera, Southern Alps
Steve Cabrera, commercial director at Southern Alps, reports exclusively for thegrocer.co.uk from this year's SIAL trade show
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SIAL 2008: Martin Savage, Zeina Foods
Zeina Foods sales and marketing manager Martin Savage reports exclusively from for thegrocer.co.uk from this year's SIAL trade show
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SIAL 2008: Michael Jolley, Dart Valley Foods
Dart Valley Foods managing director Michael Jolley reports exclusively for thegrocer.co.uk from this year's SIAL trade show
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Second Opinion: Grocery is a better bet than most
Investors willing to play the longer game should consider the multiples, says Kevin Hawkins
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Saturday Essay: The grass is not always greener overseas
In fact, it sometimes pays to keep your manufacturing base in Britain when times get rough, argues Chris Marshall
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Food Standards Agency pulls wonky willy spread
Headline-writers were cock-a-hoop last week at the news Ann Summers was being forced to pull chocolate-flavoured body paint containing melamine – probably not the first panicky withdrawal involving a product from the cheap-and-cheerful sex...
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Saturday Essay: Pressure to trade ethically will only increase
The Ethical Trading Initiative can celebrate many achievements but much more needs to be done, says Alan Roberts
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third Party: The right partner boosts an entire business
Manufacturers are realising that a logistics provider’s reliability is more important than the cost, says Dale Fiddy
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Editor's Comment: Silence over bank nationalisation bodes ill for the food and drink industry
Is the glass half full or three quarters empty? Will it get any worse? How long before it gets any better? At this week’s IGD conference, the industry attempted to answer questions normally addressed by economists, soothsayers and astrologists. I’m...
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Comment & OpinionSecond Opinion: A call to arms over food security
Tim Lang asks what priorities the new Council of Food Policy Advisors should have.
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Saturday Essay: Now more than ever, innovation is the key
During times of economic uncertainty shoppers will continue to look to brands they know and trust, says Ian Radcliffe