All comment & opinion articles – Page 527
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on Chilcot, Bradford bangers and Canadian moose offal
Such have been the calls on my time recently touting ice cream in intervals at the Chilcot Inquiry and scripting Campbell's TV interviews that until now I haven't had the chance to visit my new best friend Dalton O'Philips.
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Disappointed by loss of Blueprint
I write to add my name to the growing list of independent retailers saddened and disappointed at the loss of the Take Home Blueprint Scheme.
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Second Opinion: We must define a sustainable diet
Government bodies recognise the need for a unified voice and message, says Tim Lang
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer in the media: James Ball talks food inflation on BBC News
The Grocer's chief reporter, James Ball, spoke to the BBC about the 2.8% food price rise in Britain in January, the highest monthly rise for two years, which has prompted concerns for those on low incomes.
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Saturday Essay: Big changes on cards as cheques check out
Retailers that only accept cash and cheques need to think about introducing card acceptance now, says Bill Thomson
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye... on a trans-global journey to discovery the bleedin' obvious
Having delayed watching Crop to Shop: Jimmy's Supermarket Secrets (7.30pm, BBC1 3 February) to catch the Leeds Spurs game (fortunately the Mighty Whites threw the game so they could concentrate once more on the real task in hand securing promotion), I was praying the one hour 'exposé' of the supermarkets' ...
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on thirsty Scots and liver-dissolving commotion lotion
Normally, bewildered readership, I struggle to find any sense of kinship with our hirsute brethren north of the border, but even I as a true son of St George (making me a Palestinian it would seem) have now found some sympathy with the plight of the Scottish consumer.
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Second Opinion: Time to stop demonising satfats
Research shows FSA is wrong to condemn these natural, unprocessed foods, says Joanna Blythman
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Third Party: Don’t underestimate role of 2030 strategy
This government initiative sets the scene for debates that will shape producer and retailer policies, says Sue Davies
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Critical Eye... on why an iPad is better than kids
As someone who doesn't have kids, I admit I have as much interest in their dietary needs as I have in the latest Michael Bublé album... make that song. But while I'd rather have one of those whizzy looking iPads than an exquisitely monikered...
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on a Cadbury finger just for Irene
Hardly had the Cadbury bunny emitted her agonized death rattle when the DRIP Batphone trilled to signify a communication from my liege Lord Mandacity. He's in the Alps for the duration, suppressing the mogul hordes (on his snowboard at least) and...
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Camelot's only concern is cash for good causes
I can assure Nick Jhuti that the only thing Camelot's retailer selection policy favours is delivering as much money as possible for the good causes by giving the best possible access to...
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Pulling together on green logistics
The distribution industry needs to work with research bodies and each other to create sustainable waste management solutions. Distributors need to take action now to ensure their businesses remain sustainable.
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Second Opinion: Get set for all change at the top
The fiscal policy of a new government is the key event in the coming year, says Clive Black
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Comment & OpinionDon Pumsey on why Haitian malaise is a right pain in the alms
There are some weeks when even I, befuddled readers, struggle to find the words to bring a little ribald humour into your meaningless and humdrum lives. And the source of my malaise is not the loss of the nation's last British institution (pace all...
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Critical Eye... on Gordon's well-oiled passage to India
You can just imagine the exchange that took place before Ramsay made his great escape to India.
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Third Party: Isn’t it time to send the mystery shoppers in?
What consumers really care about should be researched and then funded – and all else discarded, says Nigel Cover
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Saturday Essay: Clarity is best weapon in sustainability battle
While publicity is great for sustainable fishing, we must take care not to scare consumers off totally, says Mitch Tonks
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Indies can’t win Camelot lottery
Independent retailers like me across the country are applying for the lottery only to find their application is turned down.
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Critical Eye... on hairy mums and freezing picnics
I was contemplating watching the first part of Delia's new series (Delia Through The Decades, BBC2, 8.30pm, 11 January), but she was so wistful about the past in the Christmas special, the prospect of a second dollop of nostalgia didn't appeal.