All comment & opinion articles – Page 547
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Opinion - "The upheaval in our 2007 Power List reflects just how much price has become the elephant in the room"
Power. Shakespeare had a word or two on the subject. So, by way of introduction, here's the opening quatrain of Sonnet 94. "They that have power to hurt and will do none/That do not do the thing they most do show/Who, moving others, are themselves...
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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First rumblings of a price battle
The difference between the changes in input and on-shelf prices is at its highest level this decade, which could affect margin forecasts and even prompt a battle on priceFood price inflation has been an issue for the industry for a while...
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The lamentable loss of Food from Britain
The lamentable loss of Food from Britain Enrique Guillen MD, Alifoods Spain Sir; Alifoods is a Spanish food and drink distributor specialising in imported products…
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Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Union welcomes pay move for temps...
Sir; This week has been a good one for the UK's workers. A landmark move by the government saw the country's 1.4 million temporary and agency workers, many of whom work in food, win the right to equal pay after 12 weeks in a job. At...
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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The time is over for easy answers
Sorting out the global food crisis is not about helping developing countries; it's about accepting that the UK is part of the problemSmoke signals from last week's Downing Street food security seminar highlighted Whitehall thinking but...
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Time to take rules on competition seriously
Susan Singleton Solicitor, principal, SingletonsSir; The recent OFT raids and pricing investigations might make supermarkets feel their sector, which arguably has delivered better value and low prices to the consumer than others,...
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Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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It's GM time, so why is it taking so long?
It's GM time, so why is it taking so long? Tony Combes WokingSir; The FDF is right to ask "Could GM be the solution to our global food crisis?" (The Grocer, 26 April, p24)....
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Invest now in food production capacity
Invest now in food production capacityPhilip Richardson Farmer, Norfolk Sir; Rising world food prices have provoked a spate of comment on future food security. Your columnists Tim Lang and Kevin Hawkins may disagree on the...
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It might be a pasty, but it's not Cornish
It might be a pasty, but it's not Cornish Peter Mitchell Cornishman in exile Sir; While I would wholeheartedly agree with Mark Duddridge, MD of Ginsters, that Cornish pasties should secure PGI status (Letters, The Grocer, 12...
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Could GM be the solution to our global food crisis?
With world food prices rising as a result of growing global demand, perhaps it is time to accept the potential of GM technologiesWho could have foreseen this time last year that one of the issues topping the G8 summit agenda would be...
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Invest in GM, not in niche markets
Tim Lang wants a new sustainable food policy. His thinking is that compliance will follow. It won'tEveryone seems to agree the era of "cheap food" is over. So how will we cope? All those suburban dilettantes who used to condemn...
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Letter of the week - A salute to the MLC's achievements
The 12 months ending 31 March was the final year of operation for the Meat and Livestock Commission after almost 41 years of achievement and outstanding service to the British red meat industry. It is not so much an end, as a new beginning. Much of...