All comment & opinion articles – Page 6
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Out-of-home chains can’t afford to ignore health mandate
Chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Domino’s and Burger King are rapidly expanding into almost every corner of the world, says Georgie Cowell, senior research officer at ShareAction
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Labour must double down and make reusable packaging mainstream
Labour promised a zero-waste economy - reuse and refill is a sure-fire way of cutting plastic pollution at source, says City to Sea CEO Jane Martin
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Old Spice buccaneer outwits stinky pirates
The golden age of piracy has provided fodder for many films and TV shows. But most ignore an unpalatable truth: pirates stunk
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Defra’s abrupt termination of the SFI is reprehensible
For farmers not to receive payment after opting under the terms of SFI to reduce productivity or forego income is morally repugnant
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Chris Spargo: YouTube documentarian solves mundane mysteries
YouTuber Chris Spargo discovers why UK crisp packets changed their colourways – swapping salt & vinegar’s blue for green, and vice versa for cheese & onion
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My Dragons’ Den experience: was it worth it?
We went into full project management mode a few months before filming: overhauling our website, refining messaging, and preparing for every scenario, says Laura Harnett, Seep founder
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Are M&S’s one-ingredient corn flakes really any healthier?
M&S took simplification of food to the next level earlier this week, with its one-ingredient corn flakes – but are consumers missing out?
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Will Plenish’s ‘immunity’ ad trigger a health marketing clampdown?
The ASA says it can only act on an ad if a complaint is made, but there are compelling reasons for a proactive investigation into health marketing claims
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Iceland’s push to dominate retail media will be a challenge
The success of Iceland’s ambitious retail media rollout will depend on its ‘long tail strategy’ and how well it can monetise its retail media data
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Amazon ruins GSCOP’s reputation. Why is the GCA allowing it?
Amazon entered the GCA’s jurisdiction as a serial code offender and has been allowed to get worse, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Beware the perils of jumping on the UPF bandwagon
It is worrying how many food industry players are attempting to grab the UPF tiger by the tail, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Has Pepsi jumped the retail media shark with its Morrisons tunnel experience?
Retail media is becoming ever harder, if not impossible, for shoppers to avoid, says The Grocer’s technology editor George Nott
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Even Poundland is struggling. What now for the UK high street?
It’s been a big week for the high street, with a WH Smith selloff and a ‘potential’ Poundland sale dominating the retail headlines
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Will a Grinch-like ASA steal our Christmas supermarket ads?
Blockbuster supermarket ads are as much of a fixture of Christmas as mince pies
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Chocolate Naive advert takes the arthouse approach
The ad is an unhurried half-glance at the manufacturing process, shot in gauzy black and white
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With Love, Meghan: an insubstantial look at ‘the joy of hostessing’
The show carries with it a sense the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been casting about for ways to fulfil their Netflix contract
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Becoming a B Corp helped us drive change and excited our team
B Corp sets a collective standard that is already served by existing demand, says Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble
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Will bright blue Takis sell in a nation worried about UPF?
Takis’ latest NPD contains palm fat, maltodextrin and the controversial colouring Brilliant Blue FCF
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For facts sake: proof that UK supermarket shelves aren’t going empty
Work is being done on the UK’s food security: scaremongering in the national press isn’t helpful
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Is retail’s perfect shoplifting storm coming to an end?
The Crime & Policing Bill has finally entered parliament, putting the industry a step closer to the shoplifting protections it has fought for