All comment & opinion articles – Page 6
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Diageo job cuts & Asda’s convenience push
Diageo confirms it shed nearly 2,000 jobs last year, with more cuts expected as the drinks giant rolls out its new operating model, plus Asda’s move into indie convenience and a busy week for M&A
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Comment & OpinionCrunch time for Old El Paso in sensual spot
OEP spotlights ‘better crunch, better flavour’ in a sound-focused ad with a strangely sexy conclusion
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Comment & OpinionLunchbox Envy: QI podcast provides avalanche of foodie facts
‘Huh’ moments aplenty as the fact-loving QI ‘elves’ address chillies
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Comment & OpinionFood needs to fuel people, not just fill them
Only 4% of people meet the recommended fibre intake, but small changes to everyday flour products beats asking shoppers to switch to specialist ranges, says Simon Curran, head of technical bakery and innovation at Whitworth Bros
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Comment & OpinionRight crime, wrong face: Who’s to blame when facial recognition gets it wrong?
Bleating about the accuracy of the tech and blaming shopworkers when they get it wrong is an underhanded misdirection from the facial recognition companies
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are central to the next chapter of the smoke-free journey
New regulations are imminent – but much of what retailers will be asked to do will already feel very familiar, says Caroline Cerny of Action on Smoking & Health
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Comment & OpinionDo you have a strategy or just a shopping list?
Agreeing on the core problem to solve will take your strategy further than a long list of goals, says François Bazini, former CMO at Suntory Beverage & Food Europe
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s the deal with Asda’s indie convenience push?
Last week, Asda announced a new wholesale supply model for independent retailers, after striking a partnership with Scottish retailer One O One to trial its new Asda Convenience fascia in three Glasgow stores
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Comment & OpinionAu Vodka sale is a British success story that deserves toasting
To the two lads from Swansea for whom the sky was the limit, Au Vodka’s sale must feel like a dream come true
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Comment & OpinionScaremongering about sugar is pushing out the actual science
Healthy eating is important – but it must be backed up by good-quality, well-conducted, well-communicated science, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & Opinion‘Price gouging’? Grocery retailers hardly have the chance
Grocery retailing is fiercely competitive – if retailers get anywhere near being comfortable, they pay, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionThe CMA cleared loyalty pricing. So why is Aldi reopening the debate?
Surprise, surprise: a change of prime minister, another pledge to tackle the cost of living crisis, and the loyalty pricing debate is back
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: CMA rules on Aldi & Lidl, drought pressures mount
Aldi and Lidl have spent years insisting they stock fewer than 3,000 lines each. The CMA has now shown otherwise
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Comment & OpinionJaffa Cakes rap: duo Pete & Bas add fuel to treat debate
Rap duo Peter Bowditch and Basil Bellgrave – both of whom are in their mid-70s - produce a fun effort for McVitie’s
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Comment & OpinionSustained growth for Diageo is the real test for Dave Lewis
Nine months into the CEO job at Diageo, ‘Drastic’ Dave Lewis has applied a familiar strategy
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Comment & OpinionExtreme weather cannot be dismissed as a one-off, it is a warning
While this summer has brought some of the worst drought conditions farmers and growers have experienced, it cannot be dismissed as a one-off. It is a warning of what the future could hold.
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Comment & OpinionDairylea’s adventures are all in the mind
A Dairylea-fuelled kid demonstrates the power of imagination – but doesn’t get to have any real fun
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Comment & OpinionYour new product is out there. Congratulations! Now the work begins
says Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble
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Comment & OpinionWhy climate risk is a foreign policy problem
As drought grips England and low water levels disrupt the Rhine, trade policy needs to treat climate risk as a standing economic threat, not a one-off shock, says Marco Forgione, DG of The Chartered Institute of Export & International Trade
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Comment & OpinionHFSS regulations prompt a switch from discount promos to hybrid advertising – and it’s working
New rules have required brands to create a compliant mix of brand and product adverts, the data suggests it’s working, says James Dunaj, partner success director at Circana