All comment & opinion articles – Page 60
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Comment & OpinionFairtrade’s Shared Impact will ensure long-term security for growers
The pressing issues faced by farmers have now reached a critical point that cannot be ignored, says Fairtrade Foundation associate director for sustainable sourcing Anna Mann
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Comment & OpinionFood & drink needs to get ahead of the UPF debate
Everywhere you look – in the media, online, and in the bookshop window – we’re confronted with warnings about ultra-processed foods, says Tom Horsman, director at SPQR Agency
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Comment & OpinionSqueezy butter – perfect for home bakers or just plain wrong?
The new Anchor Squeezy product, where Arla has ‘taken our delicious butter and popped it into a bottle’, will hit the mults in July
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Comment & OpinionWhat Leadsom, Gove and Eustice brought to Defra in their reign
As parliament is prorogued this week, we say goodbye to former Defra secretaries Andrea Leadsom, Michael Gove and George Eustice, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionNatasha Clinical Trial shows a new way forward on food allergies
Doctors say they are already seeing children on the trial who are able to tolerate the foods which previously would have triggered a severe allergic reaction, says Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, co-founder of the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
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Comment & Opinion£700m for Princes suggests the deal famine could be over
After plenty of twists and turns, Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi has secured a deal to sell its canned food giant Princes in a deal that augurs well for the long-awaited uptick in food and drink dealmaking to finally take hold
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Comment & OpinionBrands need to ruffle feathers to stand out on today’s shelf
We live in an increasingly noisy world, constantly bombarded with marketing messages – brands need to cut through the clutter, says Wander Bruijel, chief strategy officer at Born Ugly
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Comment & Opinion‘Trusted traders’ are vital to improving EU border checks
This sensible scheme has the potential to radically streamline the certification process, says Phil Pluck, CEO of the Cold Chain Federation
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Comment & OpinionWhy the Grocer 33 price comparison survey is allowing loyalty prices
Our transparent (and constantly changing) Grocer 33 weekly price comparisons show time and again that loyalty pricing is having a meaningful impact on inflation, says Adam Leyland, editor-in-chief of The Grocer
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Comment & OpinionJude Bellingham brings energy to Lucozade campaign
The brand’s latest ad is a timely take on a previous one featuring basketballers and northern soul dancers
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Comment & OpinionChef Reactions: sarcastic expert entertains with cutting food video takedowns
Social media is awash with cookery videos. And most of them are terrible
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Comment & OpinionWork wars: how to avoid escalations and keep conflict in check
Here’s how to reduce your conflicts by 20% and your escalations by 50%
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Comment & OpinionDisaster planning not the best start to an election campaign
The food and drink industry has put thoughts of summer holidays on hold to go into full manifesto mode
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Comment & OpinionFood banks are now normalised. This is a failure of state
Emergency charitable food aid feels like it has become entrenched in the UK, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionM&S finally puts turnaround doubts to bed with ‘glittering results’
The business is being hailed as the UK’s new ‘retail champion’
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Comment & OpinionWhat the NFU wants to see beyond the Farm to Fork Summit
A public show of support isn’t enough – we need actions and policies, says NFU president Tom Bradshaw
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Comment & OpinionCookie-cutter loyalty programmes won’t cut it anymore
Creating compelling reasons for shoppers to come back again and again is essential, says Maria Giacobbe, SVP of business development at Epsilon UK
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Comment & OpinionWhy Tesco, TikTok and salad is a significant combo
Stupid dances, silly challenges and now Tesco salad bays. Just a few of the many ways TikTok has changed how consumers consume and now, apparently, how businesses do business
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Comment & OpinionHow AI can revive a stagnant innovation climate
Rapid advances in AI give brands a new tool to create disruptive innovation at a fraction of the cost and time, says Jonny Forsyth, director of Mintel Food & Drink
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Comment & OpinionAll eyes on ‘industry first’ ethical banana buying coalitions
Farmers involved in sourcing commodities like bananas for the major supermarkets are often at the frontline of the climate crisis and have to contend with poor working conditions