All comment & opinion articles – Page 7
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Comment & OpinionWhy doesn’t supermarket halal reflect the UK Muslim population?
says Karama Khudairi, senior product brand manager at Golden Acre
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Comment & OpinionThe five ‘superpowers’ to keep shoppers coming back
In our hyper-competitive industry, here are five priorities for getting shoppers to keep returning to your brand, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionFibre is in vogue, but testing for it is notoriously tricky
As we attempt to get more fibre into diets, and growing numbers of fibre-related claims start to appear on-pack, it is likely the scientific testing for fibre will become a focus, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionRetail crime is finally falling, but the battle is far from won
Over the past year alone, around 590,000 incidents have affected retail staff
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Comment & OpinionInsta sandwich stunts provide history lessons and monstrosities
Some creations border on criminal, quite frankly
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Comment & OpinionThe NFU is back to business - but it’s time for action, not words
With a focus on ‘resilience’ and self-sufficiency, the conference looked to the future rather than dwelling on the not-so rosy past
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Comment & Opinion‘Good intentions’ are not enough, food needs a fundamental reset
Professor Susan Jebb argues we have reached the ‘tipping point’ that signals doom for any company no longer prepared to get on board the health train
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Comment & OpinionImmigration is a toxic issue but food & drink must face it
Many in the food and drink industry – and indeed beyond it into the NHS and the care sector – would argue that we simply don’t have enough available workers to fill all the jobs that need to be done, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: in-store accessibility and sustainable seafood
Keep aisles clear, make staffed checkouts easy to access and say totals aloud, says Iain Walker
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Comment & OpinionSustainable Chicken Forum ‘right up there with Donald Trump’s Board of Peace’
The SCF was unveiled on Thursday by food businesses claiming to ‘balance’ chicken welfare with sustainability, net zero and long-term supply resilience
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Comment & OpinionWhy alcohol brands don’t need to ‘go big’ with marketing
These moments generate reach and talkability, but what they don’t reliably do is build loyalty, says Siobhan McDade, chief publishing officer at Jungle Creations
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Comment & OpinionEPR reinforces a linear economy: making the case for ‘circular’ fees
Recalibrate EPR base fees to reflect the true net cost of managing different packaging materials and their real value to the circular economy, says Jason Galley of MPMA
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Comment & OpinionFood strategy is a policy opportunity we can’t afford to miss
This cannot be another strategy that sits on a shelf, or simply says the right things but has no teeth for delivery, says Andrew Stark, senior research and policy manager at Eating Better
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Comment & OpinionSocial impact from fixing food waste is far bigger than we realise
There are so many examples of industry-led social impact in this week’s Goodness special issue, says Kris Gibbon-Walsh, CEO of FareShare and guest editor of The Grocer
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: BrewDog, Boparan and charity Goodness
It’s not all doom and gloom at The Grocer. In fact it’s been Goodness Week, our annual special focusing on the industry’s social impact
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Comment & OpinionMorgan Freeman talks viewers through history of Warburtons
Freeman takes us back to the brand’s birth, providing an amusingly daft alternative history of a bread-obsessed family
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Comment & OpinionThe Hunger Game: Radio 4 series probes weight-loss jabs
Giles Yeo charts the early breakthroughs of the 1970s, before raising some pertinent questions
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Comment & OpinionThe £700 question: does cheap caviar mean killing dinosaurs?
Chinese caviar is backed by the state, with a single producer developed by its agriculture ministry producing 35% of global harvests in 2024 – and these competitors can offer prices as much as £700 cheaper per kilo
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Comment & OpinionRedistribution is prevention policy, not just waste policy
Redistribution must be recognised as part of the economic and health architecture of food waste reform, says Vic Harper of The Bread and Butter Thing
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Comment & OpinionWhy the language of ‘doing good’ must start with people
Consumers are not rejecting sustainability – they are demanding that it connect to lived experience, says Tessa Clarke, Olio CEO