All comment & opinion articles – Page 70
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Comment & OpinionUltra-processed food can be nutritious – depending on its makers’ motives
It’s not about UPF versus healthy, let alone debunked dead-ends like calories and HFSS, says Modern Baker co-founder Leo Campbell
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Comment & OpinionBrewDog spirits could succeed. But not because of BrewDog
BrewDog’s name doesn’t feature heavily on its new spirits bottles, and it’s playing up how ‘on-trend’ they are
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Comment & OpinionFood security: the only topic on the agenda for Sunak’s summit
Issues across farming, climate change and food poverty are all relevant to Rishi Sunak’s meeting
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Comment & OpinionMarketers don’t need a coronation to push seasonal sales
Inspiring seasonal sales all year round can bring incremental gains, says Alban Villani, regional CEO EMEA at CitrusAd
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Comment & OpinionThe coronation of King Charles III will bring much-needed cash to grocery tills
Supermarkets haven’t exactly pulled out all the stops, but street parties and other festivities are still likely to boost sales
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Comment & OpinionShaken Udder’s judge sets the bar for courtroom fun
Shaken Udder is making its TV debut with an ad called ‘Do what makes you happy’ – set in a courtroom
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Comment & OpinionBusinesses must prepare for new EU deforestation regulations
Upcoming EU laws will require importers to demonstrate no deforestation has occurred in their supply chains, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & OpinionWhat can farmers and retail bosses expect from the ‘Sunak summit’?
The agenda is currently a mystery, but that the meeting has been brought forward suggests a level of urgency
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Comment & OpinionBrands must push innovation to avoid the consumer tradedown
Innovation may feel risky but brands must stay close to shoppers’ hearts during difficult times, says Dr Nicki Morley, head of behavioural science and innovation expertise, UK Insights, at Kantar
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Comment & OpinionRenée Elliott back at the Planet Organic helm bodes well for the business
Will Renée Elliott succeed? There are three reasons why, for me, the answer is a resounding yes, says Karen Green, author of Buyer-ology
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Comment & OpinionLoyalty schemes moving to deep-cut promotions will incentivise disloyalty
Deep cuts can be category killers – as consumers shop around, the category becomes commoditised and devalued, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionChallenger brands are proving there is still room for premiumisation in soft drinks
Is there a more fertile category right now than soft drinks?
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Comment & OpinionThere’s a worrying new trend for brands: deinfluencers
As many as 79% of shoppers believe brands are involved in ‘greedflation’
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Comment & OpinionMarmite’s elaborate faux documentary causes confusion
We meet parents-to-be submitting to hospital tests to see if their babies will be Marmite lovers or haters
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Comment & OpinionGregg Wallace returns with hairnet and bags of enthusiasm for Heck tour
Despite having been to practically every factory in Britain, Wallace’s enthusiasm for everything he observes remains undiminished
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Comment & OpinionDo you push or pull? A lesson in sales from the Wolf of Wall Street
What would you do if Jordan Belfort asked you to sell him a pen?
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Comment & OpinionSix key takeaways from the UK Food & Drink Shows 2023
Forget year of the rabbit, this is quite clearly the year of the vape
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Comment & OpinionWhy is food and drink innovation only accessible to the privileged few?
Between 2009 and 2019, 42% of venture capital money went to founders from an ‘elite educational background’, says Louis Bedwell, MD at Mission Ventures
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Comment & Opinion‘Eco-modernists’ fail to appreciate the societal importance of livestock
The Dublin Declaration reminds us human civilisation has been built on livestock for more than 5,000 years, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionThe future looks rosier at Planet Organic after surprise rescue by founder Renée Elliott
Suppliers – not to mention employees – will have breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as Planet Organic secured an unlikely rescue spearheaded by the chain’s founder Renée Elliott