Cost of living insight and opinion – Page 2
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Comment & OpinionFood banks are just a sticking plaster on poverty
Redistributing food waste through the charitable food aid sector cannot prevent poverty or stop hunger from happening, says Jessica Sinclair Taylor, deputy director at Feedback and Sabine Goodwin, director at Independent Food Aid Network
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Comment & OpinionIs 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
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Comment & OpinionWhy farms are the next big frontier for food waste
Greater intervention is needed to tackle the levels of edible food surplus that go to waste on our farms, says Kris Gibbon-Walsh, CEO at FareShare
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Comment & OpinionFive years on, we need to stop scapegoating Brexit
Brexit has since been superseded by other events, says Patrick Finlay, MD of The Category Management Company
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Comment & OpinionCMA misses the point on infant formula: parents need support
In other countries support and unbiased professional opinion at all stages of parenthood is widely available and appropriately funded, says Emma Rossington, MD at Hipp Organic UK
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Comment & OpinionKellogg’s TV ad starring Cornelius the giant green cockerel is no joke
Cereal giant Kellogg’s has splashed £12m on a bold marketing campaign, featuring a modern reinvention of its 66-year-old mascot
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Comment & OpinionFood & drink faces a decisive political year in 2025
There is very significant concern over this government’s understanding of and care for the food and drink industry, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionSticking-plaster tactics won’t solve systemic food issues
Instead of trying to treat the symptoms, we should be asking why problems of injustice and ill health are happening to begin with, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionCan Sainsbury’s solve its ‘ridiculous’ yellow sticker self-checkout woes?
As customers continue to queue, Sainsbury’s self-checkout issues show retailers can’t give fraudsters carte blanche to do as they wish in the name of preserving ‘customer experience’
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Comment & OpinionIGD’s new group will unite supply chain on food redistribution
Food industry leaders are launching a new and dedicated group to work across the food supply chain to identify sources of surplus food and get it to charities and communities in need
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Comment & OpinionWhy retailers must support families who rely on baby formula
Soaring formula prices are forcing cash-strapped parents to resort to desperate measures like shoplifting or watering down
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Comment & OpinionWhat does the budget mean for fmcg growth prospects in 2025?
Efficiency will be the watchword for 2025 as businesses navigated rising expenses, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment & OpinionThe budget has set the stage for a tough business environment
Many businesses will be counting the cost of the triple-whammy of higher National Insurance contributions, lower thresholds, and a whopping increase in the national living wage, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s budget gamble leaves businesses scrambling for cash
Labour is hoping it can both raid corporate pockets and simultaneously stimulate growth
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Comment & Opinion‘Lethal’ Glen’s Vodka highlights growing food fraud concerns
It’s yet another in a long list of food fraud incidents reported this year
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from insolvencies in fresh produce
Businesses are being hit by the weather, supermarket behaviour and consumer trends, says Tom Swiers, director and head of food & drink at Interpath Advisory
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Comment & OpinionIceland is right to flag retail crime measures, but police support is a must
Richard Walker’s proposal for more heavy-handed security guards likely stems from concerns over police support
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Comment & OpinionThink local to improve Britain’s high streets
If Labour is to rejuvenate our high streets, it needs to think carefully about the marketing and creative propositions that will thrive in this new future, says Fergus McCallum, CEO at creative agency TBWA\MCR
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Comment & OpinionWhy promotional investment is the new formula for growth
There has been a significant increase in promotional spending over the past 12 months, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment & OpinionBrands must break the shrinkflation cycle and earn back trust
Brands have more to lose than to gain by employing the tactics of shrinkflation, says Daniel Quinn, head of innovation at The Forge