All Daily Bread articles – Page 75
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Comment & OpinionHow scared should suppliers be about the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger?
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said that Sainsbury’s had “good supplier relations and supported British producers extensively” but that hasn’t stopped the NFU from expressing its concerns vociferously …
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Comment & OpinionOur petition has passed 10,000 signatures – let’s keep food waste on the agenda
Let’s not stop there. Quite rightly the plastic plague on our oceans has now shot up the political agenda, but food waste remains an issue in urgent need of attention, too
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Comment & OpinionGet real, government – leaving the customs union would be disastrous for food & drink
The government’s decision to leave both the single market and the customs union is an idealistic vision of future trade growth in developing countries that might not even happen
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Comment & OpinionDoes CAMRA’s narrowing lens herald its own demise?
A two-year consultation into its future, rife with hand-wringing and soul-searching, has come to a close with the decision not to widen its remit to include all beer and cider drinkers
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Comment & OpinionAs takeover gets go-ahead, Co-op will need swift success to satisfy Nisa members
The Co-op will have to quickly get to grips with dealing with thousands of individual and fiercely independent business owners
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Comment & OpinionThe biggest food & drink trends and launches from William Reed’s NEC shows
For those who couldn’t make it, here are some of the key trends and standout innovations from the biennial event …
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Comment & OpinionScottish sell-off is a landmark moment for First Milk
The dairy co-op said yesterday it was placing its Arran and Campbeltown creameries for sale
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Comment & OpinionWill the government dance to Jamie and Hugh’s anti-obesity tune?
Oliver is said to have already met the prime mnister and senior ministers to discuss measures that could be brought in as part of an obesity pan
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Comment & OpinionWetherspoon’s social withdrawal may prompt brands to rethink their strategies
’The way most companies run social media is a total waste of time and money’, says one guru, but what to make of JDW’s bold announcement?
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose proves there is no such thing as a free coffee
There is no such thing as a free lunch. Nor free coffee at a Waitrose café …
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Comment & OpinionSuppliers search for clues as Tesco-Booker hints at future strategy
Booker boss (and Tesco’s newly installed UK CEO) Charles Wilson, together with Tesco chief product officer Jason Tarry, have held initial talks with 39 of Tesco’s biggest suppliers and will summoning smaller suppliers soon
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons and Tesco look to revive fortunes of own-label value brands
Overhaul of Morrisons’ own-label budget range, with new packaging and prices cut to as low as 20p for some everyday food items, involves more than 250 SKUs at launch
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Comment & OpinionGove takes the F out of Defra with Goldsmith appointment
The environment secretary has no interest in winning the hearts and minds of British farmers as he ploughs ahead with his vision for a green Brexit
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Comment & OpinionAs Richmond gets on board, will chicken sausages soon be the norm?
What started as a niche product aimed at dieters and gym goers has made steady inroads into the mainstream in recent months …
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Comment & OpinionThe cat’s out of the bag, so who will buy Blakemore’s cash & carry division?
The key to this is not likely to be the price but rather who will want the sites
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Comment & OpinionCould Australian trade talks undermine the UK’s post-Brexit welfare promises?
Michael Gove might have won the battle over chlorinated chicken, but the war on our food standards has only just begun, hormone-treated beef imports anyone?
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Comment & OpinionIs joined-up policymaking a casualty of rushed DRS decision?
Even before the official consultation begins, there is a very different view emerging among industry and environmental sources as to the government’s handling of the plastic crisis
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Comment & OpinionWill Nestlé’s Wowsomes development change the game in sugar reduction?
This is a big deal, even as the true potential of the concept remains to be seen
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Comment & OpinionIgnore Lidl’s ‘official line’ – it’s going online
When is Lidl UK going to start selling online? According to the discounter it’s a question of ‘if’, not ‘when’
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Comment & OpinionMuffin report is hardly shocking, but there is work to do on morning goods
Action on Sugar has exclusively revealed that ’blueberry muffins are not a healthy snack option’, in case you didn’t already know?