All Daily Bread articles – Page 86
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Comment & OpinionTaylor review spells bad news for gig economy companies
The rise of court cases involving the gig economy – Uber and Deliveroo being the most high-profile – means the government will have to take the recommendations seriously
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Comment & OpinionThe multiples need to come clean on Brexit’s actual impact on prices
With material costs and retail prices shooting skywards, shoppers are being kept in the dark about the true cost of Brexit, warns ex Sainsbury’s boss Justin King
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Comment & OpinionIs Cadbury’s ‘return to Bournville’ a comment on post-Brexit Britain?
Mondelez has hailed the move, but no new jobs are going to be created. So what does this tell us about the future of food manufacturing in the UK?
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Comment & OpinionClubcard is reborn. But can it rediscover its mojo in the digital era?
Contactless technology, will give a new lease of life to the Clubcard and allow much more accessibility and instant marketing around shoppers’ buying habits
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s hasn’t taken its eye off the grocery ball. But will Nisa prove a distraction?
What a difference a quarter makes. One analyst described Sainsbury’s performance as “little short of a Lazarus moment” so should it now focus on its core business?
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Comment & OpinionLeaving the London Fisheries Convention tells us more about Gove than fishing rights post-Brexit
Leaving the relatively little-known convention represents a “first historic step” towards freeing the UK fishing sector from the shackles of Europe, but how significant is it?
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Comment & OpinionHappy 10th birthday, iPhone. You’ve been a gift to grocery
While online grocery is increasingly popular, profits still remain elusive. But the fmcg industry has embraced the smartphone in many other ways
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Comment & OpinionGreater clarity as to what craft beer is can only be helpful
The US Brewers Association has launched a new seal of authenticity for craft brewers. Time for the UK to follow suit
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Comment & OpinionThe timing of this latest round of Tesco job cuts doesn’t look good
Can ’Drastic Dave’ justify these cuts and will Tesco’s promise that they are being done for good reason stand up to scrutiny?
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Comment & OpinionWhat Unilever’s AI hiring experiment tells us about the future of grocery recruitment
The fmcg giant is trying out a new way to hire for some entry-level positions, which is driven almost entirely by algorithms
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Comment & OpinionUber-style surge pricing in supermarkets is uber-unlikely
The replacing of paper shelf-edge labels in some stores with electronic ones could mean prices go down rather than up
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Comment & OpinionCutting down on meat? It’s easier if the judgement is cut out too
Everyone agrees we needed to eat more veggies, but the occasional good quality steak is fine too
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Comment & OpinionDon’t hold your breath for a rapid passage of this bewildering array of Brexit Bills
There are enough minefields in these Bills to keep the Commons locked in disagreement for 22 years, let alone months
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Comment & OpinionThe future has changed: bricks & mortar has a role in the online world
Gone are the days when we believed internet shopping would turn our high streets into ghost towns. Today’s e-commerce experts firmly believe there is a place for physical retail spaces
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Comment & OpinionBuying fiercely independent Nisa will be no easy feat
Unlike Booker, which is a publicly listed company, Nisa is a member-owned collective of fiercely independent retailers
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Comment & OpinionBoozy lollies should beware of accidentally appealing to kids
You have to be a special kind of psychopath to realistically consider eating more than two of these and going on a bender
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Comment & OpinionHas Morrisons’ burger done dads justice for Father’s Day?
The ‘Daddy of all Burgers’ raises an equally big question, will Morrisons produce an extra-large brioche bun to handle it?
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Comment & OpinionProtein can be a powerhouse for the food industry as well as the supplements trade
The British Dietetic Association has today warned ads for protein supplements are misleading young adults, so what’s the alternatives?
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Comment & OpinionMichael Gove: The Grocer’s journalists on the new Defra helmsman
The new secretary of state for environment, food & rural affairs has raised eyebrows and divided opinions …
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer's view on the General Election 2017
Let us be absolutely clear Mrs May. There is no clarity right now. Only confusion …