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>>Joanna Blythman, author of Shopped - The Shocking Power of British SupermarketsNowadays, supermarkets sell a significant number of books at keen prices. But you can bet your bottom dollar that they won’t be stocking my new book....
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>>Why aren’t more British companies exporting asks David McNair, Chief Executive, Food from BritainThere are still food and drink organisations that are confining the application of their hard-won business edge to the intensively...
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>>Clive Beddall, Editor-at-large, william reed PUBLISHING, weighs up the merits of wisdom versus youthSo what does it say about the business customs of UK Grocery plc that the two most talked about top dogs in the supermarket sector...
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>>Independents need to raise standards not white flags, says Ed Ferguson, managing director of CJ Lang & SonIt is time for independent retailers to raise their standards instead of hanging out the white flags in the wake of the...
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>>buyers need wider nutritional information… Jonathan Bedford, chilled category controller, Unilever BestfoodsToday (June 5) is the beginning of Heart Week, the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) annual campaign to focus public...
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>>the panic over fuel prices highlights the UK’s risky food policy…tim lang, professor of food policy at city universityThe recent debate – some might say almost panic – about fuel prices highlights yet again that the food...
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>>Adam Pritchard, MD of RJA Foods… how small suppliers can get a big breakToday’s ABC1 consumers are an educated bunch, fed on a diet of internet information, overdosing on health features and gorging on alarmist headlines that...
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>>Solutions to illegal gang labour – zad padda, head of operations, fusion personnelLast week the press delivered another barrage of stories about the gangmaster issue after the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee...
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Why are we British so timid about health policy? We confuse healthcare systems (the NHS, doctors, beds, waiting times etc) with public health. Food is no exception to this approach. I have just returned from a working visit to Dubrovnik, Croatia -...
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There is nothing so stimulating as a good argument. Good sex? Maybe, but at a certain age the intense pleasure is measured in minutes rather than hours - or so I am reliably informed - and it is usually shared with one other person at a time. Seldom...
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>>Fighting the thug at the counter – John Hannett, general secretary of shop workers union UsdawUsdaw’s Freedom From Fear campaign has brought the problem of violence and abusive behaviour towards retail staff to the attention of the...
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>>the code of practice must be made to work – NOW. Clive beddall, editor-at-large, william reed groupIt is doubtful whether any issue within UK Grocery plc has spawned as much cynicism and hollow laughter as the DTI’s code of trading...
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>>who is now in charge of regulation aSks Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at City UniversityI admit to being in some shock. A most interesting split has emerged over GM. No, I don’t mean between those who are for it and those who...
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>>How government is tackling retail crime – Hazel Blears, Home Office minister for crime reduction and policingThriving retail businesses are one of the cornerstones of strong communities. Sadly, retailers are also too often the...
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The launch this week of loyalty card, Nectar, will yet again stimulate a debate about whether these cards work and what benefits they bring. Research conducted by Mintel listed loyalty cards as the 10th most important reason for customers choosing...
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>>Why there’s a need for a stronger symbol sector – Clive beddall, editor-at-large, william reedAs the pundits proclaim that the next great grocery battle will be fought on the convenience front, a telling new statistic has brought...
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>>training is a vital investment – Steven Bell, chief executive officer, Bells StoresNo one disagrees with me when I talk about the importance of training. Yet I so often hear managers and CEOs saying that they can’t justify the...
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>>we won’t beat childhood obesity by demonising certain foods says FDF DIRECTOR GENERAL sylvia jayThe Food and Drink Federation has been playing a part in a new soap opera – Consultation Street. Over the past few weeks and...
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>>Tim Lord, chief executive of the tobacco manufacturers association, argues against a smoking banAbout 30% of people over the age of 16 are regular smokers, mostly of cigarettes. Some would have us believe that the 70% who are ...
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>>why the fight against congestion is vital – Garry Mansell, Md of Freight Traders (subsidiary of Mars UK)According to a recent CBI report on UK transport, congestion in Britain is now costing an estimated £20bn annually. And...