FMCG and Grocery Retail Opinion

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How grocery can unite to take meaningful action on food waste

The Consumer Goods Forum has brought together 21 of the world’s largest retailers and manufacturers, says its director of sustainability Ignacio Gavilán

People management: hear the music to support your team

Managing people is hard. They are all different, with different motivations, different wants, and different expectations

Is Boris Johnson’s ‘incentives scheme’ to fight obesity worthwhile, or simply a gimmick?

The PM has turned to Sir Keith Mills to come up with a scheme which will incentivise healthy behaviours with the prospect of financial rewards

Why British sugar production is facing the greatest threat in its history

I believe the home-grown sugar industry is facing the greatest threat in its 100-year history, and that threat is complacency.

The Budget is welcome for food and drink – but does it go far enough?

Sunak’s Budget contained few surprises but food and drink leaders have cautiously welcomed new measures of support

When did UK retail lose the plot and run out of ideas?

Food retailing done well brings excitement and sparks discussion, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind

Burger King is setting a good example on plastic reduction and food waste

BK has signed up to Wrap’s waste reduction roadmap, and pledged to remove all single-use plastic by 2025

Let’s hope lockdown scratch cooking does away with the UK’s ultra-processed diet

Consumers have had more time to cook over the past year – and now there should be no going back, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This

True insight is about understanding customers, not data

Companies know the importance of shopper insight but boil it all down to sales metrics, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction

Retailers must address their own food waste before preaching to the public

Food Waste Action Week begins today – but retailers, suppliers and the hospitality sector have a long way to go