Opinion – Page 6
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Comment & OpinionThe pros and cons of the dedicated vegan aisle
Retailers that find ways to integrate plant-based alternatives stand a better chance of recruiting new consumers, says Paul Brown, co-founder and CEO, Bol Foods
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarkets must offer more variety this Veganuary
As meat-free category growth slows, supermarket options need a facelift, says Christopher Kong, co-founder & CEO at Better Nature Tempeh
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Comment & OpinionNow it’s the turn of supermarkets to turn up the heat on vegan NPD
Supermarkets are further democratising veganism with their concerted own-label efforts
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Comment & OpinionQuorn ad angles for late-night kebab crowd
Quorn is starting 2023 with an ad that focuses on taste… using the least discerning consumer group of all time
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Comment & OpinionBBC’s Instant Genius podcast offers glimpse at menu on Mars
Elon Musk’s plan for a colony on Mars poses numerous questions for those of us without such lofty intergalactic ambitions
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Comment & OpinionHilarious, disastrous and frankly outrageous moments that shaped 2022
A year of political chaos, war, strikes, egg shortages, fevered cost price increase negotiations
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Comment & OpinionPixar inspires Peta to put shoppers off turkey
It’s been a long year of hard sells, but as it ends, Peta are trying to persuade us not to buy something
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Comment & OpinionWhy Unilever is treading carefully with ‘cow-free dairy’ products
Precision fermentation could replicate dairy without the environmental downsides. But there is a PR risk
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Comment & OpinionBetter-for-you brands face poor taste perceptions. Here’s the antidote
A large proportion of consumers believe a healthy product will compromise on flavour and satisfaction – but their perception can be changed, says Richard Lloyd-Williams, MD at Flavor
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Comment & OpinionSial’s seven most surprising food and drink moments
From foie gras macarons to an 18% abv energy drink, here are the most out-there launches on display at the biggest food and drink trade show
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Comment & OpinionVeggie vamp makes polite plea on behalf of Heinz
It’s Halloween month, and Heinz is promoting its ‘Tomato Blood’
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Comment & OpinionWhat does the end of free money mean for fmcg M&A?
A combination of higher interest rates and double-digit food inflation has the potential to change companies’ capital allocation priorities, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & OpinionQuorn’s puppets reference M&S to play up quality
It says a lot for M&S’s ‘This is not just’ campaign that it’s still a quotable reference point
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Comment & OpinionAnimal Rebellion’s anti-dairy tantrums won’t be as effective as a reasoned argument
Making your voice heard is a civil right, but protests won’t stop people drinking milk, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionFree-from lessons still to be learned from tragic death of Celia Marsh from Pret a Manger sandwich
The ‘free-from’ market has gone from niche to mainstream by targeting the burgeoning vegan and plant-based lifestyle – rather than meeting the needs of a tiny minority with severe allergies
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Comment & OpinionWhy we must continue taking risks with plant-based NPD even as inflation soars
Consumers are continuing to seek out healthier, more sustainable options, even as the cost of living escalates, says Conor Lowry of Pilgrim’s Food Masters
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Comment & OpinionQuorn deserves praise for making good on UniQuorns Badger blunder
Quorn and its agency made a daft mistake – but they acknowledged it quickly and put it right
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Comment & OpinionBeyond Meat and Oatly could prove casualties of the cost of living crisis
Both brands are struggling to convert cash-strapped shoppers away from cheaper meat or dairy equivalents
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Comment & OpinionThe ‘Ecovado’ highlights the pitfalls of a plant-based diet. Just don’t ask me to eat one
The creation highlights the environmental damage caused by intensive crop production
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Comment & OpinionCute cartoon kids ask tough questions for Green Cuisine
Birds Eye’s Green Cuisine brand has to tread carefully with its ‘Welcome to the Plant Age’ campaign