Opinion – Page 9
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Comment & OpinionBeyond Meat and PepsiCo’s Planet Partnership has big mutual benefits
The new company will combine Pepsi’s marketing expertise and commercial heft with Beyond’s plant protein savvy
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Comment & OpinionIn-your-face Hairy Bikers make the case for Knorr
Virus threat or not, this ad’s protagonist is entitled to be disturbed by the sudden appearance of the Hairy Bikers’ faces next to his
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Comment & OpinionWhy we should adopt a cruelty-free lifestyle this Veganuary
Check the packaging for the Leaping Bunny logo , says Michelle Thew, CEO of Cruelty Free International
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Comment & OpinionOatly’s ‘Help Dad’ ad is nasty, sneering… and wrong about dairy
The ad exploits that crude Greta Thunberg-style positioning of all older people as planet-thrashers and all young people as planetary saviours, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionGoing vegan is now bigger than ever. Retailers must be ready to meet demand
The popularity of meat-free diets should prompt more retailers to consider how they can go the extra mile on their plant-based products, says Marc Coloma, CEO and co-founder of Heura Foods
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Comment & OpinionHighlights from The Grocer Top Products 2020 – from tea to Viennetta
After a year like no other, we’ve published a Top Products Survey like no other. Here’s some highlights
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Comment & OpinionThe vegan mince pie taste test: how do manufacturers do it without dairy?
Creating a mince pie without butter or eggs, while getting the taste right, presents a serious challenge. So how do vegan versions measure up?
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Comment & OpinionWhy would vegetarians, vegans or meat eaters ever consider lab ‘meat’?
Marketing this gut-churning product will be an uphill struggle, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionUnilever’s plant-based aim is harder than it looks
Ambitious plans are afoot to sell €1bn worth of meat and dairy alternatives over the next five to seven years
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Comment & OpinionFlora Buttery reformulation raises new questions about keeping shoppers happy
Vegans have urged Upfield to think again about reinstating buttermilk. But among the wider population, the plant-based formula missed the mark
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Comment & OpinionWhy we should interrogate the ingredients in plant-based foods
Consumers should expect vegan food to be natural, nutritious and delicious, says Gosh Food’s Jane Rayner
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Comment & OpinionThree foodie YouTube trends that tell us what shoppers are really interested in during lockdown
What Brits were watching in lockdown says a lot about their priorities, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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Comment & OpinionAs sales rocket, what next for free-from food and drink?
It could be time for free-from alternatives to be ranged alongside their mainstream counterparts
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Comment & OpinionThe pandemic is the right time for a refreshing debate on meat
The drop in anti-red meat sentiment provides perfect timing for the launch of US book Sacred Cow, which makes the case for well-raised meat
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Comment & OpinionSnoop Dogg’s munchies benefit pigs
Apparently, dooby inhalement can lead to something called ‘the munchies’
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Comment & OpinionStrong Roots’ ‘meat patch’ makes scents for carnivores
One in six people believe giving up meat is harder than quitting fags or booze
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Comment & OpinionTo get noticed, Februdairy campaigners need to adopt the vegan lobby’s tactics
Animal rights and plant-based activists have been working up ways to ruin dairy’s annual party
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Comment & OpinionWhat factors will drive growth of ‘mainstream’ plant-based meat in 2020?
Big brands and the ASF crisis provide opportunities for plant-based, says Barclays’ Warren Ackerman
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Comment & Opinion‘Piers Morgan’ nabbed in vegan sting
The TV presenter labelled Greggs’ vegan steak bake a ‘con’
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Comment & OpinionNow is the time for regulation to support sustainable, plant-based eating
Meat and dairy products are unfairly protected by regulation at the expense of plant-based foods, says Paul Whitehouse, scientific affairs director at Upfield