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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Southern Co-op merger latest, whisky tariffs, election promises
In the latest chapter of grocery’s very own soap opera, Southern Co-op has rejected an approach from the UK’s largest independent co-operative society, OurCoop, which appeared to offer an alternative to its proposed merger with the Co-op Group
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Comment & OpinionWe need to talk about what the right health targets are
The Health Summit is about having a grown up conversation to achieve lasting, measurable change
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Comment & OpinionTesco ad finds monstrous way to give kids healthy food
A monster chases a grape-pinching lad into the car park. Fortunately, it’s friendly
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Comment & OpinionZoe’s gut health ‘documentary’ is unchallenging viewing
Three people overhaul their diet with the help of Zoe’s app - and top team. No prizes for guessing the outcome
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Comment & OpinionGSCOP needs a revamp – a move to Defra provides the opportunity
GSCOP under Defra makes sense – we need more intervention, and those against the Defra change seem to fear that, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionNon-tobacco nicotine regulation is failing retailers – here’s how to fix it
The UK leads the world in harm reduction, but its regulary framework is letting retailers down, says Henry Ashworth, managing director of Potash Strategy
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Comment & OpinionFood safety enforcement: why ‘proportionate’ often feels like Russian roulette
Recent high-profile prosecutions show that the line between minor infringement and criminal liability is thinner than many retailers realise, says Tom McNeill, specialist food safety lawyer at BCL Solicitors
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Comment & OpinionDoes America really want a slice of the EU’s feta market?
The US trade representative took to X to say the Greek cheese’s protection ‘locks American producers out of key markets merely for using certain cheese terms’
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Comment & OpinionNew shopworker protections are a turning point for retail crime
The Crime and Policing Bill offers long-awaited protections for shopworkers, but enforcement and consistency will determine whether it makes a real difference, says Ed Woodall, CEO of the ACS
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Comment & OpinionWhy last orders were called on Pernod Ricard’s Brown-Forman merger
Pernod Ricard has nothing to show for its weeks of negotiations with the owner of Jack Daniel’s, apart from a hefty bill for transatlantic flights
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Comment & OpinionThere’s nothing funny about feeding kids ‘crap in the canteen’
Whether you remember school food fondly or with dread, the rectangular pizza and sponge cake topped with icing and sprinkles make it unlikely you’ll remember it as being particularly health-focused
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: animal welfare, salt reduction and HFSS ads
While recent campaigning by Viva calling for an end to cages and male chick culling is to be expected, their position oversimplifies a complex issue
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Comment & OpinionDon’t let the data do your thinking for your business
Most companies trust their data implicitly, but without the right people questioning it that can be the problem, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionWhy the debate over the future of the food system is going nowhere fast
The food system doesn’t stand a chance when different groups won’t acknowledge what the other knows, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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Comment & OpinionHealth food has a misogyny problem – here’s how we fix it
Health food has spent decades marketing guilt to women and performance to men, but a more informed consumer is forcing a rethink, says Paul Blackburn, founder of Studio Blackburn
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Comment & OpinionSneaky snapper facilitates Amstel’s creepy friendship project
‘Shot Without Permission’ is ‘a photographic project’ designed to show ‘real friendship can’t be faked’
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Comment & OpinionThe big question for Sainsbury’s: whether to stick or twist
Sainsbury’s is well equipped to handle the macro economy even in a crisis. It’s the next strategy that’s vexed
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Comment & OpinionThis Is a Gardening Show: funny, fascinating insights into growing
Galifianakis doesn’t claim any great gardening expertise, but says: ‘I honestly think, for human beings and for the world itself, the only future is agrarian’
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Southern Co-op’s warning, Middle East ripples, Opie departs
Uncertainty over the conflict in the Middle East continues to cast a long shadow over global supply chains
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Comment & OpinionSimpler Recycling is a business opportunity, not a burden
Offices, factories, hospitality venues and retailers have had to rethink how waste flows through their operations