All comment & opinion articles
Most recent first...
-
Comment & OpinionWhy the outcry over BrewDog’s ‘commercial suicide’ ad is a storm in a teacup
The latest scandal in which BrewDog finds itself embroiled feels entirely manufactured
-
Comment & OpinionRetailers must navigate grocery’s trickiest Christmas trends
Financial pressures remain front of mind for many households across the UK, notes Luke Hand of Mail Metro Media
-
Comment & OpinionDon’t let TikTok Shop be the turkey of your Christmas strategy
TikTok Shop demonstrates that discovery commerce demand is now large enough to shape holiday grocery outcomes, says Eva Liu, social commerce director at Samy
-
Comment & OpinionBudget drama distracts from its very real consequences
A lot of hot air has been expended on attacking Rachel Reeves for ‘misleading the public’ – this has meant that real focus on the radical changes she made has been lost, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
-
Comment & OpinionCollaboration is key for Fairtrade’s fairer food systems
Shared Impact changes the game by making collaboration across the supply chain central to its DNA, says Kerrina Thorogood, partnerships director at the Fairtrade Foundation
-
Comment & OpinionThe UK’s recycling system is about to undergo a sea change
The government’s recent decisions on landfill tax and plastic packaging tax (PPT) reforms signal both progress and missed opportunities, says Carla Brian, head of partnerships at Biffa
-
Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Graze, Maltesers and value Christmas dinners
There are new warnings that fresh turkey supply may be impacted by bird flu. In some years the industry has been guilty of crying wolf (or fowl?)
-
Comment & OpinionEndless delays, moving goalposts: HFSS policy farce deepens
Having presided over this farcical mismanagement of the HFSS advertising restrictions, the government looks set to cause more chaos
-
Comment & OpinionMcDonald’s Grinch lacks festive menace
The fast food version is truer to the original story than Asda’s attempt: it’s set in Whoville and the green guy has, initially at least, a bit of authentic malevolence about him
-
Comment & OpinionBottoms Up! Alan Carr and Lee Peart undertake podcast wine odyssey
The comedian chums take their first steps to learning about wine in this Laithwaithes-sponsored affair
-
Comment & OpinionDoes the government’s babymilk action plan go far enough?
Retailers were quick to back Starmer’s announcement, but some health and early stage nutrition experts are arguing the government’s plans don’t go far enough
-
Comment & OpinionHow TikTok and Instagram are reshaping Christmas dinner
TikTok Shop and Instagram Shop have made festive experimentation easier than ever, says Emma Thompson, head of agency at Golley Slater
-
Comment & OpinionThe rot of factory farming goes deeper than one ‘bad’ supplier
It’s almost impossible for consumers to grasp what really goes on behind the locked gates of factory farms, says Juliet Gellatley, founder & director of Viva
-
Comment & OpinionFuture of Food: inspiring stories and reasons to be cheerful
Barney Mauleverer’s Future of Food platform encourages the next generation of entrepreneurs in food to be the change the industry desperately needs
-
Comment & OpinionWill shoppers tolerate spending more on Maltesers than sirloin steak?
Consumers are increasingly vocal about chocolate price increases. Will sales start to reflect their rage?
-
Comment & OpinionGraze sale is a smart step for Unilever. What’s next?
With Unilever focused on power brands, it’s clear, like Graze, that Marmite, Bovril and Colman’s would be better served by a new, more focused owner who can champion and get the best out of them
-
Comment & OpinionWhy credible certification matters for farmers, forests and the future
After a recent category report in The Grocer raised important points about ethical trading certification, Rainforest Alliance CEO Santiago Gowland clarifies the importance of credible, independent certification
-
Comment & OpinionWhat Prime and Pepsi AM tell us about the power of momentum
In a year when tens of thousands of new products launched but most failed to gain traction, the brands that grow are the ones that move. Kimberley Upton, head of effectiveness at Zeal, on why momentum will decide who wins in fmcg
-
Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: The budget and retail workers’ Christmas nightmare
As everyone digests the implications of the budget, today has also seen Asda announce its latest results
-
Comment & OpinionA Goldilocks budget? Instead of porridge this was thin gruel
On the business rates side, instead of a trade-off between big stores and small stores, somehow both have lost out