Comment & opinion – Page 102
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Comment and OpinionWhy grocery retailers should sign up to British Food Fortnight
Whether you’re involved in a national supermarket chain or own a local greengrocer, this event is your chance to reach out to new customers and improve your relationship with existing ones
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Comment and OpinionThe HGV driver shortage has hit ‘catastrophic levels’. Industry needs government intervention
The Road Hauliers Association has described the shortage of 70,000 HGV drivers as ‘catastrophic’ with no solution in sight
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Comment and OpinionLong-term flexible thinking is key to any business strategy – even in these uncertain times
It may seem an odd time to discuss long-term strategy but a clear direction is vital for any organisation, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment and OpinionSainsbury’s gives Mark White his first big test as Groceries Code Adjudicator
White is clearly aware of the gap that exists between the picture of serenity painted by today’s league table and the brutal backdrop suppliers are facing
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Comment and OpinionPrice promotions still have a place in fmcg – but they need to be personal to shoppers
The future is a tailored experience, rather than legacy price promotions like BOGOF, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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Comment and OpinionIs on or offline shopping better for the planet? Let the battle commence
If every home in the country replaced their dinners made from supermarket bought ingredients with meals from Gousto for a year, 10.3 million tonnes of CO2e could be saved
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Comment and OpinionWhy have Tesco and Carrefour bid adieu to their buying alliance?
Extraordinary times and a failure to appreciate the clout of French competition authorities didn’t help. But was the strategy flawed?
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Comment and OpinionWould carbon taxes help growers and suppliers stop deforestation?
A carbon tax is widely seen in the environmental sector as an elegant solution to carbon emissions through a regulatory-based approach. However, have governments considered the impact on smallholder farmers, large growers, and suppliers? Alan Kroeger, head of supply chains at Satelligence, explains what economy-wide carbon taxes will mean for growers vs suppliers
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Comment and OpinionWe must change front-of-pack labelling to help consumers make healthier choices
Evidence shows Nutri-Score enables shoppers to make more informed choices, says Rachel Bradford, nutrition policy manager at Danone UK
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Comment and OpinionProposed restrictions on junk foods throw up more questions than answers
Suppliers and industry bodies are demanding clarity from government on the affected categories
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Comment and OpinionStrange timing for Kopparberg’s high-five history
It seems summer has arrived, and with it the season’s traditional cider adverts
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Comment and OpinionCoke could deliver an Aha moment for the seltzer market
There’s still plenty of room for growth – and there’s no one bigger than Coke to help fill it
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Comment and OpinionCould Amazon really be bigger than Tesco within four years?
Amazon has yet to truly threaten grocery’s incumbents but has two aces up its sleeve
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Comment and OpinionWhy consumer health is attracting big investment
Nestlé and Unilever are capitalising on consistently growing interest in the category, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment and OpinionWhat May’s grocery spend tells us about the ‘new normal’
Forecasts of permanent changes in behaviour appear to be coming to pass
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Comment and OpinionTransparency is key for grocers to gain consumer trust on sustainability issues
Grocers need to convince consumers we’re all in it together on sustainability, says Graeme McCracken, MD at Proagrica
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Comment and OpinionHeinz’s investment in the UK is welcome, but it’s only part of the picture
Under the new announcement, Tomato Ketchup and other classic Heinz table sauces will be made in the UK for the first time in more than 20 years
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Comment and OpinionAs with food, obesity policy needs to be about balance
Restricting the growth of food brands won’t fix our obesity problem – we need incentives to prove healthier food is better business, says Chris Holmes, founder of Smash
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Comment and OpinionSuppliers need to master the new ‘remote’ buyer-seller interface
Buyers may well get into the office a couple days a week post-Covid, but they still won’t be meeting suppliers, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and OpinionWith Aldi and Lidl winning share again normal service has resumed. Or has it?
Grocers and their suppliers are still benefiting from a market that’s anything but normal