Comment & opinion – Page 127
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Fancy a coffee with Friends?
With sitcom Friends stirring again, a new generation of product tie-ins is jumping on the bandwagon
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Criminals caught in cocaine coffee cock-up
The bad beans had been hollowed out and filled with real skill
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Return of McDonald’s strikes a celebratory tone
McDonald’s has become one of the first major food companies to unveil an ad with a broadly celebratory tone
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PM’s Scottish tour highlights worrying possibilities for UK food and drink
Boris Johnson’s trip to Scotland shows the UK government is nervous about the state of the union
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British people won’t thank the NFU for its stance on gene editing
Why does the NFU support this controversial technology, asks Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Will Brits be tempted by synthetic chicken and bio-engineered ice cream?
KFC has teamed up with 3D Bioprinting Solutions in Russia to create “the world’s first laboratory-produced chicken nuggets”
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Why the new Groceries Code Adjudicator might be just what the industry needs
Mr White will need to be sensitive to grocery’s grey areas, but an experienced arbitrator could be just what is needed
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Big ideas - not small taxes - will change the future of sustainable online delivery
The idea of introducing a compulsory delivery charge for goods bought online would be ineffective and possibly counterproductive, argues Phill Davies, co-founder of Magway
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A tariff war with China will have serious consequences for food and drink exporters
Beijing has warned of a “resolute response” if the UK imposes sanctions on Chinese officials
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To ‘build back better’ after coronavirus, we need more food and drink B Corps
The decisions businesses take will determine whether we successfully face up to the social and environmental challenges ahead, says Adam Grant, regional VP, UK & Ireland, Danone Essential Dairy & Plant Based
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Walmart’s new subscription service takes the omnichannel fight to Amazon
Walmart has recognised that grocers must have an omnichannel approach to compete, says Tim Mason, CEO of Eagle Eye
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Shopworkers are playing a key role in retailer loyalty during coronavirus
Perhaps it really is time for supermarkets to permanently reassess the wages they pay their shopworkers
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How we managed to secure a national listing with Waitrose
Last week, after years of hard work, Rubies in the Rubble launched our hero product Tomato Ketchup into 287 Waitrose stores
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Supermarket documentary highlights heroics of shopworkers
Some of those behind the reprehensible uptick in shopworker abuse ought to spend 10 minutes watching a new short documentary
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‘Pro-homosexual’ ice cream panics Russians
A Russian ice cream maker is in hot water in its native land
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Durex calls for a better ‘normal’ in well-written campaign
Condom brand Durex’s ‘let’s not go back to normal’ campaign is a masterclass in ad copy writing
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As Brexit transition time looms closer, businesses are set to stockpile again
The lorry-sized hole in the government’s GB-EU border plans is not going to be filled by January
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The government must restrict both price promotions and marketing on HFSS foods
A group of signatories from the UK health and medical fields lay out their hopes for the government’s obesity strategy
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Why Covid-19 could be the right time for refillable packaging
The online Loop pilot delivers both safety and a chance to mitigate the environmental impact of the virus
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Compulsory masks are a burden on retailers – and it may push more shoppers online
Will retailers have to refuse service to those not wearing masks? And will those shoppers give up and go online?