Comment & opinion – Page 131
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Comment & OpinionHow UK consumers are bracing for Ukraine-driven inflation
In the UK, concern over rising food prices is growing faster than any other area, says Toby Clark, director of research, EMEA, Mintel
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Comment & OpinionKnow your challenge: how to make self-help books work for you
If you are reading the self-help book for a reason – inspiration, or how to manage people – then the answer lies in whether you know what you want
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Comment & OpinionHow will inflation influence grocery shopping trends in 2022?
There has been a gradual normalisation of post-pandemic shopping behaviours which appears to now be complete, says NielsenIQ’s Mike Watkins
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Comment & OpinionInside the Superbrands: Helen Skelton’s trip to Kellogg’s lacks bite
There’s a strong stench of paid advertorial to Inside the Superbrands
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Comment & OpinionAsda sprinkles a bit of festive magic on Easter
Asda wins this year’s battle of the Easter ads
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Comment & OpinionA four-day price cut won’t fly with shoppers. It’s the other 361 days that count
There’s a lot of jockeying for position among the supermarkets amid the cost of living crisis
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Comment & OpinionHow tech can take a bite out of the food waste problem
Lack of awareness of the severity of the food waste issue is costing us, the health of our planet and our futures, says Jamie Crummie, founder of Too Good To Go
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s approach to inflation: a little bit less and a little bit later
Ken Murphy delivered a message of subtle prudence, in which Tesco signalled its focus on doing the right thing for shoppers, colleagues and suppliers
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s wage increase is welcome, but supermarket profit-hoarding is rife
Sainsbury’s wage structure isn’t an isolated example in the wider industry, says Eamon O’Hearn, GMB national officer
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Comment & OpinionWar in Ukraine requires us to think differently to safeguard agriculture
Farmers and growers must have confidence their outlays will be repaid, says Terry Jones, NFU director general
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s ‘everyday essentials’ price cuts could go a long way to boost its competitiveness
The price cuts mean an M&S loaf of bread now costs the same as its equivalent in Sainsbury’s and Tesco, and is only 1p more expensive than Morrisons and Asda.
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from Morrisons’ market trader approach to retail
The supermarket has stayed true to its heritage and differentiated itself from rivals, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionSoft drinks sugar tax turns a blind eye to health damage from artificial sweeteners
Sweeteners may very well be indirectly feeding sugar addiction and overeating, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket pay: a game where the stakes keep getting raised
Most UK supermarkets have announced pay adjustments in recent weeks. But Tesco’s move is particularly interesting
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Comment & OpinionJoe Wilkinson helps make Paws.com pet push memorable
Paws.com prides itself on offering pet owners the opportunity to personalise the food they give their furry friends
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Comment & OpinionSudden progress on bagged snacks reformulation appears to vindicate use of regulatory stick
The likes of Walkers, Hippeas, Mini Cheddars and even Manomasa are among the latest to come in under the HFSS bar
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Comment & OpinionFour solutions for retailers and brands ahead of HFSS regulations
It’s apparent we are missing great opportunities to feature the virtues of our own products, says Steve Burdett, commercial director Western Europe, NielsenIQ Brandbank
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Comment & OpinionLabour crisis: will Efra Committee’s biting report at last prompt the ‘radical rethink’ needed?
Efra’s report laid bare the litany of policy failures over which the government had presided
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Comment & OpinionHow price rises could force an evolution in consumer behaviour
Inflation isn’t new information, but we need to dig deeper to realise the full impact on the UK grocery sector, says Kieran South, senior vice-president UK, IRI
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Comment & OpinionHFSS brands need to mobilise public support to avoid tobacco-style controls
There are similarities in the creeping controls on HFSS products to the way tobacco was treated in the run-up to plain packaging, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, MD of SPQR Communications