Comment & opinion – Page 142
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Comment and OpinionStep by step: how to un-cancel your fmcg brand on Twitter
So your food brand has been cancelled and your mentions have turned into an evil hate swamp. What now?
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Comment and OpinionDon’t ‘take care of number one’ in Brexit planning. Industry must pull together
Retailers, suppliers and trade bodies should work together on contingency planning, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and OpinionLip service on sustainability isn't enough. Suppliers must have compelling strategies
Suppliers need to ask themselves whether sustainability plans are truly embedded in their category strategies, says Jamie Rayner, MD at Shoppercentric
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Comment and OpinionTesco’s skin tone plasters are common sense. Why isn’t everyone doing it?
There is work to be done in making sure everyone is represented when it comes to everyday essential goods
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Comment and OpinionCBD sellers need to get authorised – or risk an FSA clampdown
Many products boasting CBD credentials would actually be illegal under FSA rules, says Adrian Charlton
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Comment and OpinionHats off to Unilever for trying to make ice lolly packs more sustainable
Trialling the packs was an admirable move from the supplier
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Comment and OpinionPringles sales set to stack up as result of Spencer’s snacking ‘craze’
Big thanks to the people at Pringles for alerting us to “the latest craze” in snacking
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Comment and OpinionKFC makes fowl fashion statement with Crocs shoes tie-in
Fast food and fashion: not worlds which, judging by the waistlines of most catwalk models, readily intersect
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Comment and OpinionStrip off for some Swiss snacking at new nude eaterie
‘A trip to Switzerland’ has – thanks to Dignitas – become a gloomy euphemism
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Comment and OpinionRichmond ad’s fancy food photography is bang(er) on
Fancy photography and clever camerawork is nothing new in food advertising
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Comment and OpinionBBC unmasks the Dr Evil of Data in Amazon: What They Know About Us
Jeff Bezos has the laugh of a Bond villain
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Comment and OpinionAs interesting as the timing of the $10bn Bezos Earth Fund is the purpose
Amazon is getting stick on a number of fronts but especially its environmental impact
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Comment and OpinionAmazon’s ‘traditional supermarket’ may be more ground-breaking than it looks
There are no whizzy Amazon Go features, according to reports. But you can bet the giant will be using its technological expertise at every turn
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Comment and OpinionDestination Zero: why sustainability is no longer a London bubble
Consumers will increasingly expect brands to help create a world in which we have zero negative impact on the environment, says Google’s Harry Walker
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Comment and OpinionNew immigration policy will punish British food businesses and consumers
Exacerbating the industry’s labour crisis will inevitably lead to food price rises
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Comment and OpinionUnilever faces risks as it looks to turn its personal care portfolio around
There are lessons to be learned from former CEO Paul Polman’s strategy, says Warren Ackerman
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Comment and OpinionWhat will George Eustice bring to the role of Defra secretary?
His appointment has been welcomed by the industry. Can he push food higher up the agenda?
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Comment and OpinionUnilever’s personal care review raises serious strategic questions
Established personal care brands such as Simple could be facing the axe
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Comment and OpinionTrade barriers inevitably mean price rises, food shortages, chaos and extra costs
And checks between GB and NI will be inevitable too
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Comment and OpinionWhy coronavirus is a bit like Brexit
The biggest concern is the risk to public health. But it’s also impacting trade