Comment & opinion – Page 144
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Comment and OpinionBlack tea isn’t dying, it simply needs to get grafting
Brits are – to use Love Island lingo – having their heads turned by fancier herbal and fruity brews
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Comment and OpinionCustomer data is everywhere. Make sure you put it to work
Knowing your customer to serve them better is just one way this decade will be data-driven, says Tim Mason, CEO of Eagle Eye
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Comment and OpinionBinary recycling labels offer industry and consumers consistency on plastic
The new rules ensure a rigorous evidence base that protects brand value, says Jane Bevis, executive chair at OPRL
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Comment and OpinionThe gin boom is fizzling out: what next for its raft of small suppliers?
There are now simply too many smaller suppliers, without enough loyal shoppers to sustain them
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Comment and OpinionAfter 10 years of GSCOP, what’s changed – and what’s left to do?
Code compliance has improved year on year, but there is work for my successor to do, says Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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Comment and OpinionHigh steaks? Why the UK should relax use-by dates on meat
The 10-day shelf-life rule for meat could now be set to change
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Comment and OpinionStrong Roots’ ‘meat patch’ makes scents for carnivores
One in six people believe giving up meat is harder than quitting fags or booze
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Comment and OpinionPlanters buries Mr Peanut as food brand mascot death toll rises
Top hat-wearing, monocle-clad poshos aren’t quite as cool as they were 104 years ago
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Comment and OpinionWill Jacu’s bird poop coffee take off?
The coffee sector’s approach to premiumisation is weird
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Comment and OpinionAldi makes a splash with athletic swap campaign
It’s an Olympic year – so Aldi is making the most of its Team GB sponsorship
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Comment and OpinionHow LGBT inclusion can benefit supermarkets and grocery retailers
Businesses like supermarkets can be at the forefront of driving equality, says Kate Williams, head of private sector memberships at Stonewall
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Comment and OpinionUniversal recycling scheme urgently needed for the UK
The industry must insist that any programme is workable and not riven with political point-scoring
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Comment and OpinionUnilever has failed to establish clear selling points for its black tea brands
So it turns out PG Tips may not be Unilever’s cup of tea. Or Lipton, or Brooke Bond, for that matter
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Comment and OpinionVoluntary targets on food waste aren’t enough. We need regulation
Although Wrap’s Courtauld 2025 progress report shows some progress on food waste, fundamentally it confirms the inadequacy
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Comment and OpinionCrazy Delicious: Heston Blumenthal phones it in as show fails to wow
Contestants pick ingredients from an edible set and create ‘wacky’ dishes
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Comment and OpinionHow finding the right business structure has set us up for the next stage
This is my last column for The Grocer, so I’m reflecting on how much I’ve enjoyed it and how much I’ve learned
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Comment and OpinionSimplified recycling advice is eminently sensible. Let’s make it mandatory
The new labels are a sign of the industry taking ownership of the issue of plastic
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Comment and OpinionShould Sainsbury’s win such acclaim for its carbon reduction commitment?
The ‘Sainsbury’s saves the planet’ spin from the company feels a bit over the top
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Comment and OpinionWhat can retailers learn from Tesco’s approach to plant-based?
Tesco successfully offers shoppers value and differentiation, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment and OpinionBlockchain’s benefits: what should retailers be on the lookout for?
Clear legislation on blockchain in fmcg has yet to be defined, but this doesn’t mean organisations should rule it out, says Matthew Suter, solicitor at DWF