Comment & opinion – Page 214
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Comment and OpinionSugar shaming is off the mark – the out-of-home ‘black hole’ is the real scandal
As the report today sadly confirms, it is all going on unmeasured and unpoliced, while companies who have been responding find their names dragged through the mud, and it makes a mockery of the reformulation programme
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Comment and OpinionHow to identify a true social media influencer
As fmcg marketers plan to ramp up influencer efforts, it pays to understand ROI and best practice, says Kevin Gessay of PMK-BNC
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Comment and OpinionWill ditching the dates help Tesco hit its food waste targets?
It’s the latest in a series of initiatives by the supermarket to cut food waste, which has also seen the launch of its Perfectly Imperfect range of wonky veg, and donating surplus food to charity via Community Food Connection
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Comment and OpinionSainsbury's-Asda must heed the lessons of Tesco
Tesco’s tarnished corporate image was one of the reasons it became the primary victim of the rise of the discounters, argues John Buchanan of HW Fisher & Company
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Comment and OpinionHow GDPR can help smaller fmcg companies and startups level the data playing field
Using GDPR and customers’ data, there is plenty of scope for small food businesses to create innovative and potentially disruptive business models, says GDPR expert Kaijia Gu of Oliver Wyman
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Comment and OpinionBanana republic, Forensic traceability
The recently announced Asda-Sainsbury’s merger brings with it the threat of an ever more powerful buyer
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Comment and OpinionC&C will impose some stability at Matthew Clark and Bibendum
There goes the legacy of Conviviality
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Comment and OpinionSuppliers should be disclosed by award winners
Developing and launching innovative new own label products is a massive commitment from own label suppliers…
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Comment and OpinionHotel Chocolat: case for and against in Waitrose bar spat
What is Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell getting his meringue-strawberry-and-white chocolate knickers in a twist about?
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Comment and OpinionRecruitment goals: talent is nothing without team spirit
Interesting recruitment parallels can be drawn with the World Cup and the relegation of Stoke City from the top flight
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Comment and OpinionOcado ends with a lot of zeroes now
The online supermarket is now worth more than Marks & Spencer’s and deserves to be considered among the UK’s greatest technology companies
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Comment and OpinionRoyal Recipes: history lessons and lavish dishes
The royal wedding is here – cue either sighs of relief or squeals of excitement
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Comment and OpinionAttitudes to GM food & drink are changing
When the public is asked what they believe are the biggest food safety issues, genetically modified foods are often mentioned
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Comment and OpinionPlastics can aid the circular economy
How can the increased collection and recycling of plastics enable a more circular economy for Europe?
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Comment and OpinionMorrisons announcement should prove a tipping point on food waste
Morrisons’ move is another, potentially big, step in the right direction, but there is still much to be done to get the industry fully working together on food waste
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Comment and OpinionPie packaging promise triggers tabloids
Pie king Fray Bentos angered the tabloids this week
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Comment and OpinionTrump's Irn-Bru ban enrages Scots golfers
You’d think Donald Trump was unpopular enough in Scotland…
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Comment and OpinionBaller Hauler t-shirts are a hit in Canada
Check out this urbane ‘Hauler’ t-shirt
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Comment and OpinionMaisie Sly is star turn in Aldi’s first signed ad
The discounter’s newest ad features the deaf, seven-year-old star of Oscar-winning short film The Silent Child
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Comment and OpinionDonna doles out advice to Theresa May and meets Drastic Dave
That cheeky M. Barnier has given us ministers a collective smacked bottom for squabbling in class…