Comment & opinion – Page 243
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Comment & OpinionThe Food Chain: BBC podcast explores 'bourbonism' in Kentucky
Can Kentucky turn its reputation for making 95% of the world’s bourbon into a thriving tourist industry? And should it?
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Comment & OpinionUpheaval, disruption and scandal: 2018 had everything
In an up-and-down year, the triumph of The Grocer’s Waste Not Want Not food waste campaign is our highlight
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Comment & OpinionHow the perception of 'premium' food and drink is constantly evolving
As own label catches up, ‘premium’ means more than a high price or fancy packaging, says Joanna Parman, commercial business partner at Nielsen
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink must continue using the power of pressure in 2019
This year has seen how pressure on suppliers and retailers can have positive results for health and the environment
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Comment & OpinionSmall companies can use big data to add a personal touch
Big data provides, throughout the retail value chain, abundant information that can be a significant help in decision-making
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Comment & OpinionBrands are let down by recycling infrastructure in the war on packaging waste
I think we should celebrate the brands and retailers hitting the over 80% mark for recycled materials in their festive choc boxes
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Comment & OpinionJoy of six for Harvard boffin
When dietary advice comes from Harvard’s school of public health, it’s time to take it seriously. Right?
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Comment & OpinionPort brand offers succour for Santa Clauses
Don’t forget the Father Christmases who bravely endure the tyrannical demands of our nation’s lap-hopping tots
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Comment & OpinionWalkers plays up simplicity of bag recycling scheme
The animated ad starts off by showing up some of the neat things that can be made with recycled bags
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Comment & OpinionWhat fmcg can learn from the pharmaceuticals industry on labelling
The claim that packaging is too small for sufficient information is not a defence, says Julie Vargas, head of technology for grocery at Avery Dennison
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Comment & OpinionMeat producers don’t have to go vegan to do better
From its links to climate change to health and welfare, meat consumption has been one of the big stories of 2018
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Comment & OpinionWhy we should resist the diet diktats of the nanny state
Centenarian Arthur Grisbrook’s diet is a two-fingered salute to the dietetic establishment, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionCadbury’s legal team will be on purple alert following latest Court of Appeal ruling
Pantone might have sparked controversy with its new colour for 2019, but the shade that’s the biggest headliner right now is ‘Cadbury purple’
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Comment & OpinionBe courageous, build confidence: act on those opportunities
Courage is what you have when you face something scary, and you do it anyway. Confidence is what you have after you’ve done it
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Comment & OpinionCBD drinks: the rewards could well outweigh the challenges
Few would have expected cannabis to be the next big wellness ingredient
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Comment & OpinionTesco fraud trial is thrown out... so who was to blame?
The SFO smelt blood. And in Bush and Scouler (and UK finance director Carl Rogberg) it thought it had found the villains of the piece
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Comment & OpinionTesco court case has changed grocery forever
Even to a lawyer who once prosecuted mass murderer Fred West, a courtroom ordeal such as this was unusual
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Comment & OpinionDonna gets in early with a way to evade Veganuary
Let me be the first minister to wish you all a Merry Christmas
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Comment & OpinionReal-y stereotypical crisps anger Welsh
Crisps brand Real’s packs feature wacky descriptions of characters who supposedly enjoy each particular flavour
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Comment & OpinionChristmas time: bad news for pigs, reindeer
Forget mistletoe and wine. Christmas is a time for novelty food aberrations!