Comment & opinion – Page 243
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Comment and OpinionThe Grocer Own Label Awards: how a winner is born
There are quips, sighs, giggles, and a fair amount of bickering
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Comment and OpinionC-stores need their own data revolution
IGD’s latest grocery market forecast highlights the boom in convenience. Now c-stores need the data to match.
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Comment and OpinionAsda needs to follow Tesco’s example to keep in the GCA’s good books
So why has Asda escaped, and is the Adjudicator’s decision to hold back from the ultimate deterrent justified? Yesterday’s revelation that Asda had demanded millions from suppliers to finance its Project Renewal strategy – or face having their products stripped from its shelves – made for yet ...
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Comment and OpinionGo on, do it better than Lidl
We all know that Lidl has been a consistent winner in UK grocery in recent years
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Comment and OpinionBe inspired by Top New Talent - and maybe even enter yourself!
Free to enter and open to rising stars (35 and under), the awards celebrate the best and brightest in fmcg
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Comment and OpinionEat Natural launches Granooolala high-protein granola
Rolling out in early September, the premium NPD contains between 15.1g and 16.7g of protein per 100g
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Comment and OpinionThree-a-day fruit & veg study is unhelpful
Eating five fruit & veg a day might not make us more healthy than three, but it is a better option than more calorific alternatives
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Comment and OpinionYou can't avoid the rating culture so embrace it
It’s almost impossible to stop negative reviews but avoiding the online space altogether is not the answer
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Comment and OpinionPsychology and sugar
Sir, Nearly half of us are ‘on the journey’ to reducing our sugar consumption
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Comment and OpinionYour six-point Brexit battle plan
Agrifoods is, perhaps, one of the industries that will be hit hardest by post-Brexit uncertainty
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Comment and OpinionDon't get too comfortable - spread your business
It’s no surprise that the number of grocery businesses going to the wall has risen
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Comment and OpinionCan Hellmann’s ‘emergency’ recipes really beat takeaways?
On the face of it, the initiative taps all the right trends. People are demanding everything quicker, and at minimal effort.
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Comment and OpinionThe Great British Bake Off's back... and it's just as good
Rarely has TV scheduling incurred such wrath as when The Great British Bake Off chased Channel 4’s rising dough
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Comment and OpinionThe internet of things includes pallets
The internet of things is proving you can teach even the oldest of dogs the newest of tricks
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Comment and OpinionIf all jobs offered the same wages, what would you choose?
It’s an amazing statistic: most of us spend at least 50% of our waking hours at work, says executive coach Jennifer Baker
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Comment and OpinionNew pay measures lack teeth - but they'll get people talking
Executive pay will come under more scrutiny, even if government proposals are watered down
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Comment and OpinionDominic West delivers stirring change of pace for Dolmio
You might wonder why Dolmio has hired a highly garlanded thesp when literally any normal human would be an improvement
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Comment and OpinionExecutive pay debate gives Pat pause for thought
Regular readers will know by now that I am something of a bellwether
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Comment and Opinion‘Foodvenience’ sounds naff, but it’s a big opportunity for c-store retailers
The term was coined last week by Simply Fresh creative director Davinder Jheeta Foodvenience. As a grocery term it’s up there with ‘tummy touch points’ in its naffness, but as a concept it could just be the answer to one of the industry’s burning questions: How can ...
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Comment and OpinionSupermarket X saga is like something out of a breathless spy novel
A cautionary tale for public health bodies… and supermarket CEOs