Comment & opinion – Page 291
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Comment & OpinionTime to trim the EU food machine
At a recent food summit in Prague, European Commission officials were curiously absent, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Comment & OpinionTesco-Booker a case of if you can't beat 'em, join 'em
But not in the old sense of selling up. It’s about forming a genuine partnership (or Faustian pact)
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Comment & OpinionThe rising loaf
Sir, The price of wheat has most definitely increased as a result of Brexit
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Comment & OpinionCritical Eye: The Food Programme, Radio 4
Sheila Dillon in Catalonia, just as the region’s parliament declares independence from Spain
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Comment & OpinionFacebook Messenger as grocery channel. Like?
The rise of P2P payments offers vast opportunities for grocers, says Sebastian Redenz of iProspect UK
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Comment & OpinionCheck out this Mexican wave: from posh restaurants to retail, it’s a growing crowdpleaser
Hold on to your sombreros. Mexican food has been voted Brits’ favourite cuisine this year
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Comment & Opinion5 reasons to consider a traineeship if you’re interested in a career in food retail
Traineeships are a great way to try out a potential career and see if it’s the right fit for you, says Debbie Gardiner of Qube Learning
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Comment & OpinionMacho fmcg is still a hostile place for LGBTQ
Sir, Thank you for your article ‘How LGBTQ friendly is fmcg?’ (11 November, p28). It isn’t. End of…
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Comment & OpinionShoppers pushed to melting point over butter costing Two Whole Pounds
Twitter is also going into meltdown over the prospect of buttery toast becoming a luxury in Brexit Britain
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Comment & OpinionLet's hear it for the olderpreneurs
I am in my early 60s and I find myself in a growing band of brothers dubbed the ‘olderpreneurs’, says Prime Fifty founder Max Gowland
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Comment & OpinionFrench Bake Off participants left baffled by jaffa cakes
The Great British Bake Off is a smash hit in our land of tea, crumpets, cakes and fat rascals
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Comment & OpinionPat prepares for the machines to take over
I tuned into the wireless and was alarmed to hear all our jobs will soon be undertaken by machines…
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Comment & OpinionResourcefulness in business is the most important currency
From coins to notes, money is changing in more ways than hands
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Comment & OpinionTesco-Booker debate all over bar the shouting (and screaming)
The CMA has decided that even beasts with such scale as Tesco and Booker did not have the power to damage competition even if they wanted to …
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Comment & OpinionNisa members have spoken. The rebels must accept the Co-op deal – or look elsewhere
Nisa rebels are promising to go on the offensive and plan to convince the Competition & Markets Authority to nix the deal
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Comment & OpinionOur petition could help fund 100 million meals for charity
You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Profits without costings. Diversity without staff data…
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Comment & OpinionDon't underestimate the value of repeating a good idea
Last month we held the Rude Health Porridge Championships – our annual cook-off competition – for the fifth time…
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Comment & OpinionBarilla is a pasta brand not to be overlooked
Sir, I was rather surprised to see that within your pasta winners and losers Barilla was not included…
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Comment & OpinionA big win on waste flagged up by The Grocer
Sir, We at City Harvest, applaud The Grocer’s initiative to push for financial support for food redistribution
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Comment & OpinionThe four next big disruptors in global fmcg
Staples companies are grappling with a bewildering increase in complexity