Comment & opinion – Page 312
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Comment and Opinion
Joanna Blythman taken to task for rapeseed oil 'vendetta'
Sir, I have to take Joanna Blythman to task on her vendetta against rapeseed oil
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Comment and Opinion
‘Made with British Lion eggs’ could be a win for consumers, suppliers and retailers
News, broken this week, by The Grocer that the British Egg Industry Council had lodged a trademark application for…
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News
Licensed to make a killing: serious business at BLE
At a global level, licensed merchandise and services were worth $241.5bn (£160bn) and generated $13.4bn in royalty revenue
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco’s Brand Guarantee extends shelf-life of price-matching
It does seem that rumours of the death of price-matching may have been somewhat exaggerated
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Comment and Opinion
Highly successful people make the most of their mistakes
As you progress in your career, the world of business can at times be ruthless
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Comment and Opinion
Why IGD's polls at The Big Debate are the real talking point
At IGD’s new-styled BIG DEBATE there weren’t half a lot of old-school PowerPoints
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Comment and Opinion
Price-matching is well past its sell-by date
Does Morrisons’ plan to cull the Match element of Match & More spell the end of price-matching?
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News
Prices could be right for British bakers
For the nation’s bread bakers, there is good news on two pricing fronts – commodity and retail
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Comment and Opinion
The Grocer New Product Awards was a delight!
”Thank you for putting on a fabulous awards ceremony for the New Products Awards last Friday”
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Comment and Opinion
The Great British Bake Off: the most emotional finale yet?
Melting crème pâtissière, ‘bun’ puns and the most exclusive English tea party outside of Buckingham Palace
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Comment and Opinion
Living wage means rethink of price-marked packs
Nobody is against the principle of paying valued staff more money, provided the business model can sustain it
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Comment and Opinion
Contactless cards make shopping feel cheaper
Applying learnings from psychology is an effective way of boosting profitability
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Comment and Opinion
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 and your supply chain
Businesses face ever-increasing transparent supply chain compliance obligations and one key legislative development
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Comment and Opinion
Hovis back on the bike as kids flee CGI nightmare
Hovis, a boy on a bike… you know what to expect. Except the bread lackey of the 1973 ad has been replaced
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Comment and Opinion
Dave Lewis uses IGD Debate to denounce predecessors’ “naked pursuit of profit”
This was supposed to be the moment the world delivered its verdict on Tesco boss Dave Lewis after his first tumultuous year at the helm
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News
IGD debate highlights the obesity elephant
The Healthy Eating strategy may be rather unspectacularly titled, but it’s grandiose in aims
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Comment and Opinion
Does Morrisons’ move show price-matching schemes are past their sell-by date?
Morrisons insists it was comfortable with the cost and claims that customers simply didn’t understand the concept
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Comment and Opinion
Sustainability choices: consumers must be aware of them
Encouraging change in the way fmcg companies operate will have a huge positive impact on global sustainable development
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Comment and Opinion
FWD Wholesale Immersion Briefing aims to build relationships
Steve Parfett urges suppliers to take their relationships with wholesalers more seriously
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Comment and Opinion
Food of War: exhibition showed what food could be used for
Food is far more than the sum of its ingredients. Diet is dictated by religion, culture and country