Comment & opinion – Page 341
-
Comment and OpinionThe big supermarkets need to open up and share information
Over the past 10 years, we have witnessed an unprecedented shift in culture, both in business and society, towards opennes…
-
Comment and OpinionKeep your friends close…
Today, members of the Association of Convenience Stores voted in favour of allowing the multiples to join the association
-
Comment and OpinionI'm proud to help highlight the importance of wholesaling
Last week I got out the one and only medal I own, which recognises my past chairmanship of the FWD…
-
Comment and OpinionGeorge of the (retail) jungle
As usual there was plenty of bluster coming from the dispatch box at today’s Autumn Statement
-
Comment and OpinionEU food labelling frameworks: suppliers need clarity
From 13 December 2014, the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU FIC) will come into force…
-
Comment and OpinionBug off: insects are infesting our mince pies now
We’ve just about accepted the presence of insects as a foodstuff for body-building protein maniacs…
-
Comment and OpinionLewis ticking off his ‘to do’ list
Such was the scale of its problems and so abrupt his arrival, that some analysts had not even finished writing their “to do list”
-
Comment and OpinionThis is not a food porn ad. This is food poisoning on a stick
Shocking image isn’t it? Deliberately so. We all know that sex sells. Whether it’s M&S or Haagen Dazs, retailers and brand owners
-
Comment and OpinionGSCOP compliance is not under control within our system
The Tesco debacle has really brought supplier treatment to the top of the agenda…
-
Comment and OpinionBillingsgate Fish Market doc shows there's work to be done
Ever fantasised about being a fishmonger? The early starts? The stench? Nope, me neither…
-
Comment and OpinionObesity: Big Food should act to help solve crisis
Occasionally you encounter a contribution to a contentious topic which makes you stop and think…
-
Comment and OpinionBRC proposes framework for voluntary regulation
The growing focus on organisations signing up to voluntary regulation has led retailers to an important question…
-
Comment and OpinionBrands need to avoid putting virtual "rubbish" on Facebook
As David Martin of Coca-Cola defines bad content as virtual “rubbish,” Facebook warns of penalties for brands…
-
Comment and OpinionInvesting in price is an oxymoron
The major supermarkets continue to invest in reducing prices as they battle the growth of the discounters…
-
Comment and OpinionTitania's guide to getting into PR, plus new vodka idea
In an industry stuffed with charlatans and egomaniacs I stand out as a beacon of introspection, calm and probity…
-
Comment and OpinionCheating Dairy Crest milkman sees delivery run turn sour
From Benny Hill’s Ernie to Father Ted’s Pat Mustard (with an honourable mention to Jazzer from The Archers), fiction has g…
-
Comment and OpinionGirls' night out reminds us to get the Baileys in
The glad rags are on, the friends are assembled and the taxis are hailed…
-
Comment and OpinionFSA’s shock campylobacter tactics directed at the wrong target
What conclusions are shoppers meant to draw from the FSA’s naming and shaming exercise this week?…
-
-
Comment and OpinionBet it all on Black (Friday)
There’s no going back now; Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving Day – has found a profitable new home in the UK