Comment & opinion – Page 5
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Comment and Opinion
What the NFU wants to see beyond the Farm to Fork Summit
A public show of support isn’t enough – we need actions and policies, says NFU president Tom Bradshaw
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Cookie-cutter loyalty programmes won’t cut it anymore
Creating compelling reasons for shoppers to come back again and again is essential, says Maria Giacobbe, SVP of business development at Epsilon UK
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Why Tesco, TikTok and salad is a significant combo
Stupid dances, silly challenges and now Tesco salad bays. Just a few of the many ways TikTok has changed how consumers consume and now, apparently, how businesses do business
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How AI can revive a stagnant innovation climate
Rapid advances in AI give brands a new tool to create disruptive innovation at a fraction of the cost and time, says Jonny Forsyth, director of Mintel Food & Drink
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All eyes on ‘industry first’ ethical banana buying coalitions
Farmers involved in sourcing commodities like bananas for the major supermarkets are often at the frontline of the climate crisis and have to contend with poor working conditions
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Usain Bolt strikes a pose for Persil
Appropriately, Persil’s ‘Fast Just Got Better’ campaign whizzes by
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Does retail media spell the end for the gondola end?
The big screen revolution is going to pose challenges for some suppliers
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Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker: a rural, less fun Apprentice
The success of Clarkson’s Farm seems to have convinced commissioners farming can be fun
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How brands can make more of their packaging ‘real estate’
It’s brilliantly simple to be able to communicate on our packaging that we are a women-built business
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Why brands must make sampling more sustainable
France has tackled the issue with a legislative approach, but we could be proactive, says Richard Lloyd-Williams, MD and business director at Flavor
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Analysis and Features
Was Sunak’s summit enough to inspire supply chain confidence?
The second annual Farm to Fork Summit saw representatives from across the food sector gather at No 10 to hear the PM’s proposals
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Comment and Opinion
Pumpwatch fines for forecourts won’t stop ripoff pump prices
‘Pumped up! Petrol station bosses will have just 30 minutes to change rip-off pump prices or be slapped with a fine…’
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As inflation eases, businesses must rise to the volume challenge
Businesses across the food and drink system share a common aim: they need to get volume moving, says James Walton, chief economist at IGD
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Discounters keep the market honest and ensure shopper trust
The discounters keep us out of arguments that rage in markets like Canada, where doubts circle around retailers profiteering, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Fmcg wants to phase out plastic by 2029. How on earth?
A new survey has found that a whopping 92% of packaging experts responsible for packaging want to stop using any plastic in their consumer packaging
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Innovation must work harder to tempt shoppers
Those who have used recent winds of change to drive change for themselves appear to have won out on the innovation front, says Jackson Woods, advanced analytics consultant for Worldpanel by Kantar
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Fever-Tree’s boozy wine play shows the spritz occasion is here to stay
Fever-Tree’s boozy innovation and the rise of challenger spritz brands shows there’s more to the serve than just Aperol
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Underfunding of local councils imperils all of us in grocery
Financing local government is incredibly complex and deeply boring, but it impacts literally every Grocer subscriber and everyone else in our industry, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Lynx gets creepy with morally dubious duo
It was only a couple of weeks ago that Lynx launched a funky, wholesome ad for its Fine Fragrance Collection
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As Britain’s climate changes, how can we best support farmers?
With unpredictable weather and a range of market hardships, farmers have it harder than ever