Comment & opinion – Page 55
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Is the world ready for Christmas dinner from Poundland?
The 2022 frozen Christmas dinner wars have a surpise new contender
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Greencore’s shifting sales mix spells trouble ahead for UK suppliers
Prepared food group Greencore posted a huge jump in sales and profits this morning as the food-to-go market roared back from Covid lows – but why did it promptly lose 8% of its value?
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Suppliers must prepare for a possible new challenge in 2023: deflation
It’s time to ask yourself if you are ready for deflation to hit, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Our food supply chain is resilient, but it needs more support through the energy crisis
It is vital the food sector works together to be heard by government, says Shane Brennan, CEO of the Cold Chain Federation
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The cost of UK food has been too low for too long. We need a food value reset
Consumers have got used to a low price that comes at great cost to our farming communities, says Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, chair of The Rural Policy Group
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Why supermarkets must help fix the plastic recycling process
The solution must be simplified and demystified, says professor Edward Kosior of Nextek and Nextloopp
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Farmed fish are suffering without adequate legal protection. It’s time to act
The Animal Welfare Act is not enough to legally protect farmed fish against gruesome fates, says Abigail Penny, executive director of Animal Equality UK
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Sunak’s pandemic-led obesity mission suggests more change in public health policy
Campaign groups have seized on today’s announcement as a sign ministers could be about to row back further on health interventions
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Why we must send a message to maverick nations fishing mackerel unsustainably
The situation for north Atlantic mackerel fishing is bad for sustainable management of the stock, says Ian Gatt, chairman of the Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group
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The scandal of supermarket egg pricing and rationing will soon tarnish their reputations
Consumers will be shocked when they learn the truth about the eggs shortages
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Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? Soft drinks giant comes out badly in Netflix documentary
It’s the mid-1990s and the Cola Wars are raging. Pepsi unveils a formidable weapon
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Belvedere promises ‘best minute of your life’ with 007
Daniel Craig has found time to appear in the campest ad of the month. Possibly year. Maybe even century
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Multitasking hurts productivity. Focus on the biggest projects
Task switching is mentally consuming and costly to our productivity
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Why Unilever is treading carefully with ‘cow-free dairy’ products
Precision fermentation could replicate dairy without the environmental downsides. But there is a PR risk
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Christmas dinner offers frozen sector the chance to shine as never before
There was a real sense of optimism at the BFFF’s annual luncheon bash, with the sector believing it is ‘part of the solution’
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Artificial flavourings are linked to obesity. They have no place in ‘artisan’ brands
A new study suggests added flavourings are potential contributors to the obesity epidemic, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Better-for-you brands face poor taste perceptions. Here’s the antidote
A large proportion of consumers believe a healthy product will compromise on flavour and satisfaction – but their perception can be changed, says Richard Lloyd-Williams, MD at Flavor
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Government needs to pick up the pace on Extended Producer Responsibility
The government should mount a consultation on EPR fees early next year and have the full system up and running by 2024, says Robert Goodwill, MP and chair of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Why Wahaca may have jumped the gun on menu carbon emissions labelling
A growing number of restaurants are introducing eco-labels, but the source information is far from perfect
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Food waste worsens at Christmas. We can all make a difference
Christmas will be a chance for businesses to prove they can walk the walk on food waste claims