All comment & opinion articles – Page 101
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Comment & OpinionCMA’s move on sustainability will remove roadblocks to collaboration
The CMA is taking steps to make it easier for companies to take environmental action, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionNestlé’s axe of Wunda and Garden Gourmet points to plant-based saturation
The UK plant-based market is mature, and the cost of living crisis is slowing the migration to plant-based eating
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Comment & OpinionBudget fails to alleviate pressure on companies caught in cost of living crossfire
After the chaos unleashed by the mini-budget last November, Jeremy Hunt’s ‘steady as she goes’ budget was not exactly unwelcome – though it left grocery industry participants frustrated that more help isn’t being offered
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Comment & OpinionProfitability isn’t a dirty word. It’s fundamental to challenger brands
The focus on growth with massive expenditure and low ROI has wrongly overtaken the focus on long-term profitability, says Barty Walsh, co-founder at Ordo
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Comment & OpinionFive things we learned at the Gen Z Conference (and one thing no one can agree on)
Candy Kittens co-founder Jamie Laing having an early version of the brand’s logo tattooed on his body was just one revelation
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Comment & OpinionThe key questions to be answered in the Tesco fulfilment fee fiasco
Audacious move by Tesco is even featuring in school debates over monopsony
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Comment & OpinionHow gen Z is challenging conventional marketing wisdom
Understanding the right way to connect with gen Z is fundamental for brands to create meaningful experiences, says Lizzie Nolan, chief transformation officer at Havas Media Group UK
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Comment & OpinionTesco adds Smile-style horror to Clubcard Prices campaign
The ad is vaguely traumatic – and completely arresting
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Comment & OpinionJamie Oliver keeps it simple – and cheap – in Jamie’s £1 Wonders
He helped us through lockdown, he helped us celebrate afterwards… and he helped Penguin crank out yet another cookbook. Now Jamie Oliver has another cause
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarket bosses are fuming at latest price accusations
Parents are claiming their food is too expensive in latest research commissioned by the Food Foundation
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Comment & OpinionAs UK gender pay gap widens, supermarket boards offer a ray of hope
Examples abound of supermarkets hiring women to senior leadership positions
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Comment & OpinionFour of five food giants are over-reliant on unhealthy lines. Now is the time for change
Global food manufacturers should be forced to disclose what proportion of their sales can be classed as ‘healthier’, says Sonia Pombo, nutritionist at World Action on Salt, Sugar & Health (WASSH)
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Comment & OpinionBig tobacco, not ElfBar, will be the real winner from disposable vapes
Big tobacco may have breathed a sigh of relief this year when ElfBar got its fingers burned in a large-scale product recall
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Comment & OpinionAre price cuts enough to tempt shoppers away from the discounters?
Retailers and brands cannot differentiate on price alone, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ
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Comment & OpinionFood to go is back but not as we knew it, finds new report
Lumina’s Food to Go Report 2023 shows the market is adapting fast to the cost of living crisis
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Comment & OpinionHow Wrap is addressing cost of living in its third Food Waste Action Week
Food Waste Action Week is more important than ever during the cost of living crisis, says Wrap interim CEO Richard Swannell
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Comment & OpinionSuppliers, plan your cost price reduction strategy now
We are now helping many clients with planning CPRs as many anticipate a storm of retailer pressure when inflation turns, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionWhy suppliers must go further to meet public health goals
There is still room for our industry to go further in supporting people to make healthier choices, says James Mayer, president of Danone UK & Ireland
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Comment & OpinionLet’s hope the Windsor Agreement presages better trade across the Channel
Rishi Sunak’s claims of a “historic” deal that solves all the problems of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade regime are somewhat overstated
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Comment & OpinionDoritos heads to the sofa for animalistic snacking session
Doritos has joined Pringles in rolling out a sofa-based animal ad