Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 200
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Donna cheers on Brexit benefits and drafts technical notes
Dominic Raab is a real trier, isn’t he? I reckon he’s a solid grade 6 at General Studies GCSE
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Coke enters hall of mirrors to 'highlight' packaging change
Encouraged by booming sales, Coca-Cola has done away with the all-black packaging of its Zero Sugar variant
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Golden chicken livens up lips
The latest harbinger of a world going swiftly to the capitalist pigdogs comes in the form of gold-coated chicken wings
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Cheating by eating (junk) at pop-up museum in LA
Its website explains ‘Cheat Day Land is a space where healthy lifestyle advocates can take a break’
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Popcorn treat for Baltic fish
We were surprised when we heard the Swedish Coastguard was planning to dump 40 tonnes of popcorn into the Baltic Sea
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A 10p plastic bag tax? Industry is way ahead of ministers here
Some are said to be concerned that the move looks like profiteering
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Gillette addresses 'best men' in closer look at masculinity
Gillette’s Fusion ProGlide ad showed a series of men pulling funny faces as they shaved
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The concerns of industry about a plastic tax must be heeded
It’s been a big week for innovation in the war on plastic
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Brits still love nutritious and healthy spuds
The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel shows a 2.6% rise in consumption of potatoes since 2015
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Raab reassures but with 'no deal' there are no guarantees
This week’s technical notices provide little to calm nerves and help businesses prepare for ‘no deal’
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New Celebs on the Farm show is far from reality
This fun, frothy show does little to provide any insight into the farming industry
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Generation Z is here – and they make millennials look relaxed about food
Generation Z-ers buy 80% more kale, 57% more tofu, 550% more plant-based milk and 266% more avocados than Generation X Time is almost up for millennials. According to a report by Bloomberg published this week, those of us who fall into this bracket will soon cede dominance ...
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GS1 mobile-ready hero image guidelines: what you need to know now
The way the industry communicates information to consumers needs to reflect changing buying habits, says GS1 UK head of standards and consulting Paul Reid
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Plant-based lobbyists continue their battle cries but the dairy industry won’t be riled this time
Barely a month has gone by where there hasn’t been one celebration of plant-based diets or another
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Water scarcity means there’s no such thing as ‘guilt-free’ fruit & veg
Source: Getty Images Over the past two decades the UK per capita demand for fruit has risen by 23% and vegetables by 7% Retailers and shoppers need to start thinking about the ‘water scarcity footprint’ of their food, that is, the potential impact of water use on ...
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Brooklyn faces up to oat milk hardship
An oat milk shortage is rocking the borough
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Egyptian tomb raiders get hard cheese
Cheese doesn’t get much more mature than a 3,000-year-old example found in the tomb of Ptahmes
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Crunch time: £10 chip shop box causes Twitter storm
‘If you don’t think it looks like the most appetising thing ever then there’s no hope for you’
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Challenger brands must act now to avoid a talent shortage
Challenger brands are buzzing but there’s a potential talent shortage looming, warns Thea Alexander of Young Foodies
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In a successful summer for retailers, the Co-op stands out
Five years since the banking crisis that almost saw the Co-op go under, its turnaround has been remarkable