Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 210
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The 'Ultra Urban' convenience concept is changing retail
Innovative new retail concepts like Ancoats General Store and Clayton Park Deli are using food to go to appeal to a young, ultra urban crowd, says Steve Parfett
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Credit to Kraft Heinz for whipping up a Salad Cream storm
Apparently millennials don’t know what Salad Cream is for
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Could a unified company vision save WH Smith from the high street scrapheap?
The retailer needs to align the whole organisation with one consistent vision, tell one story and speak with one voice, argues Chris West of Verbal Identity
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PM must take decisive action on HFSS products
While we welcome PHE’s first assessment of progress on the government’s sugar reduction programme, much more must be done…
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Inside Cadbury: an unsatisfying look under the purple wrapper
Those looking for investigative journalists to lift the lid on secrets lurking in vats of Dairy Milk would have been disappointed with Inside Cadbury
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What's going to change the dynamics in UK online grocery?
The IGD’s bullish 48% UK online sales growth prediction was unexpected, says The Grocer’s editor Adam Leyland
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Meat, fish and dairy companies must invest in innovation - or risk being disrupted
A new index for investors finds meat, fish and dairy companies are not doing enough to respond to disruption from alternative proteins. FAIRR’s Aarti Ramachandran explains why.
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Expect Sainsbury’s digital offer to step up with Moriarty
Moriarty will not only be tasked with keeping Sainsbury’s up to speed with online developments, but she will look to integrate its offering with Argos, Sainsbury’s Bank and Nectar, says food trends editor Emma Weinbren
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How fmcg brands can market to the new masculinity
What it means to be a man is changing. Brands need to take note and adapt, says Ben Lambert of PB Creative
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Donna gets to work on her 'Fat Kids' policy
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is being touted as our next Pee Em!
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Waitrose-Bupa partnership points to end of 'safe' concessions
Retailers will need to be increasingly brave with their use of in-store space to compete against the discounters and online rivals, says Andy Brian of Gordons law firm
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Listening skills are food startups' most powerful weapon
’We were the consumer asking for something that wasn’t there,’ says Rude Health’s Camilla Barnard.
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Non meat-eating cheaters exposed!
There’s a lot of conjecture online about the effects of a vegetarian diet
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Thai diner offers robo-service
A restaurant’s waiting staff are its faces and voices
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Japanese veg packing boss to share pricey melons
Two ‘luxury’ Yubari melons sold for ¥3.2m (about £22k) at an auction in Hokkaido, Japan, last week
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Shots fired in row over ‘junk food’ promotions ban
In an outspoken attack, Ian Wright described the proposals as “government at its worst”
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Stowford Press duo have fun exploring brand’s homeland
Comedian Ellie Taylor and adventurer Alastair Humphreys make a fine comic duo
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Fmcg packaging design must get fit for e-commerce
When innovating around design, fmcg products must from the outset consider a buying journey that extends well beyond the shelf, says Fiona Florence of JDO UK
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How 2 Sisters has gone from bottom of the class to star pupil
2 Sisters is out of FSA-imposed emergency measures. So how did it turn things around since last year’s high-profile scandal?
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Brands must get their World Cup marketing timing right
Fans are most excited before and during games, says Oath’s Stuart Flint