Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 215
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Can Peas Please’s generic veg campaign win funding? And will it work?
The timing of the launch could not be more opportune after Defra released its Family Food Survey, which found consumers were purchasing fewer fresh green vegetables in 2016/17 than in 2013
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High street slow to adapt; Novel packaging solution
Brands still have everything to play for. They need to think harder about a service that’s relevant
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We should all sign up to make food & drink more sustainable
Ultimately we need the whole sector, supported by the government, to collectively make the food system more sustainable
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Catching up with the low-sugar zeitgeist
We tend to forget the role of high street coffee chains in fuelling our monstrous sugar addiction
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Suppliers face a stark choice on Sainsbury's-Asda merger
Wholesale and retail are now effectively one market for procurement and we have a duopoly in the retail market, says Steve Parfett of AG Parfett & Sons
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As suppliers face Sainsbury’s-Asda squeeze, who can help them?
Suppliers should not expect the Groceries Code Adjudicator to be able to ride to their rescue - she is powerless to intervene
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Why aren't companies maximising the apprenticeship levy?
Currently more than £1.28bn of funding that’s been paid into the levy by companies is sitting in National Apprenticeship Service accounts
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Sainsbury’s-Asda merger shows 'Amazon effect' in action
Amazon has been a huge catalyst for change in UK grocery, says Natalie Berg of NBK Retail. And it’s been a key driver of the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger
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Subterranean Homesick Booze: Bob Dylan whips up a whiskey
Bands with their own beers are over. Whiskey’s where it’s at now
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Deliveroo sets a date to save the side salad
Salads were the fourth most ordered side just two years ago, but have fallen to 23rd
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Maltesers continues warm and witty streak
Maltesers won acclaim in 2016 for its ‘Look on the Light Side’ ads
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Will the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger create a new retailer fit for the 21st century customer?
One of the biggest challenges the merged business faces is understanding its new, combined customer base, argues Paul Hinds of IRI
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The Sainsbury's-Asda merger will hurt suppliers
The comment that big food companies “make spectacular returns and are very, very profitable” is an ominous opening gambit, says Warren Ackerman of SocGen
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Sainsbury's and Asda merger: will we be living well for less?
Bryan Roberts of tcc global unpicks the 10% price ‘harmonisation’ promise made by Sainsbury’s and Asda following their merger announcement
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Donna lands a key role in the Sainsbury's-Asda probe
Ooooo Mikey! ‘Lil’ Deuce’ Coupe has certainly fired up his hot rod this time
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Minimum Unit Pricing: sensible strategy or temperance tantrum?
It’s a fiercely controversial bit of legislation – heralded by some as a pioneering move to save lives. But others see it as a sign of the temperance lobby’s steady creep towards power …
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Be rigorous with revenue growth management principles
While no one can argue with the basic premise of category management, the movement still floundered
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How scared should suppliers be about the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger?
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said that Sainsbury’s had “good supplier relations and supported British producers extensively” but that hasn’t stopped the NFU from expressing its concerns vociferously …
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Grocery companies need to take action on food poverty
We’ve all heard about the increase in food bank usage and the rising reliance on food donations across the UK
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Fundamentals of category management, 5: Invest in quality thinking
Fmcg is fully of sound and fury, but the constant buzz can stand in the way of long-term, strategic thinking. In the fifth of his series on category management, Insight Traction’s Jeremy Garlick explains how to make time and space for quality thinking