Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 216
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Plastic: the industry must come together to find solutions
It’s brilliant news that nearly 50 of the UK’s biggest grocery players have signed up to the Plastic Pact
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Our petition has passed 10,000 signatures – let’s keep food waste on the agenda
Let’s not stop there. Quite rightly the plastic plague on our oceans has now shot up the political agenda, but food waste remains an issue in urgent need of attention, too
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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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Britain's Fat Fight: Hugh F-W kicks off his obesity campaign
Britain’s Fat Fight with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall got off to a sensationalist start
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Practical essentials to help businesses manage performance
Too frequently managers avoid what they see as difficult conversations about performance
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Join up thinking to get results on gender diversity
The gender pay gap has opened an interesting can of worms in wholesale
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Deals aren't the problem; Nectar could be clearer
There must surely be some caution on a blanket ban
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Canadian chocolate brand asks us to #EatShyte
‘Seriously Helps You To Energize!’ At first glance, it’s a perfectly serviceable – if slightly clumsy – slogan
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Get real, government – leaving the customs union would be disastrous for food & drink
The government’s decision to leave both the single market and the customs union is an idealistic vision of future trade growth in developing countries that might not even happen
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Lynx's modern lads go for Gold to impress the ladies
Lynx has put some effort into moving on from its long-running laddy ‘Lynx Effect’ days
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Donna struggles with deadlines and takes a trip to M&S
I’ve known Theresa for aeons, give or take a yonk, and I’ve never seen her quite so nervous…
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Does CAMRA’s narrowing lens herald its own demise?
A two-year consultation into its future, rife with hand-wringing and soul-searching, has come to a close with the decision not to widen its remit to include all beer and cider drinkers
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Data will be crucial for lower-calorie reformulation
Fighting Britain’s obesity crisis moved up a gear this month when Public Health England’s sugar tax came into force
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As takeover gets go-ahead, Co-op will need swift success to satisfy Nisa members
The Co-op will have to quickly get to grips with dealing with thousands of individual and fiercely independent business owners
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Stacey Solomon to host The Grocer Own Label Awards
She will co-host The Grocer’s awards ceremony on Friday 11 May alongside The Grocer’s editor, Adam Leyland
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Wean shoppers off plastic; GroceryAid: get involved
The headline of your article ‘More Brits worry about plastic than Brexit’ was certainly attention-grabbing…
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Future of Meat feature offered industry-leading commentary
The industry-leading depth and commentary is extremely insightful and a real reference document for the sector…
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Is M&S being prepared to be broken in two?
Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne masterminded some great campaigns, including the Mrs Santa and Paddington Bear Christmas ads
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The biggest food & drink trends and launches from William Reed’s NEC shows
For those who couldn’t make it, here are some of the key trends and standout innovations from the biennial event …
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Food labelling: doing what it says on the tin
I have been drawn to food labelling issues over the last few weeks due to a number of unconnected events