All comment & opinion articles – Page 219
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Comment & OpinionPorridge or oatmeal? German mult Edeka knows its oats
What’s the difference between porridge and oatmeal?
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Comment & OpinionBrits are going off baking, despite the Bake Off effect
Brits love baking. Watching it, anyway. The actual act of whisking and beating, not so much
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Comment & OpinionMad Cow Disease documentary highlights food scandal’s individual cost
So often when we look back on food scandals the focus is on the big picture
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Comment & OpinionIt’s not all about short-term sales: build slowly if it suits you
Short-term goals can work, but focusing on your foundations will provide longer-term success
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Comment & OpinionWhy hard seltzers could become the new alcopop
Hooch was the generation-defining alcopop of the 1990s. Now a modern twist on the format is making waves in the US
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Comment & OpinionThere is no such thing as a ‘Tesco shopper’ or 'Ocado shopper'
Or an Ocado or M&S shopper, for that matter, says Kantar’s Fraser McKevitt. Brands and retailers must look beyond their existing shopper base to thrive
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Comment & OpinionGove commits to DRS, but the arguments are far from over
The Defra secretary has nailed his colours to the mast of an ‘all in’ system
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Comment & OpinionDon’t just lash out at farmers. Help them fight our ‘cheap food’ system
It feels like negative views about farmers are becoming more common
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Comment & OpinionWe need an independent online comparison service for food & drink
And it shouldn’t just be about price either. Consumers need an easy way to compare provenance, welfare and nutrition, says Professor Richard Moody
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Comment & OpinionOur food system must change, but there’s only so much it can do
Politicians and economists have as much work to do as supermarkets and farmers
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Comment & OpinionAsda and Just Eat's delivery partnership could prove truly disruptive
Asda’s tie-up with Just Eat is a bold move towards providing for the convenience shop online, says Harry Walker of Google
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Comment & OpinionWhy chefs can rest easy about the microwave meal
Marcus Wareing is the latest chef to warn of the ready meal’s impact on Britain’s culinary skills. But there is hope on the horizon
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Comment & OpinionRTDs need to be part of every alcohol brand’s strategy in 2019
More premium offerings are attracting a broader range of shoppers, says Gemma Cooper, client business partner at Nielsen
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Comment & OpinionGotta eat and drink ’em all at the Pokébar
Remember the Pokémon Go craze of 2016? The mobile game had people taking to the streets in droves
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Comment & OpinionPeperami’s anarchic animals go heavy on the hashtags
Peperami’s claim to be ‘a bit of an animal’ was genius…
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Comment & OpinionMUP advocates should be wary of claiming victory yet
It would be easy to look at the figures from a year of minimum unit pricing in Scotland and declare it a triumph for public health
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Comment & OpinionHolland & Barrett has what it takes to propel clean beauty beyond Goop
Clean beauty is the influence behind Holland & Barrett’s latest range. And it may just have mainstream appeal
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Comment & OpinionConsumers love a brand with values… but beware opportunism
Younger consumer ‘tribes’ will switch to brands with values - but they are quick to spot gimmicks
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Comment & OpinionWant to attract millennials and Gen Z? Focus on authenticity, not fads
Many retailer challenger brand schemes wrongly focus on ‘weird and wonderful’ products, says Philip Koh, co-founder and strategy director at Without design studio
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Comment & OpinionM&S’s giveaway toys have a whiff of desperation and confusion
Given the current backlash around plastic, could there possibly be a worse time for M&S’s idea?