Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 234
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Find alternatives to plastic, now
Action needs to be taken to ensure that the amount of plastic used, where not essential, is dramatically cut
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Cheers, chancellor! Duty freeze is a step in the right direction for the drinks trade
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association estimates the move will save Britain’s drinks industry approximately £247m
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Apprenticeships can help cultivate young skilled workers – but the levy is not delivering so far
Various food industry bodies have previously outlined ambitions to attract 140,000 apprentices by 2020, but that ambition currently seems a million miles away …
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Data will win at Christmas
We are about to enter the peak festive retail period now – Black Friday will drop the starting flag
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Consumers want facts, not fluff, when it comes to meat
At a time when standards in in the meat industry are once again under heavy scrutiny, it’s good to remember that facts, openness and transparency are essential
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Time to trim the EU food machine
At a recent food summit in Prague, European Commission officials were curiously absent, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Tesco-Booker a case of if you can't beat 'em, join 'em
But not in the old sense of selling up. It’s about forming a genuine partnership (or Faustian pact)
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The rising loaf
Sir, The price of wheat has most definitely increased as a result of Brexit
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Critical Eye: The Food Programme, Radio 4
Sheila Dillon in Catalonia, just as the region’s parliament declares independence from Spain
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Facebook Messenger as grocery channel. Like?
The rise of P2P payments offers vast opportunities for grocers, says Sebastian Redenz of iProspect UK
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Check out this Mexican wave: from posh restaurants to retail, it’s a growing crowdpleaser
Hold on to your sombreros. Mexican food has been voted Brits’ favourite cuisine this year
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5 reasons to consider a traineeship if you’re interested in a career in food retail
Traineeships are a great way to try out a potential career and see if it’s the right fit for you, says Debbie Gardiner of Qube Learning
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Macho fmcg is still a hostile place for LGBTQ
Sir, Thank you for your article ‘How LGBTQ friendly is fmcg?’ (11 November, p28). It isn’t. End of…
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Shoppers pushed to melting point over butter costing Two Whole Pounds
Twitter is also going into meltdown over the prospect of buttery toast becoming a luxury in Brexit Britain
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Let's hear it for the olderpreneurs
I am in my early 60s and I find myself in a growing band of brothers dubbed the ‘olderpreneurs’, says Prime Fifty founder Max Gowland
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French Bake Off participants left baffled by jaffa cakes
The Great British Bake Off is a smash hit in our land of tea, crumpets, cakes and fat rascals
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Pat prepares for the machines to take over
I tuned into the wireless and was alarmed to hear all our jobs will soon be undertaken by machines…
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Resourcefulness in business is the most important currency
From coins to notes, money is changing in more ways than hands
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Tesco-Booker debate all over bar the shouting (and screaming)
The CMA has decided that even beasts with such scale as Tesco and Booker did not have the power to damage competition even if they wanted to …
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Nisa members have spoken. The rebels must accept the Co-op deal – or look elsewhere
Nisa rebels are promising to go on the offensive and plan to convince the Competition & Markets Authority to nix the deal