Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 258
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Dispatches on Coke shines light on food-science collusion
Like you, I had been convinced that eating and drinking too much sugary stuff would make me fat
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Will inflation revive promotions?
Inflation is back in the UK food system, confirmed by the ONS CPI data for February 2017
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Out-of-home must fight obesity too
The government’s ambition to cut 20% of sugar in foods most popular with children by 2020 is unrivalled anywhere in the world
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Classy cues and big Qs in confident Quorn ad
It’s a mark of how far it’s come that Quorn no longer even alludes to its meat-free nature
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Crisp crisis hits home for man on train
The weighty obesity debate is a source of constant analysis by the best brains here at Grocer HQ
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Rotters abound as Pat sympathises with Dave Lewis
I don’t usually use strong language but there really are a lot of rotters out there, aren’t there?
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Securing a good Brexit deal for the grocery sector
Susan Kramer of the Liberal Democrats says food & drink faces tough times if the government doesn’t deliver a strong Brexit deal
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Article 50 special: Brexit insight & analysis from The Grocer
Article 50 has been triggered. Brexit has officially started. So what now for the food & drink industry?
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Folly or not, it’s done. But food & drink can get the best out of Brexit with a united front
There is little else for the food and drink industry to do but to try to make Brexit work in a positive and determined fashion
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MPs must eschew multibuys and head down the takeaway
A Health Select Committee report calling for a clampdown on supermarket promotions is out of touch
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Fight this PayPoint landgrab
Steve Parfett is unimpressed with PayPoint’s new EPoS system for indies
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Heineken and a case of Tesco's conviction
Tesco has moved the centre of gravity in its range reviews towards products that really matter to customers
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Farewell free coffee at Waitrose - it was fun while it lasted
A loss leader like Waitrose’s free coffee is stupid if all it does is make a loss
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Our food environment needs protecting from the dead zone
New concerns about factory farming have been flagged up by Philip Lymbery’s book Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were
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Simon Amstell's Carnage: a witty and provocative look at meat
The year is 2067. Meat and dairy are outlawed
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Approach the new financial year with a mindset for growth
It’s Q1, a new financial year and a new performance year. An ideal time to consider your mindset
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Make offers and promotions hyper-personal
In days gone by, getting customers into stores revolved around blunderbuss techniques like cut-price essentials
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Why some brands might benefit from 'foster care'
Mergers and acquisitions pose the question of how to maximise the value and growth potential of a portfolio of brands
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Get ready for the smart home revolution
Smart home tech was all the rage at the Shoptalk conference in Las Vegas this week
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Brand value must go into the mix at Morrisons
It’s not unheard of for supermarkets to focus on non-food departments to boost sales and footfall