Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 295
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This Farming Life: no easy days, but farmers stick with it
We’ve all thought about swapping the eight hours a day staring at a computer screen for the outdoor life
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Lessons from Brazil's crusade against processed food
I’m not recommending another bikini body diet, but the latest Brazilian Ministry of Health’s dietary guidelines
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Kraft did something smart with reformulation - did you notice?
There’s nothing quite like a recipe change to upset some people
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My Week… by Sir Peter Kendall (as told to Bill Tush)
When I retired from the NFU I made the solemn promise that I would take it easy and never take on any useful work again
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Pigeon problems for Italian chef
Even in the animal-loving UK, you’d struggle to attract much opprobrium for eating pigeon
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'Whole Foods' Market oranges lack a-peel
Ironic that the retailer selling peeled oranges last week was… Whole Foods Market
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Albert: a quail-ity find in a Dutch supermarket
Fortunately for Albert the quail, shopper Alwyn Wils was curious enough to stick 12 eggs into an incubator
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National living wage will cost – but there will also be positives
It’s all too easy to crunch the numbers prior to 1 April and reel off figures that leave industry in despair
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Public Health England’s patronising One You campaign is a switch-off
PHE’s new campaign is patronising, over-complicated and, sadly, likely to be forgotten in six months
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Recipe box schemes raise uncomfortable questions about packaging waste
There’s no getting away from the fact packaging is potentially a serious reputational challenge to this emerging new sector
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Morrisons is playing dangerously. But it has a lot to gain
Morrisons is playing a dangerous game. But if Amazon is successful it has a lot to gain at very little cost
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Reproductive cake you probably won't want to eat
The treats – made for a charity bake sale – were inspired by reproduction
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My Week… by David Potts (as told to Bill Tush)
We’ve smashed the German-led competition and delighted the City!
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Stand up for Fairtrade farmers but spare us the sympathy
“The Fairtrade mark ensures decent payment for hard work at least; and at best true empowerment”
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Who's the Boss: novel employment experiment feels a bit flat
The only people unaware of what was going on were the three shortlisted applicants
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Wine market can gain strength from low abvs and counterintuitive thinking
Every corner of the wine industry should be celebrating the success of the fruit and light wine segment
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Vaping on prescription sets extraordinary precedent
The rise and development of the ‘vaping’ market is surely one that will be studied frequently at business schools
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Discounter misconceptions that need clearing up
The food discount concept Aldi and Lidl espouse remains little understood by competitors and pundits
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Lessons from Pret a Manger on expanding abroad
Knowing your market is key if you want to make your brand and product work overseas
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The Brexit mood is close to hanging in the balance
If anyone in the food and drink industry does favour staying in Europe, now might be the time to come out and say it