Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 304
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Biscuit poll reflects trend for healthier snacking… and Brits’ lack of restraint
Brits love a biccie, and we’re not shy about it
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MPs’ sugar and HFSS mega-crackdown plan is obese with impracticality
Surely the biggest priority for government strategy is that it is measurable, realistic and – above all – evidence-based
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Why the Autumn Statement is bad news for food and drink
The real burden in the Autumn Statement is on big business. And none more so than the big supermarkets
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Why Thanksgiving is a major missed opportunity for British retailers
Some aspects of Thanksgiving are already here, but the Brits are missing out on the best bit
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Bold innovation requires bravery
Fortune favours the brave’ and ‘you have to speculate to accumulate’ are just two business idioms
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Attract and retain staff by throwing in more trimmings
A well-structured package promotes both employee satisfaction and retention
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As Black Friday returns, what of returns policies?
The exponential growth in omnichannel retailing has made the returns process very complex
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Brands must beware the dangerous middle ground
It’s become even more important for brands occupying the ‘middle’ to show why they should still exist
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Tomorrow's Food: a bewildering (or boring) future awaits
At pains to justify its new primetime slot on BBC1 Tomorrow’s Food wasted no time self-aggrandising
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My Week… By Roger Burnley (as told to Bill Tush)
Nestled at the Perineum of the North (between Leeds and Manchester) the quaint market town of Huddersfield
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Bees beware! Young thickos seek squeezy honey
A survey by Rowse Honey this week didn’t exactly make inspiring reading
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Angela Ricci helps Fever-Tree make a good first impression
A brand’s first TV ad carries a lot of weight. There’s a massive new audience out there
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Welsh independent retailers' defiance is an inspiration
Two recent stories about the Welsh independent retail sector may be an inspiration
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FSA should be challenged on its foodborne illness data
”The FSA deserves credit for the way it has gone about seeking to tackle the serious issue of campylobacter”
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Chatham House report puts meat firmly on the environmental agenda
An influential group has not minced its words when it comes to what must be done with meat
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Food waste solution may be in new technologies
Food waste is fast becoming the specialist subject for many a celebrity chef
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Black Friday could stain reputations
Asda’s decision to sit out this year’s Black Friday is likely to have been influenced more by prudence than passion
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How to climb the ladders (and dodge the snakes) of fmcg
When we first started Jimmy’s, we were not even close to the first rung of the ladder
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The Britification of the German discounters continues
The FA this week announced that the successor to Tesco as sponsor of its grassroots football was Lidl
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Campylobacter, transparency and some baffling FSA survey results
The latest FSA campylobacter results are cause for cautious optimism - but discrepancies in the results must be addressed