Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 306
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Are retailers falling out of love with Black Friday?
Buried under a heap of recrimination and Polaroid flatscreen TVs, the romance between Asda and Black Friday is over
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Is Dave Lewis the man to get government listening over business rates reform?
Dave Lewis is in some ways an unlikely man to lead the industry into a fresh battle on the unfairness of the business rates…
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Appraisals aren't just for bosses - use the opportunity
As year-end approaches, many organisations will be embarking on annual appraisals
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Why supermarkets need to relax cosmetic standards for produce
It’s not just the EU’s restrictions that are bonkers. Some of the cosmetic standards supermarkets insist on are crazy too
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Mondelez won’t have put sultanas into Fruit & Nut without thinking hard
The media and the public either give Cadbury’s owner Mondelez too much credit or not enough, depending on how you look at it
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Hugh's war on Morrisons is unfair
My sympathies are not frequently aroused when jousting corporations are caught up in a PR debacle
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Price-marking needs intelligent collaboration
I welcome the debate around price-marking but am a little concerned as to the message we may send to our suppliers
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War on Waste: an important issue, highlighted powerfully
Powerful stuff from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on War on Waste, which highlighted the disgusting level of food waste
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Time to pay proper attention to the plant-based food revolution
It’s all hotting up in the world of plant-based diets
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Will the apprentice levy work for you?
The announcement of an apprenticeship levy in the July Budget caught many people unawares, says Justine Fosh of the National Skills Academy for Food & Drink
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What can adland do with shopper marketing data?
The proliferation of shopper marketing – and the role it can play – has not gone unnoticed by large ad agencies
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My Week... by Santa Claus (as told to Bill Tush)
Ho bloody ho. Or as the one memorable line in Lidl’s Christmas ad put it: “Santa needs a little bit of help, so let’s get your ho’s in order.”
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Harry Styles says his coffee's better with butter
Sullen performance-bots One Direction are role models in many ways
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Lidl is top dog as first supermarket Christmas ads arrive
Hooray. Christmas is upon us, and first out of the blocks with their seasonal ads are Lidl and Asda
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Fear of science could grow into a big problem for food & drink
Consumer confidence in science is fading fast – and the implications for food and drink are huge
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A sugar tax? How regressive!
The case against sugar is strong, but a new tax is unlikely to achieve lasting change, says Joanna Blythman
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Asda and Lidl are first off the mark with their Christmas TV ads – but do they deliver?
The first of the seasonal supermarket ads have hit our screens
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WHO bacon report: another missed opportunity for better clarity
Communicating risk is one of the toughest comms tasks going. This is true not just in food
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Morrisons' Motor Fuel Group 'symbol' move is a smart one
On Monday came the news that Morrisons was getting back into the c-store game
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My Life on a Plate: a weird way to sum up Mary Berry
A timeless classic like Victoria sponge with a dollop of double cream – that’s how I’d sum up Mary Berry