Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 46
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Are price cuts enough to tempt shoppers away from the discounters?
Retailers and brands cannot differentiate on price alone, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ
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Food to go is back but not as we knew it, finds new report
Lumina’s Food to Go Report 2023 shows the market is adapting fast to the cost of living crisis
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How Wrap is addressing cost of living in its third Food Waste Action Week
Food Waste Action Week is more important than ever during the cost of living crisis, says Wrap interim CEO Richard Swannell
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Suppliers, plan your cost price reduction strategy now
We are now helping many clients with planning CPRs as many anticipate a storm of retailer pressure when inflation turns, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Why suppliers must go further to meet public health goals
There is still room for our industry to go further in supporting people to make healthier choices, says James Mayer, president of Danone UK & Ireland
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Let’s hope the Windsor Agreement presages better trade across the Channel
Rishi Sunak’s claims of a “historic” deal that solves all the problems of Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit trade regime are somewhat overstated
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Doritos heads to the sofa for animalistic snacking session
Doritos has joined Pringles in rolling out a sofa-based animal ad
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Use visualisation to change those ‘difficult conversations’ you have at work
Why do they call boxers that want to be the best, ‘champ’? Even if they haven’t technically won any championships?
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Unpacking how food can benefit mental health in The Food Medic podcast
Felice Jacka of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research is front and centre of the episode
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Now more than ever, companies must engage with the food waste roadmap
Reduction efforts have been blown off course, but suppliers have access to plenty of support for their ’food waste journey’
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Sainsbury’s Argos job cuts are unfortunate, but not unexpected
CEO Simon Roberts has been busy identifying savings as part of his ‘save to invest’ strategy
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Scotland’s DRS looks sunk after Sturgeon’s departure. What now?
SNP politicians have turned on their own plan and signalled what could be curtains for the scheme in Scotland
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How suppliers can get their ideas heard by busy buyers
Buyers are typically overloaded with demands on their attention but the problem is now more acute, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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The devil is in the detail for Sunak’s new NI protocol deal
The minutiae will be crucial to the success of the proposed Windsor Framework, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Supermarkets have broken the fresh supply chain. The solution is in their hands
The answer to these shortages lies solely in the hands of retailers, says Ged Futter, director, The Retail Mind
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Why your first TV ad should focus on brand, not product
If done right, moving into TV can help keep the wave of innovative fmcg startups alive, says Tom Newton, strategy partner at Hell Yeah
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Stilton is the king of British cheeses – so why is it so under-represented on shelf?
There is real opportunity to give more space to stilton and other British blue cheeses, says Bill Mathieson, MD of Long Clawson Dairy
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Why Waitrose cut ties with Heston – and why it might be a strategic win
In a puff of frozen liquid nitrogen, one of the most iconic tie-ups in modern British grocery has disappeared
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Fruit & veg shortages are the fault of reckless supermarket buying habits
Local grocery stores are loyal to their suppliers – and their shelves remain stocked with abundance, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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From lab-grown meat to insects, alternative proteins are the future of our diets
Alternative proteins face regulatory hurdles but applications are already in progress around the world, say Katrina Anderson, associate director and Sian Edmonds, senior associate at Osborne Clarke