Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 207
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Trump drives Europe to drink... sort of
Well, you’d drink more if Donald Trump was coming for dinner
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The tastiest tongue twisters revealed
A survey by perennially mispronounced bakery Brioche Pasquier has revealed the top 40 foods and drinks Brits struggle to enunciate
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It’s Groundhog Day for UK high streets with yet another review
If it were not that the problems facing the high street were so serious, the announcements from the latest high street minister, Jake Berry, would have been comedy gold
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Wrap report reveals food waste progress – but there’s a sting in the tail
On the surface, Wrap’s document appeared to show undiluted good news
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Gareth Southgate shows the value of empathy in a leader
Many unpredictable trends have sat alongside the conventional ebb and flow of this year’s World Cup
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Costcutter boss Sir Michael Bibby should hand over the keys
With its five-year deal, the Co-op is in the driving seat to buy Costcutter
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The Grill Dads: flavours from a full-fat childhood
‘Over the top’ meals ‘your children love to eat’? Over the top, definitely
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Confectionery brands need to get creative with advertising
Frankly, the ASA guidelines were always going to give confectionery brand managers a headache
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Paper bags should be sustainable too
Soil Association broadly supports Morrisons’ move to replace plastic grocery bags with paper bags
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Partnerships are central to the retail landscape's future
Technology partnerships are essential if supermarkets are to meet the heightened expectations of shoppers
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It’s all over for England, but booze brands can celebrate a World Cup win
So that’s that, then. Back to reality. It was a lovely dream, wasn’t it?
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Gin success shows shoppers value booze
Nielsen’s countdown of the 100 biggest alcohol brands in Britain proves that gin sales are continuing to rise at a staggering pace
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Ice cream exhibition makes museums cool
The weather has been so hot that cramming ice cream into one’s face is no longer enough
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Arty Cognac is classy choice
For Bogof, £15k for a bottle of Cognac is merely the price of reminding all the other Grocer journos who’s classiest
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Vegtoberfest: at least there's beer
The new London festival promises vegan Bratwurst (hmm) and ‘vegan pizzas with Bavarian themes’ (no!)
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Sunbites lets the light in... and hides it under a bushel
“Everything is wonderful/everything is great”, some unbearably anodyne music tells us
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World Cup fever is delivering the summer the grocery industry has always dreamed of
Nothing compares to football in terms of engaging the population and getting us together to drink beer and eat copious amounts of not so healthy snacks
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Socially responsible self-regulation will empower, not burden, producers
The alcohol industry is ahead of the curve with responsible self-policing, says Portman Group’s John Timothy
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The UK is fighting back on food crime
I spend a relatively large amount of time on the nasty topic of food crime
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Charles Wilson: Get Well Soon
News that Wilson has been forced to resign owing to throat cancer will be a devastating blow: for Tesco colleagues, for the City, but above all for Wilson himself