Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 215
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How GDPR can help smaller fmcg companies and startups level the data playing field
Using GDPR and customers’ data, there is plenty of scope for small food businesses to create innovative and potentially disruptive business models, says GDPR expert Kaijia Gu of Oliver Wyman
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Banana republic, Forensic traceability
The recently announced Asda-Sainsbury’s merger brings with it the threat of an ever more powerful buyer
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C&C will impose some stability at Matthew Clark and Bibendum
There goes the legacy of Conviviality
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Suppliers should be disclosed by award winners
Developing and launching innovative new own label products is a massive commitment from own label suppliers…
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Hotel Chocolat: case for and against in Waitrose bar spat
What is Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell getting his meringue-strawberry-and-white chocolate knickers in a twist about?
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Recruitment goals: talent is nothing without team spirit
Interesting recruitment parallels can be drawn with the World Cup and the relegation of Stoke City from the top flight
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Ocado ends with a lot of zeroes now
The online supermarket is now worth more than Marks & Spencer’s and deserves to be considered among the UK’s greatest technology companies
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Royal Recipes: history lessons and lavish dishes
The royal wedding is here – cue either sighs of relief or squeals of excitement
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Attitudes to GM food & drink are changing
When the public is asked what they believe are the biggest food safety issues, genetically modified foods are often mentioned
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Plastics can aid the circular economy
How can the increased collection and recycling of plastics enable a more circular economy for Europe?
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Morrisons announcement should prove a tipping point on food waste
Morrisons’ move is another, potentially big, step in the right direction, but there is still much to be done to get the industry fully working together on food waste
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Pie packaging promise triggers tabloids
Pie king Fray Bentos angered the tabloids this week
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Trump's Irn-Bru ban enrages Scots golfers
You’d think Donald Trump was unpopular enough in Scotland…
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Maisie Sly is star turn in Aldi’s first signed ad
The discounter’s newest ad features the deaf, seven-year-old star of Oscar-winning short film The Silent Child
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Donna doles out advice to Theresa May and meets Drastic Dave
That cheeky M. Barnier has given us ministers a collective smacked bottom for squabbling in class…
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Put customers centre-stage
Customer satisfaction and brand value have featured highly in industry news recently
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UK legislation is lagging behind when it comes to transfats
The WHO estimates transfat consumption is responsible for more than 500,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease every year, so why isn’t the food industry – and the government – taking more action?
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Sainsbury's-Asda merger: using search to map what consumers want
Geographic search data allows us to map Sainsbury’s loyalty strongholds and Asda’s bulwarks, says Google’s Harry Walker
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Fmcg recruitment: what's the best way to find the best candidates?
Finding the right people is our greatest challenge as we grow, says Camilla Barnard of Rude Health