Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 222
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Urgent work is needed to make plastic more sustainable
It’s all very well declaring a war on plastic, but unless we can find viable alternatives, the war will only end in defeat
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Natural drinks: a long-term opportunity
The impending sugar tax in April provides natural beverage companies with the ideal opportunity to grow market share
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Stockpiling shows how much Brexit reassurance is needed
Businesses aren’t hanging around for politicians to save them from the drop
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Use Easter to reflect on your methods and reconsider strategy
Themes traditionally associated with Easter include hope, resurrection and new beginnings
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Muffin report is hardly shocking, but there is work to do on morning goods
Action on Sugar has exclusively revealed that ’blueberry muffins are not a healthy snack option’, in case you didn’t already know?
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Britain's Equal Pay Scandal: work to do for UK food & drink
A new raft of female workers are claiming they’re entitled to more on their pay cheque
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Be prepared for new restrictions on promotions
Food and drink retailers and manufacturers are under increasing pressure to support the fight against obesity
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Small fisheries are losing out to PNA's recertification
The recertification of the PNA tuna fishery by the MSC is detrimental to ocean conservation and unfair to small-scale tuna
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Ways retailers can show support for trans equality
Trans people have always existed, but recently they have become more visible…
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As Barbecoa is battered over unpaid bills, Jamie Oliver faces trial by Twitter
The chances of Oliver dipping into his own pocket to pay for the failures of his business empire are as slim as a shaving of truffle, but he isn’t the only one in trouble …
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Shoppers are searching for plant-based specifics
Empowered by technology, shoppers are now more curious and demanding than ever – and sweeping away old certainties…
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Watch out for organic fraud!
We have had a few scandals of late in the UK but compared with what is going on in Belgium at the moment, they are relatively small scale
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Mr Kipling's 'real' ad is old-fashioned but sweet
Previous Mr Kipling ads have featured imaginary elephants and cake-dogs, so the brand’s new focus on ‘real, human stories’
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A delighted Mr Davis discusses the EU transition deal
Mr Davis is a happy chappie, so I’ve always found, and he was as pleased as punch when he wandered in on Tuesday to chew the fat
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Fishermen furious following Brexit ‘betrayal’
’We will leave the EU and leave the CFP, but hand back sovereignty over our seas a few seconds later’
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It’s not just fish: how panicked should people be about microplastic?
Health organisations such as the FSA didn’t believe there was cause for concern but couldn’t be certain, it’s an emerging issue …
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Build trust in cryptocurrency
We are on the cusp of a new world where e-commerce becomes b-commerce: Bitcoin commerce…
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Newsagents need support from publishers and wholesalers
I have written before about the multiplicity of tasks facing small retailers, but some of the most challenging are in CTNs
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Why has Conviviality spent out on company-owned stores?
The flotation of Conviviality on the stock market in 2013 was one of the most unlikely events in the history of grocery
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I'd eat my hat if Brexit wasn't part of Unilever's decision
Unilever has insisted its decision to merge its UK plc and Dutch NV into one legal entity based in the Netherlands wasn’t