All comment & opinion articles – Page 224
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Comment & OpinionLetters: be positive on exports
It was encouraging to see so many strong food and drink operations
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Comment & OpinionFood waste: there's still a long way to go to beat it
Food waste champion Ben Elliot described the current levels of food waste as ‘an environmental, moral and financial scandal
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose's packaging-free trial is challenging, but vital
Yes, it could result in queues, pricing confusion and mess. But don’t let that detract from the power of the idea
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Comment & OpinionRetailers should use their power to push brands towards sustainable palm oil
When it comes to palm oil, ensuring branded products and own-label products are sustainably sourced is vital. Retailers hold the key to reforming the palm oil industry, says Tristan Price, CEO of MP Evans
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Comment & OpinionPlastic waste is hardwired into the supermarket system. Time for action
Malaysian minister Yeo Bee Yin’s whistleblowing on plastic recycling is to be admired, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionUS food fears: chlorinated chicken is the tip of the iceberg
As our politicans attempt to woo Trump, they should consider the ugly reality of US food production
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Comment & OpinionWhat fmcg brands need to know about TikTok
TikTok is a maturing social app with a teen audience, and is ideal for brands to take advantage, says Sarah Cantillon, managing partner at Movement
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Comment & OpinionHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's new series is set to reignite the plastic fight
The campaigning chef’s War on Plastic programme is set to begin on 10 June
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Comment & OpinionMalaysia's return of plastic waste is a humiliation for government
But the industry can’t rely only on the government to bail us out
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Comment & OpinionBread: A Loaf Affair - BBC4 doc records a slice of food history
Bread has been a staple of the human diet for as long as we have been able to control fire
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Comment & OpinionJust Eat offers barbecue disaster relief
June is here! And with it barbecue season
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Comment & OpinionChristine Tacon: suppliers can learn from retailers on payment terms
Retailers say code compliance has improved efficiency, says Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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Comment & OpinionCan Coke grow the energy drinks category or will it dilute sales?
It seems you can take the sugar out of energy drinks, but you can’t take the energy out of sugar
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Comment & OpinionNorth Korea set to join the whisky world
Shots of its new Samilpo bottles reveal a design heavily ‘influenced’ by Johnnie Walker
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Comment & OpinionFoodie Leonardo da Vinci still tasty after all these years
Leonardo da Vinci died 500 years ago last month
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Comment & OpinionMurderous Mads Mikkelsen is genuinely creepy for Carlsberg
Carlsberg has until now kept brand ambassador Mads Mikkelsen out of its core pilsner overhaul…
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Comment & OpinionSugar confusion could hurt juices and smoothies category
Sensationalist stories and false claims damage the category – we must take clear communication seriously
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Comment & OpinionForecourts should do more to capitalise on the electric vehicle revolution
Drivers with time on their hands will want more than better food-to-go offerings
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Comment & OpinionAs next GCA league table looms, here's what suppliers need to look out for
Six years in, the GCA’s philosophy of ‘encouragement vs penalty’ has been a resounding success, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionHow the Co-op's new bond is marrying corporate finance with ethical projects
The Co-op’s new bond for Fairtrade-focused projects demonstrates the interest investors have in ethical and social projects