Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 232
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Predictions for 2018: sugar, veganism & food price inflation
We’ve loads of predictions this week. But before I offer a few of my own, I have a confession
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Poundland has entered the new year in good elf
What a Christmas it has been for Poundland
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2018 just got tougher
It’s no huge surprise to see that the Tesco-Booker deal has gone through
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It's crucial for food to increase its R&D spend
As Brexit looms, the UK food industry must increase its spend on research and development
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Brexit phase 1: encouraging, slightly
The agreement reached on 8 December on phase 1 of the Brexit negotiations has been met with a huge sigh of relief in many …
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Gove promises change – but there’s no getting away from those Brexit fault lines
While the environment secretary was again adamant that UK food and animal welfare standards would be a red line in negotiations, the fault lines are already clear to see
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It's all change in the reset era
Retailers would be crazy to ignore regionality and quirks in taste
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Know the rules of category success - and stick to them
As an industry, we like to talk and think about the next big thing…
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Could rum really rise up and steal gin’s crown?
Perception is everything and gin’s success comes largely on the back of three phenomenally powerful trends: cocktail culture, premiumisation and health and wellbeing
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Pat kicks off the new year with a sugary promotion
Happy New Year, readers! I expect I saw some of you down on the Embankment on December 31
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Edinburgh boozer gets magic makeover
Harry Potter author JK Rowling famously wrote much of her wizardly opus in an Edinburgh coffee shop
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Students get a brain booster from Domino’s
Domino’s has developed a way to beat the Brexit brain-drain, shoring up the skills of our students
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Festivities a distant memory as Activia sets the bar high
Adland’s screens have been clogged with tinsel and ‘indulgent’ food since September
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Going draconian is worth a try, but PHE guidelines risk confusing consumers
Change4Life is a campaign aimed at 4-10 year olds - and for parents it effectively means banning all purchases of chocolate bars, most packets of crisps, yoghurts, biscuits, ice creams and sweets
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2017's mega-deals in review - Akeel Sachak
As 2017 draws to a close, we can wave goodbye to another buoyant year for M&A activity, says Akeel Sachak, the global head of consumer for Rothschild.
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Five key deals to sum up food and drink M&A in 2017
Catalyst Corporate Finance directors Simon Peacock and Charles Lanceley identify five of the year’s most significant deals, each illustrating trends underpinning M&A activity in food and drink during 2017.
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A bleak Christmas for opponents of the rubberstamped Tesco-Booker deal
For bitter opponents, reading the CMA’s verdict must feel like an untimely dose of the norovirus
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An interesting year for food & drink M&A - Shaun Browne
The underlying performance of many UK food manufacturers has been mixed, with many companies not achieving the ambitious targets they set for themselves at the beginning of the year. Despite this, the quantum of M&A activity in the sector has been broadly consistent with 2016.
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2 Sisters’ transparency move could be a game-changer
As we approach the fifth anniversary of the horsegate scandal, we should welcome these first steps towards more openness in the food industry
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Boundary pushing is great. But do veggies really want bloody burgers?
Is the use of ’obscure techno ingredients’ in vegetarian food a bite too far or a bite into the future?