Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 261
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Princess Anne lines up a royal rumble with GM comments
It’s always fun when the Royal Family weighs in on matters of national importance
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The best of NPD from Natural Products Expo West
Claire Nuttall reviews the best innnovation from this year’s expo, including plant milks - and skinless popcorn
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UK food & drink is staring down the barrel of Brexit
Article 50 will be triggered next Wednesday. Time to get serious about negotiating the right deal for UK food & drink
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Time for a new approach to recruiting young grocery talent
An Vermeulen of CCEP explains why her company increasingly uses apprenticeships to recruit new starters
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An innovation drought is about to hit fmcg
Brand manufacturers are finding it harder to square retailer and consumer needs
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Labour shortages post Brexit challenge self-sufficiency notion
Uncertainty about labour supply throws into serious doubt the idea we can become more self-sufficient in the wake of Brexit
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Waste must be cut out at every stage of food production
Increased control of production methods can help to minimise waste
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A call to action on childhood obesity strategies
We believe it is time to start exploring a wider range of potential measures to reduce obesity, including regulation
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Advice on culture: Have you 'married' the wrong company?
A career change can bring unexpected consequences, warns executive coach Jennifer Baker
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Tricks of the coffee trade
The turnover of branded coffee chains in the UK has grown by over 500% in the last 15 years. How have they done it?
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The Best of British Takeaways: tasty history of fish & chips
“Fast food doesn’t have to mean bad food,” said Tom Kerridge on The Best of British Takeaways
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Fairtrade shocks shoppers with Farley & Bell entrapment
‘Don’t feed exploitation’ reads the stern strapline at the end of the Fairtrade Foundation’s ad
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Food bank wins following libel ruling
Professional troll Katie Hopkins was last week ordered to pay £24,000 to food blogger Jack Monroe
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Pat mulls the nature of democracy and expertise
I have to be a little careful about what I say, seeing as how my little emporium is situated just a stone’s throw from the Mother of Parliaments
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Lessons in experiential retail from around the globe - video
Rich Ford of Sherlock Studio picks four examples of experiential retail done well
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Breathe new life into bricks & mortar stores
Bricks & mortar retailing is dead. Or that’s what we read. But in the food sector, that’s far from the truth.
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Pushing Britain’s buttons: online grocery goes patriotic
A ‘buy British’ button would be fantastic news for British producers. It’s not that far-fetched, either
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The Top 50 is a fantastic advertisement for entrepreneurship
How can Iceland not be independent, with Malcolm Walker at the wheel?
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What we can learn from the Budget - and how it's presented
This week has seen Philip Hammond’s first Budget
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The benefits of next-level data interrogation
Sometimes, we obsess about day-to-day performance to the detriment of bigger changes