Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 268
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Predictions for grocery in 2017: a fun and important exercise
If 2016 has taught us anything, it should be caution
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The panda steak is closer than you think
Scientists are claiming that lab-grown meat could hit supermarket shelves within five years
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Successful NPD is about core values
It’s important we seek out new ways to expand our brand portfolio, and that we do so in a planned and thoughtful manner
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Best-before and use-by dates create waste
I wonder how much The Grocer’s waste campaign is dealing with effect and not tackling one particular cause
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2017 brings a lot of political 'unknown unknowns'
2016 was a year when politics drove a potentially changing economic and business climate
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Fibre One misses the mark with weight loss for women ad
It’s time for Adland to tearfully wonder how and why we’ve all become such fat pigs
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Animal lovers' tube takeover is mercifully gore-free
The animal-loving funsters at PETA have transformed every ad at Clapham Common Tube station
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Pat reports on a quiet Christmas stock take
I do hope you had the kind of restful holiday typically enjoyed by retailers
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The Great British Brexit Mystery continues
Farmers remain in the dark over future plans for their industry after environment secretary Andrea Leadsom’s speech in their own backyard
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As food forecasters get predicting, volatility is the only certainty
The annual trendfest is here where food watchers tell us what we’re going to be eating and drinking over the next 12 months, or is the whole predictions’ game simply a lottery?
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2016: a not entirely apocalyptic year for food & drink
While the rest of the world descended into strife and turmoil, actually it has been quite a good year for food and drink …
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Farage, fishing and disentanglement from the EU net
Fish stocks don’t respect international boundaries but is Britain heading into stormy waters as it fights, post-Brexit, to save its fishing industry?
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Take five: how changes in society are impacting on grocery sales
In the last 10 years we have had the smoking ban in pubs, the rise of remote working, free-from food and abstinence in the young and they are all having an impact on our spending habits …
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Give us our daily bread, but naturally please Pret
Real Bread Campaign presses Pret on ‘fresh’ sandwiches claim
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Xylene gravy granules are an unpleasant #LidlSurprise at Christmas
It’s that time of year when supermarkets like to put innovative culinary twists on classic Christmas fare
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Careers advice should take non-academic people into account
The challenge is changing the way we view education and success, says executive coach Jennifer Baker
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Unity in challenging times
I am so proud of the way my FDF colleagues mobilised so quickly in the wake of the EU referendum
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Amazon will place its own labels at centre of strategy
Sir, Amazon Go represents another example of it removing friction from the shopping process and continuously innovating
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Joanna Blythman on palm oil: the industry responds
Joanna Blythman says palm oil is “dirty” - but the industry argues boycotts are not the answer
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No PGI won't mean no protection
It’s likely that Scotch whisky and Cumberland sausages will still be protected in the UK