Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 288
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Suppliers must make the effort to walk the store
Account managers know they should do store visits, but once they are listed it’s the first routine they drop
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How the old guard can see off the disruptors
”You can think about the current food and grocery landscape as being made up of the establishment and the disruptors”
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A standard for food waste: not exciting, but vital
About one third of all food is lost or wasted around the world, according to the UN
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Tesco wine range: what ditching Simply and Vineyards tells us
Bargain basement supermarket wine brands simply don’t wash with many consumers anymore
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Pret a Manger shows the way in discerning customer needs
For years, to be a ‘vegetarian’ was largely considered by many as an atypical affliction
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Waste Not Want Not gets off to a great start
In launching ‘wonky veg’ schemes, the grocers have inadvertently created a new ‘value’ tier – with a CSR component to boot
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Artificial sweeteners are the elephant in the room
Sales of artificially sweetened beverages are bound to benefit directly from the forthcoming tax on sugary drinks
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Dietary advice must be modern and balanced
The landscape of what is and isn’t healthy is hugely confusing to many
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Do sex-specific products have potential?
There’s been a rise in product launches targeted specifically at women or men both in the UK and in the US
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Tasteology: YouTube series examines fake flavours
Old people love telling us how tasteless chicken is these days
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Take the time to 'stop and stare', and improve your focus
Three significant issues are increasingly challenging: internal communication, internal relationships and lack of time
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Deliveroo serves up lessons in marketing and quality of product
Today’s brand-awareness mega-success caps off an impressive week for Deliveroo
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Kelly's ice cream's Cornish cred
You’re either straining to make out words, completely bemused, or grinning at the novelty and audacity
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Cheese rolling a risk for chasers
Last weekend saw the return of the cheese rolling in Brockworth, Gloucestershire
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My Week… by Richard Pennycook (as told to Bill Tush)
Peace, brothers and sisters. And also love and dividend stamps
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Brexit debate - is Wetherspoons the best venue?
This week, Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin will be serving up a “hard-hitting” pro-Brexit message in 920 of his UK pubs
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Are we getting campylobacter by the scruff of the neck – or not?
Just how much progress really has been made in fighting this incredibly complex bug?
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The Co-op's own label strategy is clever on a number of levels
Ever since own label was invented, it’s created a tension between supermarkets and their branded suppliers
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Give Steve Rowe a break over 'Mrs M&S'
The M&S CEO’s analysis of his customer base is more nuanced than the Mrs M&S moniker suggests
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Ranjit Singh Boparan says: we must stay in EU
Brexit could spell disaster for the British food industry