Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 351
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Aldi and Lidl are far from the plucky underdogs of UK grocery
How big can the discounters get in the UK? That is the £175bn question we are tackling this week…
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Russian sanctions will hit fruit and veg industry, warns Rabobank
The EU fresh fruit and vegetables industry is one of the sectors that will be hit hardest by the Russian import ban, according to Rabobank.
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Discounters: a fashion that is here to stay?
“The fashion of this world passeth away.” Seldom has this been shown more clearly than in today’s grocery market…
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Bake Off is back, bringing a welcome pastel hue to the world
With Gaza and Ukraine threatening apocalypse, has there ever been a better time for The Great British Bake Off to return?…
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Online is the new reality – like it or not
Ofcom’s annual report on the UK’s media consumption and habits is a must-read for all the major grocers.
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Click & collect on the road to domination
The age of click & collect is well and truly upon us, and it seems almost every week there’s a new development.
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Fevered minds and panic buying: WWI reported in The Grocer
As The Grocer reported in its issue of 8 August 1914, swift action was being taken to limit profiteering and panic at the outbreak of WW1.
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The Co-op’s trolley tablets are a missed opportunity
The Co-operative last week announced plans to add tablets to its trolleys to gather customer feedback. James Graemer of LIFE is unimpressed
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Sugar tax supporters must heed Europe’s lessons
Doubtless calls for a sugar tax will soon be back. But there are clear signs that they are a political minefield for any government foolish enough to bring them in.
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Nicole Scherzinger smashes it for Müller
Nicole Scherzinger is a dream come true for Müller – gorgeous, world famous and adored by a wide demographic…
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Taking a summer break? It's time to SWOT up on your career
It’s that time of year again, with many people heading off to a well-earned summer break…
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Oi Fatso! Titania and co look to revive their obesity campaign
The news that it’s time (again) for a fresh attack on obesity has inspired Karoline
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Dispatches hunts for a theme in Supermarket Wars
New Tesco boss Dave Lewis could have done worse than catch Supermarket Wars…
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Alex Salmond slurps Irn-Bru for Scottish pride
Politicians are duty bound to praise national dishes: tough for Alex Salmond, who has to champion haggis and ‘neeps’…
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Chris Elliott's food fraud report must face no more delays
Horsegate may seem a long time ago, but it doesn’t take much to reignite public concern…
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FSA campylobacter move is regulatory capture, says Tim Lang
Back in 1955, the US academic Marver Bernstein coined the phrase ‘regulatory capture’ to describe how regulatory bodies can become subservient to the industry they’re set up to regulate.
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FSA must lead the way on campylobacter: Which
Last week, the FSA board backtracked on plans to publish quarterly results for campylobacter in supermarket chickens…
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FSA CEO Catherine Brown urges industry to act on campylobacter
I have been wondering how long it would take the media and consumers to wake up to campylobacter
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Ranjit Singh: 2 Sisters is leading the war on campylobacter
There’s an old saying that goes: “Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.” There was never a more appropriate turn of phrase to use when you look at the recent press coverage on campylobacter.
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Sainsbury's thinks bike with new HGV
Sainsbury’s new HGV is aiming to make city streets safer for cyclists. Is it a step in the right direction?