Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 372
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Tea feels the strain
The long-term decline in tea drinking has accelerated over the past 12 months - but is it too soon to write off the national drink?
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A marvellous year
Who would have predicted that the stream of innovation introduced in 2012 would become a flood that has added £62.5m to Cadbury Dairy Milk sales in 2013?
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Raise a glass to British lager
Households are stocking up on all the festive essentials at the moment, including something close to my heart – lager…
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Is the supply chain aligned on waste?
Two million turkeys, five million Christmas puddings and 74 million mince pies…
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Titania is inspired by Tom Daley's message to the world
I just wanted to make sure I got to tell you guys before I head off to Verbiers for Christmas…
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St Andrews' pie society gets the hump with snack machine
A couple of weeks ago, Bogof reported on the presence of a Champagne vending machine at Selfridges…
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Why 2014 promises more of the same for grocery
Where will the grocery industry be this time next year? Probably about where it is now, except more so…
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Horsegate laid bare
Professor Chris Elliott’s post-Horsegate report is out, and it makes for pretty uncomfortable reading for the food industry and the meat sector in particular.
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Buttering us up
A butter plant – albeit a £17m one – would seem an unlikely forum for a lesson in the history of capitalism and the merits of EU membership. But Müller Group’s new factory in Shropshire proved to be just that, on the occasion of a visit by company boss Theo ...
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Reducing the strength
East of England Co-op is to stop selling cheap lager and cider over 6.5% abv in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour…
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Town centres first?
A recent flurry of government measures are aimed at helping the high street. But is it just fiddling round the edges?
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Be bold! A new year's exercise to inspire a successful 2014
It’s well known new year’s resolutions don’t have a high success rate…
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Shoppers want entrepreneurial thinking
I constantly urge entrepreneurs and small businesses to embrace technological developments rather than fear them…
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Michael Roux and Monica Galetti turn MasterChef pussycats
I was all set to yawn my way through this special celebratory one millionth episode of MasterChef: The Professionals…
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Why would an indie choose a WH Smith Local franchise?
Can WH Smith make a go of its franchise format scheme?
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The disabled enrich your workforce
Much is made about the opportunity for jobseekers to find temporary work during the festive season…
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The deals that are not deals
With food prices hitting shoppers’ budgets hard, we think supermarkets are not playing fair…
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Plain packs pose possibility of a u-u-u-turn
It was at best an astonishingly cynical piece of politicking to announce the recent u-u-turn over plain packs…
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Is nanotechnology the future?
Nanomaterials could alter the taste of foods and refine packaging - but we must be cautious…