Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 383
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Private equity has a hunger for food and drink brands
There is a growing appetite among private equity firms to invest in food and drink,…
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Gloria Hunniford helms the latest rip into rip-off tactics
The recent absence of ‘Rip Off…’ programmes from the schedules had me wondering if programme makers had let Rip Off RIP…
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The £250k lab burger - why?
The launch of lab-grown ‘meat’ in London on 5 August 5 was brilliantly done. But questions arise…
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ECJ says no to health claim loopholes
It is always a worry when the courts start to interpret new legislation…
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Rebuild trust sideways not upwards
I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of…”. These are the words to be found on every banknote in the country…
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Tesco’s Extra refurb is impressive... but it must prove itself
‘Woman has Baby’ was Private Eye’s front cover on the birth of Prince George. So here’s another headline from the Private Eye school: ‘Supermarket updates Store’…
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Don't whine about low-alcohol wine
Recent headlines have been screaming that the government is planning to “water down wine” to put a stop to “middle class drinking”. But lower-ABV wine has come a long way…
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Hail real ale
News that more women are drinking beer, in the week of the Great British Beer Festival, doesn’t come as a huge surprise…
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Burnt fingers
Labour shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant has been contorting all over the shop in the last two days…
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The new new potato
New potatoes are not what they used to be. Which is why the Potato Council has come up with a new standard defintion…
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Male grooming decline is not consumers' fault
I was surprised that the value decline in male grooming was attributed to unemployment and celebrity grooming habits…
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Marmite maltreaters shamed in winning ad
Marmite’s new TV ad has apparently prompted hundreds of complaints to the ASA…
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Titania: Co-op spurns our Worthy But Dull pitch for sub-brand
Daddy believes the Co-op is run by the sort of people who used to sell the Socialist Worker in Kensington High Street…
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EasyFoodstore? A dystopian vision
Stelios was born into wealth. But instead of bumming around on yachts, he has applied himself to wealth creation…
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It's time UK business found star coaches
Over the years, I’ve cursed our legacy as a nation when it comes to sporting achievements…
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Away with austerity NPD
Last week in the Grocer, it was reported that back in 1988, branded NPD more than doubled…
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The Men Who Made Us Thin catches industry on the hop again
I love food. I’m absolutely crazy about it. Our deranged relationship is like Fatal Attraction…
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Use labelling to win back consumer trust
Horsegate is back on the agenda with the complexity and slow pace of investigations criticised by MPs…
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I want 'British' to mean British
Many consumers buy British dairy products because they want to enjoy the great pleasure they bring…
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Wonka bar's return is a missed opportunity from Nestlé
Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka is one of my favourite movie characters - brilliant, charming, arrogant and slightly scary…