All comment & opinion articles – Page 405
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Comment & OpinionFSA 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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Comment & OpinionFSA 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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Comment & OpinionFSA 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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Comment & OpinionRanjit 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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Comment & OpinionSainsbury'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?
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Comment & OpinionOnline shoppers with a sweet tooth
We’re buying more confectionery online - a stat we reveal in the first of a new series of digital reports.
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Comment & OpinionBB’s Warehouse piles ’em high in Wakefield
BB’s Warehouse, which opened on Monday, is Conviviality Retail’s new brand designed to be “bold, fun and democratic”. The Grocer paid a visit.
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Comment & OpinionA new front in the war on obesity
Could local authorities pick up the baton from central government in the battle to get consumers eating healthier food?
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Comment & OpinionRecruiters should check facts about candidates
As a bit of a holiday traditionalist, I walked into a travel agent and explained what I wanted…
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The Guardian's food PR war rages as K forgets her fish story
By rights, I should be a Stella Cidre/Baileys/Whyte & Mackay sort of a girl…
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Comment & OpinionDave Lewis faces a huge challenge as he succeeds Philip Clarke
The beleaguered Tesco CEO always seemed to be pictured wearing the resigned expression of Oliver Hardy…
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Comment & OpinionLogistics collaboration essential in multichannel age
The logistics industry has been talking about collaboration for a long time…
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Comment & OpinionWhy is UK fruit so expensive? asks Joanna Blythman
Back in Britain after a spell abroad, I can feel my healthy, sun-kissed diet go down the tube…
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Comment & OpinionMore big businesses need the entrepreneurial spirit
Looking through The Grocer each week, much content now focuses on innovation from entrepreneurial start-ups…
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Comment & OpinionMcColl's Plus scheme points a new way to loyalty
A loyalty programme can play an important role in driving frequency of visits, provided it offers shoppers clear benefits…
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Comment & OpinionFSA U-turn is a Pyrrhic victory for industry
The poultry industry has successfully lobbied the FSA into U-turning on plans to ‘name and shame’ companies in its campylobacter survey, but it shouldn’t rejoice.
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Comment & OpinionKen Hom shows why we all love him on Food & Drink
Everyone loves Ken Hom. He’s so smiley, and he cooks a mean Chinese, which is a brilliant combination…
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Comment & OpinionThe new man in the Tesco hot seat
Much has been made of incoming Tesco CEO Dave Lewis’ lack of retail knowledge – but you don’t spend 27 years at Unilever without picking up a thing or two about retail.