Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 418
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The lazy games
Yesterday Daily Bread flagged up research showing Britons couldn’t care less where their food comes from. Today we found out why…
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Food insecurity
The amount of noise being generated over dairy production might suggest otherwise, but Brits don’t care about where their food comes from. That’s the finding, anyway, of a recent report for the European Commission on attitudes towards “food security, food quality and the countryside”.
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All's fair in love and dairy
Shoppers spent just shy of €5bn on Fairtrade goods last year – up 12% on the previous year. That was also the rate growth in the UK, which remains the biggest market for the ethical kitemark…
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Identifying who you are selling to is key, not just how you sell
It was brilliant. It had a rip-tape case, which saves time stacking shelves.
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Shopping with Google specs
With a level of fanfare that would have made even Steve Jobs blush, Google unveiled the first working prototype of its Google ‘Goggles’ last month.
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Why dairy has got its sums tragically wrong
Can it be right that milk costs less than water, Coca-Cola or Red Bull? The Robinsons Fruit Shoot…
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Lawyers will have a field day with copycat damage claims
Some big brands are apparently set to take “copycat” brand owners to court, allegedly fired up by “powerful new…
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An ethical supply chain will need work
A voluntary Grocery Code of Conduct appears to have failed UK dairy farmers, whose numbers have halved over the past 10 years.
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Time for brands to get sweet on diabetics
Diabetes is on the rise. Almost 60% of people tested at a recent health roadshow were found to be at risk of diabetes.
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Bribery, booze and Sugar Puff living
Ask the pretty young PR exec what she’s doing as she gazes adoringly into the eyes…
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Critical Eye: Gordon Behind Bars makes uncomfortable viewing
The premise of Gordon Behind Bars suggests prisoners working in catering is unprecedented…
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Aldi down on Disco Biscuits
Aldi is changing the name of its Disco Biscuits snacks after finally learning the name is a slang term for the drug ecstasy.
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If the cap fits...
A few days ago a host of respectable news sources, and the Daily Mail, were hoaxed by a video - admittedly, one that was pretty well made - purporting to show a giant leap in packaging by Coca-Cola.
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Pint taken, says Paice
One popular movie magazine has a strand of quick-fire interviews called How Much is a Pint of Milk? The idea is to find out whether the stars of the silver screen have their feet on the ground or their head in the clouds…
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Dixon's next trick
Taking over a business where like-for-like sales are falling by more than 6% is not an enviable task…
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Click and connect
Over the weekend, FT.com’s Robert Shrimsley - whose column is modestly sub-headed ‘the national conversation’ - riffs at considerable length on his emotional separation from ‘Ocado man’…
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The future of food is upon us
As the banking crisis continues, the politics remain the same, dominated by a desire to return to business-as-usual.
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Tickled purple by Milk Link's mystery fingers
Milk Link has pitched its Tickler as the ideal cheese for those tricky-to-cater-for menopause discussion groups.
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We need to modify the GM debate
Debates on food sustainability and the challenge to produce more food with less environmental impact have put the focus back on whether we need GM crops.
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Currency hedging is a sensible move
It seems strange to think the debt crisis in Europe has only been going on for just over two years…