All comment & opinion articles – Page 421
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Comment & OpinionStick to facts on sugar!
If we are to make any progress in our understanding of diet and health, we must address the key issues honestly…
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Comment & OpinionMichel Roux Jr's lame attempts to bring back family dining fail
Remember the days when the whole family would sit together at the dining table sharing a delicious meal…
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Comment & OpinionCASH’s smartphone app could be on the money
Last week, Professor Graham MacGregor, the scientist behind Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) – and the campaign for new targets on sugar reduction - accused prominent anti-sugar campaigners of being “nutters”.
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Comment & OpinionPods become hot (and cold) stuff
Nestlé could be forgiven for feeling a little bitter this week. For years, it had jealously – and successfully – kept its Nespresso coffee pod…
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Comment & OpinionIn for a penny
You wait ages for a pound shop to start selling online and then three come along at once…
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Free-from brands come of age
It has been a fascinating week in the fast-evolving world of free-from foods…
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Comment & OpinionNutrition debates should not rely on science alone
In 1902, the US government’s top food chemist was granted funding to investigate the effects of chemical food additives…
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Comment & OpinionValentine's Day is a great opportunity for own label
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, there is a lucrative opportunity for own-label products…
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Comment & OpinionWhy Justin King was such a great ruler
A few years after Justin King had been made Sainsbury’s CEO, I was having a cup of tea with Archie Norman…
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Comment & OpinionPound Shop Wars: Poundworld resorts to a "breast seller"
Pound shops may have proliferated in the downturn, but unlike the Aldis and Lidls of this world, not all have prospered…
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Comment & OpinionJason Gissing's achievements are not to be sniffed at
Jason Gissing may not win as many plaudits as Justin King, but his achievements are not to be sniffed at…
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Comment & OpinionSochi missed opportunity
As the Winter Olympics opens, where are all the sponsoring brands?
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Comment & OpinionBagging order
Defra’s plan to impose a 5p charge on carrier bags in England has been labelled a “complete mess”. But it doesn’t have to be that way…
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Comment & OpinionEmbrace online now or get left behind
Twenty-five per cent of all grocery purchases will be via online by 2020 – and 50% by 2025…
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Comment & OpinionPricing floored
The below-cost crackdown is not the same as minimum unit pricing - though you could be forgiven for being confused…
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Comment & OpinionOcado: Jam tomorrow
So after 14 years and a lot of ups and downs, Ocado still hasn’t turned a profit. But dig deeper and there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic…
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Comment & OpinionStitch up? Not so much
The Daily Mail has revealed ‘secret stitch up’ meetings between ministers and the food industry. But is the reality as sinister as it sounds?
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Flexibility and the ASA
Less attention has been given to one aspect of the ASA’s ruling on Lucozade that permits some welcome flexibility…
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Comment & OpinionAs unemployment falls, it's a good time to get more for less
Here’s a controversial idea: run your company with fewer people…
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Horizon's shocking revelations about sugar and fat. Not!
Sugar v fat? A question I always answer by enjoying a Coca-Cola with my pizza, just to be on the safe side…