Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 423
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Bonus balls
With our annual Power List on the way this weekend, it was apt to that two of the trade’s most closely watched leaders were yesterday back in the spotlight…
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No regrets for Greencore
If things had gone differently and Ranjit Boparan hadn’t made his audacious eleventh-hour grab for Northern Foods we might have been reporting on the results of Essenta Foods this morning…
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Will cider wars go pear-shaped for Strongbow?
As our sportsmen do battle on the fields of Poland, Ukraine and Stratford this summer, another clash of the titans will be raging in the drinks aisle…
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Have we reached a historic moment when supermarkets start to shrink?
Ever since supermarkets were first invented, they have grown larger and more all-encompassing.
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Comment & OpinionA right royal knees up?
There’s huge potential in the Jubilee for us and we’re working hard behind the scenes to make sure our retailers maximise this potential
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Something for Jack and Jill
After Fanny-branded tuna comes Whiskey Dick, the world’s first, and quite possibly last, “bourbon-flavoured personal lubricant”.
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The illusion of progress
American President Calvin Coolidge was once asked how he managed to remain healthy in a job that had…
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We should market healthy products to kids
This year saw many of Europe’s big food and snack companies sign an enhanced ‘pledge’ to promise not…
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Titania: Clinton Cards and the Scottish invasion
Things in Britain may be looking up. Not for the economy, of course, but there is, at last, the faintest glimmer of enlightenment at the end of a very long tunnel of bad taste.
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Why brands should listen up to social media
So wire baskets are finally available at Aldi after a Facebook campaign. As surprising as the fact…
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Suppliers can't afford to treat negotiation as a standalone topic
Arriving at a customer meeting to discuss a consumer concept without the commercials is like teaching your pig to sing.
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Spelman: Rio+20 summit will be vital
Food security, natural resource scarcity and climate change are among the most pressing issues of our time…
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An inconvenient fruit
Getting people to eat healthily is no easy task. Fresh produce consumption in the UK continues to fall, and despite high-profile marketing campaigns for 5 A Day, just one in five adults currently eats the recommended five portions of fruit and veg…
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Fat chance of another tax...isn't there?
The health lobby went back on the offensive last night with a classic pincer movement. Two studies simultaneously argued for the imposition of more legislation to stop Britons gorging on fatty and sugary foods. Looks like it’s celery sticks all round for the Jubilee weekend…
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Hovis where the hardship is
The latest Hovis ad might help to sell loaves of bread but it’s unlikely to get youngsters rushing into farming. On Sunday night - as 11.4 million viewers tuned in to Britain’s Got Talent to see a dog crowned the most gifted amateur performer in Britain…
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The thick end of the wedge
Just a few weeks ago The Grocer questioned whether the drinks trade had the stomach for a protracted legal battle over minimum pricing…
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Confident King right to knock No 10
Justin King is always confident, even on a sticky wicket. This week he could afford to be the flattrack bully…
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How can we rid chicken of campylobacter?
Recent Which? research found that 18% of supermarket chickens were contaminated with campylobacter and 17% with listeria.
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An 'impossible' boss might well deliver results
My job is about helping those who want to change, and not about wanting others to change.
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Comment & OpinionBlobs have a beef with pink slime
Meat producers in the US are on high alert amid new consumer reluctance to gorge on ‘pink slime’, an additive put into beef made from sinew…