Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 428
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Limp salads and fallen idols
As illustrations of how far our sporting heroes can fall, I give you not George Best or even Dereck Chisora, but Olympic medallists Colin Jackson, Sally Gunnell and Roger Black.
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Relaxing trading is a good idea!
“Giving money and power to the government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys,” quipped PJ O’Rourke.
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There's so much more we can do to cut salt
As a country we’re very patriotic, championing national days of celebration for everything from our apples to our chips.
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Khoo is a cookery coup for Croydon
Khoo la la! There’s a new cookery kid in town, and not just any old town, but Paris, the birthplace of haute cuisine.
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Phil Smith, Commercial director for Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
Smith’s last role in grocery was as MD of Budgens and Londis owner Musgrave Retail Partners GB
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Be specific about what you are selling before you start to sell
I ask account managers: “Which page do you write first when putting together a customer presentation?” They answer: “Page one, of course”. And there you have it. The result is a meandering deck of fabulous information misfiring in all directions.
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Budget's biggest anomaly is the continuing 20% VAT rate
It’s not just restaurants that have been badly hit by the downturn. Even takeaways struggle to compete…
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Psychometric testing and pessimism: how best to deal with them
I have got through to the last round of interviews and been asked to undergo a variety of tests.
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Plain packaging is final nail for local stores
Wouldn’t it be more sensible to assess the impact of the display ban before considering further tobacco restrictions?
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A failure in Responsibility
A year after the government launched its Public Health Responsibility Deal for England, the bid to “tackle health inequalities” has so far proved inadequate.
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Eskimo Ice is not Frozen
Sir, In the issue of The Grocer dated 10 March, you reported that ‘Eskimo Frozen Foods suppliers halt stock…
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Play hard-nosed buyers at their own game
Many were appalled by recent stories of Waitrose imposing £60 fines for deliveries made 45 minutes late…
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Olympics: We should big up Britain's multicultural food and drink credentials
What a week! On Monday, the UK’s biggest food manufacturer successfully staved off bankruptcy…
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Will appeal leave OFT crying over spilt milk?
One of the OFT’s longest-running cases appears finally to be coming to a conclusion…
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Stop the consulting and act!
Defra is consulting about its Green Food Project. This is bizarre given it has supposedly championed ‘greening’ the food system since 2001.
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The fall guy
The departure Richard Brasher represents a sad loss to Tesco and an inglorious exit for a man of significant retail talent.
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Shoppers will stick with organic
I am not one of those rushing to write an obituary for organics. Since the recession, sales of organic food have slowed a bit, but so what?
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Workfare schemes are not without merit, but they do need reform
Tut tut, Tesco. OK, your market share may have slipped to a seven-year low and you may have issued your first profit warning in 20 years, but to resort to slave labour?
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Raspberry ripple: it's the new crack
It’s always tempting to finish that lonely-looking second litre rather than put the ice cream tub back in the freezer. And now we know why.
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Putting Liverpool on the chavmap
If you hadn’t heard of Armand de Brignac or Ace of Spades Champagne before, then this week’s PR coup, the supposed £200,000 bar tab in Liverpool, has put the brand firmly on the chavmap.