Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 434
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Brussels cares more about your fridge than the eurozone
After an unseasonably mild autumn, a cold chill finally descended on the UK this week, and not a moment too soon.
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Where is UK food policy going?
The gap between evidence, food policy and delivery is worryingly wide
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Rip-offs, reindeers and a drunken snog
As the retail trade wades into the festive season, we here at P&F are pondering the most important event of the year: The Party.
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Beware the price war that no one can win
The hearts and purses of consumers are being fought for on the battlefield of price. To what end?
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An interim manager can take a fresh view and shake up a business for the better
Don’t be surprised if your interim manager takes a very different view on the best way to get things done.
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Want to buy the best British sausage? Then go to Malaysia
It comes to something when a product as British as the banger can’t get a listing on home soil.
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Panorama, the BBC's whimpering neutered Watchdog
Remember when the Panorama theme tune reduced adults to salivating wrecks? Not any more.
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Retailers need to appreciate quality
Just a bit of fan mail to Joanna Blythman for having the ovaries to say the obvious: ingredient quality drives the quality of the final product.
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Is the HSE's high conviction rate all it seems?
The statistics show it’s worth exploring a not guilty plea to protect your company’s reputation.
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Go abroad to check out fresh ideas
Observing retailing on the Continent is a great way to rethink your store offer
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My festive wish-list for how government could help suppliers
What I want for Christmas is for Whitehall to draw up a coherent obesity strategy
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What's hiding in your pudding?
Shop-bought Christmas cakes are tempting - but beware scary ingredients.
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These retail Titanics need to change course
Too many retailers aren’t addressing the legacy of top-heavy debts and bloated store portfolios
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How voice coaching could help your career progress
I enjoyed Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King on Question Time, fending off interrogation about his £900,000 salary
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Third Party: How to play the brand engagement game
Linking your brand to a game brings up a world of possibilities - but don’t head into it blindly
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Right direction or missing the point
In the wake of the autumn statement, prominent food and drink industry figures give their reaction to key initiatives.
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Swanky gigs for swollen bods
Much as I love Crawley, once in a while I can’t help feeling jealous of some of the gigs these TV bods get
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Asda pitch-perfect, M&S cheap and tacky?
Asda’s surprisingly classy ad leaves M&S in its wake. For proof that Christmas isn’t a slam dunk…
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Is Scots' volume dip necessarily bad news for alcohol suppliers?
It’s squeaky bum time in the retail trade, but monthly fluctuations are hard to read.
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We should value fast food eateries
Sir, Regarding Birmingham City Council’s plans to limit the number of takeaway restaurants in specific areas of the city, at Just- Eat we feel these kinds of restriction pose an unfair hindrance to the kind of small emerging businesses we need to be pioneering right now.