Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 437
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Food is a crisis for the entire world
World Food Day is here, yet the UK government still has its head in the sand, says Tim Lang
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Retailers and suppliers will battle
So Waitrose is demanding a 5% cut from suppliers and The Co-operative Group is looking for ‘one-off’ payments of up to 2%.
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Tales of Titania: Free ballpoints and blank-eyed bimbettes
Oh Mein Gott. Haben sie been to Anuga? It's enormous (don't know the German for that. Never had to use it with any Germans I've met). In fact, I don't know very much German at all. But that's not what it says on my CV, which Karoline (with a K)...
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Apprentices are the future of our industry
We need to hire more young talent like Kraft’s Calum Marnock if we are to stay ahead of the game, says Terry Jones
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Kishor Patel's Expert Advice: Toughen up to win the war on waste
Don’t throw away money on your energy costs. Shop around to find the best deal, says Kishor Patel
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Planning for an internal job interview and administering a kick up one's own backside
Prepare and plan, just as you would if applying for an external role. You need to shine don’t believe this will be a shoo-in and a friendly chat. You will be up against a very hungry group of candidates and you must not be ill-prepared.
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Chewing the fat
When Hungary launched a fat tax in the summer it was greeted as much as a chance for witty headlines as a serious proposition for us Brits.
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Anuga! Anuga!
Every couple of years the world comes to Cologne in the shape of the Anuga food and drink show.
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Nice little churner
The X Factor: synonymous with tearful contestants, ridiculous ‘twists’ and, these days, extravagant ads for yoghurt.
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Own label will be star of the ‘golden quarter’
Why? Because it’s a totem of the new consumer mentality, as the success of Asda’s Chosen by you shows, says Andy Clarke
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Saturated fats are not the enemy
Our war on obesity should instead tackle the real culprits, sugar and carbs, says Joanna Blythman
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Don't count on wheat and other commodity prices deflating
The slump in corn and wheat prices over the past month appears to offer the industry and consumers a much-needed reprieve from seemingly endless rounds of price hikes.
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Tales of Titania: The day of the broccoli triffids
Clients and prospective clients often get us to sign an NDA. They think it means we won’t share their secrets, but in fact it stands for “Now darling, actually….” which is what PR people say to each other just before they reveal all sorts of…
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Critical Eye... on a balls-up at the Bake Off
Food porn? Pah. Why have that when you can have the real thing? The finale of The Great British Bake Off (9.30pm, BBC2, Tuesday 4 October) didn’t just boast lingering shots of winner Jo Wheatley’s white chocolate and raspberry pistachio meringues….
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Tesco isn't 'back'. It never went away
Terrible Tesco’s results? If a 0.5% decline in like-for-like UK sales signals the worst trading performance in 20 years…
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Third Party: Multichannel strategies must also be flexible
Retailers need to evolve in line with changing consumer habits, says Alistair Stewart, as Carrefour has now acknowledged
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The G33 is hardly a typical basket
I’d like to point out my distaste with the propaganda you are sprouting with your Grocer 33 figures. This survey is hardly a typical basket.
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Tesco's fighting talk
Philip Clarke today had the unfortunate task of unveiling what many have described as Tesco’s worst interims for 20 years, despite a tidy rise in profits across the group.
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Disconcertingly expensive
Don’t say we didn’t warn you. About this time yesterday, Stella brewer AB InBev announced it was hiking wholesale prices by just short of 8% in response to continued upward pressure on costs.
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Our organic food is in a quandary
But it needn’t be – the movement just needs to play more to its strengths, says Dr Clive Black