Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 438
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Critical Eye... on winsome whippets and purloined Swiss roll
The downturn has turned us into a nation of escapism artists! If we’re not getting deliriously excited about the latest style over substance, high-concept movie (go on, watch Inception a second time it really isn’t as good as you remembered),…
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Tales of Titania: Five cups of racist coffee
And so there we were, the whole agency (where do all those interns usually hide?), standing in the autumn sunshine in heavy brown make-up and fancy dress. (Even our token boy exec Torquil joined in. Actually, he was first to get his hands on the…
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Own label and brands can work well together
Branded products can boost a category by reeling in consumers, says Paul Vita, as Lyons Seafoods’ meal kits show
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Suppliers will take biggest hit from Tesco price cuts
That Tesco is to start yet another price war comes as no surprise. What is surprising, however, is an apparent indifference towards the impact on suppliers.
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Big Price Drop has left me both underwhelmed and baffled
Did the earth move for you? For years, Tesco was able to surprise us and delight/terrify us with its bold initiatives, but it’s lost the knack of late.
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Ask yourself four questions and create a roadmap to help develop your career
There is always a need for planning in business. Good businesses are constantly operating in the cycle of planning, executing, evaluating and re planning. Whatever managerial role you find yourself in, there will always be an ongoing requirement to…
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It’s time to introduce an ‘agile’ supply chain
Multiples need to complement the lean supply chain model in order to save costs on the ‘last mile’.
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If you don't buy a ticket...
Today one national newspaper gave over its first three pages to coverage of the Health Lottery, the “exciting new game” set up by Daily Express and Red Hot Mums owner Richard Desmond. That paper, not surprisingly, is the Daily Express.
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Green is the colour
Saturday marked the 2011 edition of our annual Green Issue. It’s fashionable to point the finger at the food industry for the UK’s £12bn food waste mountain (as London mayor Boris Johnson continues to do). But there’s far more to it than promotions and excess packaging.
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Tales of Titania: Hedgehog ready meals and debt-crisis cuisine
Opportunism is alive and well in food and drink. Already this week we have helped to launch a range of Dale Farm baked hedgehog ready meals (using the slogan “feed your inner traveller”). And now all the multiples are rushing out Failed Economy…
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Less cash, more out-of-town retail
The high street is losing because it cannot beat ‘big box’ economies of scale, says Kevin Hawkins
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Third Party: Carbon labelling makes better business sense
Shoppers are increasingly willing to stop buying brands that don’t make their carbon footprints clear, says Harry Morrison
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Real food so bad it's not even good
You know how some things are so bad they’re good? Real Food Family Cook Off (7.30pm, Channel 5, Tuesday 20 September) couldn’t even claim that. Unlike its Channel 5 predecessor, the Jean-Christophe Novelli-fronted Family Food Fight with Flora,…
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TK takes bad taste to Maxx
Outrage this week as TK Maxx was found stocking a US brand of hot sauce called Da Bomb: Ground Zero. The timing wasn’t ideal considering the recent anniversary of 9/11 and TK Maxx has pulled the item.
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If shoppers really cared about going green, Tesco would be plugging its latest eco-store
We’ve all read surveys ‘proving’ ‘green’ products and practices go straight to the bottom line. Like the fact 25% of consumers in The Grocer/YouGov survey say the environment is of greater concern now than at the start of the recession vs only 20%…
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London 2012 is a golden ‘green’ opportunity
Breakthroughs in sustainability from CCE and others will set new standards for the grocery industry.
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The responsibility Delia
There are all kinds of reasons not to like celebrity chefs: envy of their boyish good looks, say, the fact they never have to wash up, or their ability to do things with a courgette and a peeler than would make grown men weep.
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Morrisons' missing millions
Scanning the national newspapers this morning you might be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that today was the proverbial slow news day.
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Letter of the week: Stay out of this debate, Deborah
Sir, The latest report from the World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA) on the 'mega-dairies' debate makes for disturbing reading ('She's out: Meaden backs WSPA in fight against megadairies', 10 September).
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Tales of Titania: HP, PR and the furious sauces
Things have become a bit tense in the P&F offices. Actually that's understating it. Karoline (with a K) has finally turned into the bitch troll from hell we all feared, and will bite your head off as soon as look at your draft press release. The...