Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 439
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Third Party: Extra labelling is not the way to fight obesity
Making food suppliers add information to labels will hike costs – and won’t stop people buying cake, says Catherine Feechan
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To regulation-happy politicians - don't just do something, stand there
There’s a stimulus politicians could give our troubled economy for free reducing the impact of new and existing regulation. But it’s not being delivered.
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We must tackle ‘routine’ disease
The high-level UN meeting reminds us all of our role in the spread of NCDs, says Tim Lang
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Critical Eye... on creaky wheels and old-age ballet
They're back and this time they mean business! Having eschewed the campaigning trail for more celebratory, comfort food (and comfort TV) fare, The Hairy Bikers have decided to do a Huge Furry Wittering-Balls, without the wittering... or balls, and...
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Failure to back British is a lost opportunity
British Food Fortnight starts today. But supermarkets and brand owners don’t want to know, says Alexia Robinson
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Kishor Patel's Expert Advice: Connecting with your customers
Advertising might seem like it’s for the big players, but it can pay off if you’re small too
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Synthetic meat? I’d prefer insects
Would you eat muscle-like strips of grey tissue grown with fetal serum? Joanna Blythman isn’t keen
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Third Party: It’s not the villain, so stop demonising soya
The goal should be to make soya sustainable – and the RTRS is working on making this happen, says
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Facebook is good hub for the critics
out that Facebook pages can become a hub for criticism ('The antisocial network', 3 September, p14). However, it is important to recognise that Facebook is often the best location for this to happen. While it is important to deal with an...
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Critical Eye... on the radioactive retail lizard
Calling in the cameras to save you from the economic gloom is like Tokyo summoning Godzilla to chase off Moth-Ra. You might solve one problem, but you've still got a mile-high mutant lizard breathing lightning everywhere.
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Low energy-dense foods like fruit and veg are not cheap and often less convenient
Innovation takes many forms. For tobacco manufacturers, current NPD feels almost like a last hurrah before the shutters come down.
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Prepare for another spate of M&A activity
Interest in ‘hidden hero’ markets such as Egypt, Mexico and Turkey is likely to be particularly strong, says Conor Cahill
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Rubber gloves at the ready
The 76% full-year pre-tax profits slump at own-label cleaning products manufacturer McBride would have had How Clean is Your House stars Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie donning their rubber gloves in readiness this morning.
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Tesco finds the market in the gap
Fresh & Easy got off to a sterile start. But now it’s getting its act together, says Dr Clive Black
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Critical Eye... on Shappi's happy-clappy curry revolution
It's standard to argue that Britain's national dish is now tikka masala rather than ye olde staples such as jellied heron, badger hotpot or whippet in a bap. Spice Britain (BBC1, Sunday 4pm) was the latest lid-lifter on how Little Englanders came...
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Is it coincidence Michael Clarke has been working for a land-locked conglomerate?
When I read a headline about Hurricane Irene at the weekend, I thought at first this was a reference…
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Uncle Ben’s office politics go back to the Seventies
The sprint for the office kettle: a rare chance for the adminisphere’s bottom-feeders to put one over the high-fliers, big-hitters and over-achievers who are promoted ahead of them simply because they work harder, dress properly and didn’t drunkenly…
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Tales of Titania: Battleships and baby boomers
While, according to the FT, retiring baby boomers may be leaving other parts of the economy bereft of talent and wisdom (what's Tesco now without Higginson, after all?), the same isn't true in PR.
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Third Party: Apps must deliver truly useful information
QR codes offer exciting opportunities to engage consumers in ways impossible on limited pack space, says Hugh Boyle
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The price must be right, and also feel right
Shoppers’ propensity to spend is largely determined by emotional reactions rather than plain logic, says Terry Green