All comment & opinion articles – Page 47
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Comment & OpinionAlex Salmond knew how to leverage Scotland’s food & drink greatness
Salmond saw he could enlist Scottish food and drink assets in the battle to win Scotland’s independence, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from Johnnie Walker’s Squid Game tie-up
Joining forces with other brands, designers, or public figures can create buzz, boost sales, and increase loyalty, says James Taylor, creative director at The Cabinet
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Comment & OpinionInfected Punk IPA highlights ongoing issues at BrewDog
The mishap has given an illuminating eye into workplace culture at BrewDog
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Comment & OpinionMeaningful supermarket supplier relationships in short supply
Too many retailer-supplier relationships are transactional at best and exploitative at worst, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionFood safety Scores on Doors cannot be marked by supermarkets
Supermarkets and large food businesses must not be allowed to mark their own homework. But who will pay?
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Comment & OpinionTerry’s team ‘brainstorm’ new chocolate ball
Welcome to the ‘Board of the Unsquare’ at Terry’s HQ, in which the team are conducting a rare NPD meeting
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Comment & OpinionThe Farm Shop Guide: colourful compendium offers farm-to-fork roadmap
There is something quintessentially British about foraging for food in the proverbial back yard
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Comment & OpinionCrunch time for Doritos as PepsiCo bites the bullet on HFSS
PepsiCo is taking its commitment to ‘healthier snacking’ seriously. And health campaigners are already applauding the news
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Comment & OpinionDoes ‘welfare-washing’ RSPCA Assured scheme need a rethink?
Another week, another crisis for the RSPCA Assured scheme
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Comment & OpinionFSA hails tipping point as lab grown meat tests approved
FSA bosses found it hard to contain their excitement at the prospect of the UK soon becoming a world leader in the production of lab-grown meat
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Comment & OpinionIs a 20% business rates discount on the cards for high street chains?
Four months have passed since Labour made its manifesto pledge to replace business rates with a “fairer” system, and the retail sector is still waiting to find out what it will be
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Comment & OpinionA delay to EUDR is bad news for farmers and suppliers
A year-long wait on deforestation laws will be no benefit to smallholders, says Leo Bottrill, CEO and founder of MapHubs
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Comment & OpinionHFSS ban puts functional ingredients in the spotlight
Functional ingredients and nutritional additives will be a headline act, says Karsten Smet, CEO at ACI Group
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Comment & OpinionFmcg CEOs can’t afford to fall behind consumer trends
As disposable income takes a hit, consumers are hunting for value for money or real differentiation, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Comment & OpinionContrary, messy and nutritious: 2025 food & drink trends
Mintel’s new 2025 food and drink trends explore the paradoxes that influence people’s behaviours toward food, says Alex Beckett, director at Mintel Food & Drink
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Comment & OpinionFSA’s ‘risk-based’ food inspections are still a long way off
Tthe new programme presents significant challenges including legislative changes, political will and FSA board approval, say Katrina Anderson & Jessica Burt at Mills & Reeve LLP
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Comment & OpinionRefill and reuse trials must not be dismissed, even when dropped
It’s easy to conclude refill and reuse is destined to failure. But we need to understand the journey
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Comment & OpinionDr Pepper seeks to save viewers from boredom
Three new ads interestingly establish Dr Pepper as a character – a white-coated medic with a can for a head
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Comment & OpinionFuture Me: smokers relent in glossy Nicorette-sponsored affair
As anyone who’s tried it will tell you, quitting cigarettes ain’t easy
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Comment & Opinion‘If you don’t smoke, don’t vape’ message is getting lost. Does it matter?
Medical experts and health authorities heralded vaping as something of a miracle, in their effort to stop the UK population from smoking tobacco