Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 475
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Critical Eye... on bridalwear, bonding and dogs throwing up
It was with a heavy heart that I sat down to watch Supersize vs Superskinny this week (E4, 10pm, 24 November). I was expecting the freak show format that seems so ubiquitous these days (and I wasn't reassured by the C4 website encouraging me to...
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The FSA is always led by science
The Grocer has, over the past couple of weeks, aimed a number of serious accusations at the Food Standards Agency over our handling of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s (SACN) draft report on energy. You have accused us of…
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Editor's Comment: Choosing the 35 top women in the industry was a political nightmare
Like a prick at the proverbial lesbian commitment ceremony, I feel uncomfortable writing about women in grocery, the subject of this week's cover story in The Grocer.
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Critical Eye... on portion control and serial killer potential
Initially, Young Butcher of the Year (BBC3, Monday) sounded as appetising as week-old offal from a diseased badger. Yet the show had a grisly drama to it, like a cross between Masterchef and those animal autopsies recently screened on Channel 4.
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Second Opinion: Santa is conservatively optimistic
It won't be a wild one this year, but neither should it be. Loyalty is now key, says Clive Black
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Saturday Essay: Takes care not to go overboard with cost cuts
And beware the supplier that delivers savings from nowhere - if it looks to good to be true, it is, says Les Flanagan
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: Leckhampton convenience store
With an owner aged 26, Leckhampton convenience store could either be in the hands of the young entrepreneur of the year, or the grip of the foolish impetuousness of youth. Martin Pashley will tell you he is very much the former.
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Don Pumsey on Marc Bolan's Fairtrade pants
I haven't yet heard from the editor of this proud organ but I feel sure a letter of thanks for earning him the title of Least Supine Lickspittle in Trade Publishing must be on its way. It's the least I can expect in my ministerial postbag.
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Third Party: Christmas ads are music to consumers’ ears
But if you do enlist a popstar to promote your brand, make sure you get as much out of it as they do, says Giles Fitzgerald
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Don Pumsey goes up Irene's Hershey Highway
As the embodiment of all that is holy in this otherwise godforsaken world, it is of particular concern to me that nicking stuff is one of the few industries experiencing a genuine surge in these troubled times.
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Critical Eye... on pus, puns and sustainable palm oil
Sometimes this job involves real sacrifice, and so it was this week when I had to endure Britain's Really Disgusting Food (9pm, BBC3, 9 November).
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Saturday Essay: Big suppliers must back sustainable palm oil
WWF chief executive David Nussbaum calls for commitment to stop deforestation and climate change, and reduce the threat to species
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Editor's Comment: Upping the calorie count will turn reds to amber and ambers to green
We are in dangerous territory here. The Grocer is playing with fire. But if a report crosses our desk showing the government’s recommended daily calorie calculations were WRONG, it’s our duty to report it. I’m sure the Food Standards Agency, along with the Department of Health, would like to sweep ...
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Second Opinion: A TV plot that just doesn’t add up
Kevin Hawkins wonders when will the BBC realise there is no evidence of supermarket profiteering
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Third Party: How to play the multiples at their own game
Independent retailers can claw back market share by forming stronger ties across the supply chain, says Marcus Vallance
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Second Opinion: Extremists produce a lot of gas
The way forward for meat and dairy is lower production to a higher quality, says Joanna Blythman
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Don Pumsey on Al Tel, a belly-dancer who's no great sheikhs
It may have appeared in the Daily Mail but nonetheless the story is true. I can authoritatively confirm that our former Dear Leader Anthony Wedgewood Blair was within an inch of a real breakthrough in his Middle East talks. Yes, concerned readers,...
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Don Pumsey on greasy palms and the Lord of the Lies
It's not often the Batphone rings at DRIP these days. In the past you could count on Darling Alistair to place a call late on a Friday; partly to issue a hatful of asinine orders for the weekend but mostly to check whether anybody could be arsed to hang around ...
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Second Opinion: Our food policy is at a crossroads
We must put sustainability at the heart of the science that drives it forward, says Tim Lang
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Vegetarianism is not the solution to climate change
Lord Stern's comments on the vritues of a vegetarian diet certainly generated plenty of column inches this week. 'Climate chief: give up meat to save the plant' screamed the front page of The Times on Tuesday a headline even Lord Stern...