Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 484
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Second Opinion: The FSA should ditch nannyism
Nannyism doesn't work - yet in the FSA's 5-a-day campaign there's a blueprint that does, says Kevin Hawkins
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Third Party: Obsession with cheap is a dangerous game
Grocery should learn from the travel trade and avoid bucket-shop tactics that damage brands, says Stephen Fox
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Critical Eye... on Paxman waxing lyrical and Blumenthal's feast
What is it with the Victorians this week? We've had Jeremy Paxman waxing lyrical (and surprisingly engagingly) about what the paintings of the era tell us about Victorian society (9pm, BBC1, 1 March). We've had the movie premiere of The Young...
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Saturday Essay: It's time for a rethink of agrifood standards
The whole sector must move from procedure-based standards to outcome-based ones, says Simon Roberts
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Second Opinion: Why reinvent the wheel on food?
The FSA should copy the Soil Association's positive approach to nutrition, Joanna Blythman
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Letter of the Week - Sainsbury's impresses farmers
Sir, The NFU has congratulated Sainsbury’s and the farmers in its Dairy Development Group (SDDG) on their progress and achievements in the past year. The group’s success is testament to the benefits that true partnership in the supply chain can bring. However, I would like to challenge the retailer to ...
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Saturday Essay: UK suppliers must resist export temptation
The short-term benefit may be appealing, but there is more to gain from long-term agreements, says Siôn Roberts
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Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Third Party: Apprentices drive real value in tough times
Recruiting and training skilled workers is costly - apprenticeship funding can subsidise these costs, says Jack Matthews
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Editor's Comment: Oscar night had nothing on the agony of Watchdog's supermarket poll
Oscar night is excruciating. As the winners are announced, cameras spy on those who missed out. Employing all the skills of the thespian trade, actors still struggle to hide the disappointment on their faces.
That had nothing, however, on… -
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Third Party: Time to turn the Fairtrade system up a notch
Why not have a scheme that certifies end products and recognises producers' investment, asks Dr R Sri Ram
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Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Editor's Comment: FSA satfats consultation sounds ominous
The ire of the industry over regulation is being kept in check, at the moment, by the more pressing concerns surrounding the economy - and survival - but this week came two reminders of the parallel universe in which Government, and its many...
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Second Opinion: We must all change to survive
We lecture developing countries but is our own food system any better, asks Tim Lang.
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Saturday Essay: The food importer's lot is not a happy one
However much costs are cut or production improved, no-one can fund currency losses from margins, says Henry Amar
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Critical Eye... on dodgy Florentine and raw emotion
I was worried the language in Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA (9pm, Channel 4, 6 February) would be toned down after the apoplexy in the press following Gordon's Great British Nightmare, in which 312 swear words were used in 103 minutes. The...
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Third Party: Deny the cyber criminals their lifeblood
The expected surge in fraud as recession deepens is a threat to retailers but also offers opportunities, says Tom Ilube
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Editor's Comment: Significant inflationary pressures remain in the system
Inflation. It's the last thing anyone needs right now. So multiple grocery retailers have been doing their best to downplay it, while bombarding the market with promotions. Yet, while the falling price of oil and plentiful harvests have...