Archive of all comment and opinion articles – Page 501
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Personal coach philip hesketh On how understanding relationship circles can reap benefits at work
Allegedly, 'The Apprentice' supremo Alan Sugar once signed a Christmas card 'Best wishes from Alan Sugar'. Nothing wrong in that - if it hadn't been to his wife. Obviously, he's a busy man and had simply got mixed up. But if you thought Mrs...
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Second opinion
Mutual respect is the way forward This week the annual Royal Agricultural Show at Stoneleigh has been highlighting the challenges faced by British farmers and lamenting declining volumes in the agricultural sector. Last week, The...
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Dutch market a key outlet for private label suppliers
In mainland Europe the British are seen as the leading innovators in the private label market. British food and drink manufacturers are admired for their development, while the private label model cultivated by the retailers is one coveted by...
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Second opinion
We must produce whatever we can These are funny times: nationalism in football; retailers praying for English World Cup success; nations glued to TVs worldwide, munching snacks, slurping drinks, watching superfit young men (many...
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Mr Blair, you can trust your partner to get the job done
Take this ideal: 'A nation of well-informed consumers able to make the appropriate choices for their dietary needs and those of their families, from a wide range of affordable, available, safe, wholesome food'. That seems to me an...
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Personal coach AlI campbell On finding time to do more things we like by getting other things done
By focusing extra attention on what we are doing and accomplishing with our time, we can both achieve more and find time 'to do' more of what we love. I first explored the idea of 'done' lists when working with American life coach Michael...
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Next step is to test labelling schemes to see what works
Food manufacturers and retailers have always prospered by giving customers what they want - and signpost labelling provides an opportunity to do just that. Shoppers want healthier food and they want to be able to find it quickly and easily -...
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Time to bring back passion to UK food
The arrival of a 75,000 sq ft Whole Foods Market store in the centre of London early next year will be a significant event for the grocery market. Anyone who has visited its stores in the US cannot help but be excited. Attractive presentation of...
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A three-pronged approach to boosting regional food
Time flies - especially in the regional food and drink industry. A year ago South West Food & Drink (SWFD), the trade organisation for the development of the sector in the south west of England, launched a ten-year strategy aimed at confirming...
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Heart of the matter
Is the industry tackling state health targets? Caroline Flint talks exclusively to Siân Harrington. If the mainstream media and NGOs are to be believed, the food and drink industry scores a big fat zero in helping the nation...
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Editor's comment: What would Walker do with Woolworths?
The man who “masterminded” the sale of Focus DIY to Cerberus for £1. On paper, it hardly looks like an achievement – until you realise Steve Johnson sold with it £174m of debt while negotiating a £40m payment to bondholders. It’s a little bit like...
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Second opinionTelling kids they can't always have the food they want marks a step change in our attitudes to food and retailing, says Tim Lang
Less choice means habits will change Behind the new, tougher school food standards announced by the government earlier this month (May 19) lay an important shift. While it is certainly not the slaying of the Great Emperor Choice, it is...
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Acas tips on keeping clean sheet for World Cup
The World Cup is inspiring great debates - even before the first ball has been kicked. But it has also inspired us at Acas, ordinarily an impartial adviser, to take the unprecedented step of coming off the sidelines to referee perhaps...
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Editor's Comment: 'London 2012 can boost British food'
What an inspiration the Olympics have been, providing a welcome if temporary lift to our spirits from the lousy weather and the even lousier economy. Actually, I sense the Games will lift the spirits far longer than the recession we now appear to...
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If you have to spend 90,000 hours on it, better enjoy it
On how to gain - and retain - a competitive advantage at work. Even working a modest 45 hours a week ('part time', I hear you cry), you'll spend a staggering 90,000 hours in the office during your life, striving to stay...
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Tackling World Cup 'fever'
The best way to deal with the high levels of absenteeism predicted during the World Cup is for employers to take a flexible approach when it comes to key matches, says Steve Crabb. With the start of the World Cup less than a month away,...
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Anyone for seconds..?
Changing jobs is a daunting enough prospect for most of us, so imagine what it's like to change your profession. Petra Cook offers some pointers to a successful second career. As this is my last column for The Grocer, I thought it might...
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The monster in my midst
So, who exactly among the big supermarket chains owns the country's retail land bank? We know that someone, somewhere, must have a lot of land, because the OFT's research shows that the big four own more than 300 sites across the UK,...
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Sticking with the dream
Diageo's business performance management analyst, Gayle Broadhurst, has always had every intention of getting her CIMA qualification - it's just that her career got in the way. My route to getting the Chartered Institute of Management...
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The Saturday Essay: Common sense tempers scare stories
The past month has seen the usual torrent of media stories highlighting a world beset by danger. From the food we eat to the cleaning products we use, new scientific "evidence" purports to uncover fresh risks that lie behind the...