Cost of living insight and opinion
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Comment & Opinion
Why own label is set to dominate NPD and how brands should respond
Supermarket brands aren’t just cheaper – they are becoming more innovative and exciting for consumers too, says Daniel Quinn, head of innovation at The Forge
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Comment & Opinion
How manufacturers can plan for unpredictable UK weather
Retailers and manufacturers can’t control the weather but they can plan for it, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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How premium brands can survive the bargain-hunting era
The rise of budget supermarkets, copycat products, price deals, own brands, bulk offers, and loyalty prices have all further embedded price-savvy consumer behaviour, says Natasha Murray, chief client officer at media agency UM
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Comment & Opinion
Dimbleby: Election offers the chance for real food system change
The UK is uniquely well placed to kickstart change in our food system, says Henry Dimbleby, author of the National Food Strategy and managing partner of Bramble Partners
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The food sector must use its collective might post-election
When I talk to industry leaders, I hear a growing commitment to working together to drive progress at pace, says Sarah Bradbury, CEO of IGD
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Comment & Opinion
How can the food & drink industry thrive? Ask young people
All over the world, young people are beginning to question a food system that is making it hard to be healthy, says Sharon Bligh, director of health & sustainability at Consumer Goods Forum, and Molly Lewis, 17-year-old activist from Bite Back 2030
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Comment & Opinion
Labour’s National Food Strategy aim is laudable, but will drive inflation
Henry Dimbleby’s recommendations should be broken down, prioritised and phased in over time, says David Sables of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & Opinion
Six trends influencing gen Z and millennial shoppers
These cohorts are seeking food & drink that improves sleep, mental health and more, says Signe Svanfeldt, lead nutritionist at Lifesum
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Comment & Opinion
What’s with Which?’s witchhunt against loyalty cards?
Which? claims the latest use of personalised deals could lead to an epidemic of overbuying as hapless hard-up Brits go on spending splurges in search of Clubcard rewards
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Comment & Opinion
Food banks are now normalised. This is a failure of state
Emergency charitable food aid feels like it has become entrenched in the UK, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & Opinion
As inflation eases, businesses must rise to the volume challenge
Businesses across the food and drink system share a common aim: they need to get volume moving, says James Walton, chief economist at IGD
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Comment & Opinion
Discounters keep the market honest and ensure shopper trust
The discounters keep us out of arguments that rage in markets like Canada, where doubts circle around retailers profiteering, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & Opinion
Think carefully before stepping up promotional discounts
Manufacturers need to evaluate investment payback across the marketing mix, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarket bosses vs MPs: who’s right in the ‘fat cat’ supply chain row?
It could have been a case of supermarket bosses being saved by the bell yesterday, but MPs continue to call ‘bully’ tactics
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Comment & Opinion
Skilled worker visa changes will hit food & drink hard
The reality is the supply of skilled staff simply isn’t there in the UK, says Rose Carey, partner and head of immigration, and Katherine Dennis, knowledge development lawyer at Charles Russell Speechlys
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Comment & Opinion
Has the cost of living killed delivery’s takeaway buzz?
Brits are munching their way through more delivered takeaways than ever, apparently increasing their waistlines and killing the high street, a new study suggests
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Comment & Opinion
Air Fryers Made Easy: TV takes on cookery trend show no signs of abating
The viral hit home appliance of the pandemic – the air fryer – is evidently no passing fad
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Comment & Opinion
Minimum wage, maximum effort: the pay conundrum for food and drink
Skills, expectations and stakes are higher than ever, but the rewards are increasingly in inverse proportion
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The election offers a golden chance for food industry policy
Business leaders in retail, hospitality, farming and manufacturing should consider sinking their differences to make a bigger splash, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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Comment & Opinion
Regulation will do little to stop supermarket abuse of farmers
The myopic exploitation of market power in price negotiations may give UK citizens cheap food in the short term, but in the long term it will destroy the UK farming industry, says Guy Singh-Watson, founder of Riverford