I’m not sure which consumer behavior experts were being referenced in your May editorial who concluded that “the messier and more confusing a shop looks, the better the value it projects”, but I would beg to differ with them.
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Blog spot: Beware of cluttered thinking on store layout!
Posted on 26 May 2011.
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Blog Spot: So, where are all the bodies?
Posted on 18 April 2011.
A new 200-page report from the American Association of Poison Control Centers concludes that nutritional supplements were the cause of zero deaths in the US in 2009. That probably explains the lack of bodies, says Jack Challem. Continue Reading
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Blog Spot: Drugged up
Posted on 17 January 2011.
While drugs companies pay out hundreds of millions in compensation for deaths and injury, what are EU officials doing? They’re teaming up with the very same companies in a crackdown on traditional herbal medicines, writes Craig Sams Continue Reading
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Blog Spot: There is no justification for this regulatory straightjacket
Posted on 01 December 2010.
A few weeks ago I presented on behalf of the HFMA and industry in general at the European Health Claims Alliance (EHCA) Health Claims conference in Brussels. This event came only days after the Commission’s announcement of a significant policy reversal, namely that EFSA’s Article 13.1 Opinions will now be adopted in one stage — possibly in mid-2011 — and not in batches as previously indicated.
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Blog Spot: Where next for the Soil Association?
Posted on 30 October 2010.
So farewell then Patrick Holden. After 15 years as Director of the Soil Association Patrick is off to pastures new, specifically spending a month in the USA in order to set up a Sustainable Food Trust. Continue Reading
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Blog Spot: Waitrose — friend not foe?
Posted on 06 September 2010.
Duchy Originals’ deal with Waitrose is good news for the Prince’s Charities and British organic suppliers. But will independent retailers want to stock the rebranded ‘Duchy Originals From Waitrose’ range, asks Craig Sams Continue Reading
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Blog Spot: The Five Point Plan to Sell More Organic Food
Posted on 08 July 2010.
Lots of people in the organic world are currently thinking about how we can sell more organic food. The signs are good – the sector has turned the corner after a difficult period last year (market information herewww.soilassociation.org/Businesses/Marketinformation/tabid/116/Default.aspx ). However it is noticeable that other ethical sectors such as Fairtrade are showing stronger growth than organics. What can we learn from this? Continue Reading
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Blog Spot: Lion Burgers and whale steaks
Posted on 30 June 2010.
Two big and odd news stories about eating animals were in the media this past week: the International Whaling Commission battle that included whaling countries that paid cash and provided prostitutes to sway votes away from protecting whales and an Arizona restaurant that offered lion burgers to celebrate the World Cup playoffs. Continue Reading
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