Buying & Supplying news – Page 26
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Pinkster appoints ex-Diageo exec as sales director
Martijn van Buuren will oversee Pinkster’s 10-strong sales team from its Cambridge headquarters
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Industry making good progress on health, claims FDF report
FDF members have cut sugar in the average shopping basket by 12.1% and energy by 5.5% since 2013, it revealed
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Plastic waste: The Grocer assembles expert panel for free webinar
The live event – Plastic and the Packaging Conundrum – will take place at 11am on 30 May
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Bottle deposit scheme to become law by 2020
Gove told the environmental audit committee this week that legislation would be included in an Environment Act in the next
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Olleco buys third anaerobic digestion facility
The ABP Food Group’s renewables division said the new site has the capacity to heat up to 6,000 homes
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US vs China dispute threatens global pork trade
The superpowers held crisis talks this week to settle an escalating trade dispute
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Thousands of high-sugar products face children's TV ban
Thousands of products high in sugar face children’s TV and other media advertising ban under new proposals, reveals PHE
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Cost of Russell Hume investigation approaching £750,000 and counting: FSA
Costs expected to continue risisng, suggests FSA CEO Jason Feeney as regulatpr’s investigation is ongoing
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Aldi to switch to fully sustainable cocoa by end of 2018
The discounter said own-brand cocoa would be sourced only from Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance or UTZ-certified farms
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Bowood Farms workers sentenced over cruelty to sheep
The halal abattoir’s director and four employees were prosecuted for causing unnecessary suffering to animals
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Soft drink shoppers topping up on sugar elsewhere, says FSS
From 2010 to 2016 there was a continuous decrease in the purchase of regular soft drinks
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Ben Fogle's hound helps out with Harringtons campaign
Harringtons has partnered with TV’s Ben Fogle and his dog Storm for a £1.5m push
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Co-op makes Fairtrade commitment across bananas, tea & coffee
The Co-op said it would now be 100% aligned across Fairtrade’s own key four food commodities
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AMT Fruit hits one million meals in fruit for FareShare
The Munoz-owned company has supplied FareShare with surplus, incorrectly packaged or out of spec citrus fruit since 2015
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Heck grills candidates in C4's Interview
Restaurant manager Calum Smith, 26, bagged the job after winning a blind tasting
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Granarolo eyes growth in UK fresh sector with Midland deal
Bologna-based Granarolo currently supplies some own-label Italian produce to Sainsbury’s
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Ella's Kitchen pledges to make pouches recyclable by 2024
The babyfood specialist is working with other businesses on a more environmentally friendly alternative
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British Charolais Cattle Society targets beef brand status
The breed currently had a market share of about 13%, said the society’s CEO
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'Sexist' Tunnock's Tea Cakes tennis poster ad banned
The ASA concluded the ad might cause “serious offence” to some consumers
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IGD guide seeks to end confusion over traffic light labels
The IGD will target consumers using social media, online and in-store channels