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HMRC launches online service for alcohol duty payments
The service will allow suppliers to manage their duty obligations via one monthly return and payment
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Meat reduction crucial to hitting net zero targets, say leading climate advisers
The independent Climate Change Committee has set out its recommendations to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 in its new carbon budget
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Over 1,000 wines shoot up in price after duty ‘easement’ ends
Critics of the new duty system said it would add to administrative costs and fuel inflation
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Comment & Opinion
Ultra-processed opinion: what the public think about UPFs is entirely irrelevant
What should we make of a government-funded ‘dialogue’ to include consumer views on UPFs when developing the new National Food Strategy?
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Labour accused of ‘GMO free-for-all’ ahead of new bill amendment
Labour published a new draft of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 on Tuesday
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Grocers and fmcg suppliers lead on gender equality in boardrooms, report shows
British food and drink companies are continuing to show progress for gender parity in leadership positions, as per the FTSE Women Leaders review
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Retail leaders warn one in 10 part-time jobs face axe
The BRC today estimated up to 160,000 jobs were at risk, blaming budget measures including the rise in employers’ National Insurance payments and the national living wage
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Comment & Opinion
Farmers won’t go quietly on IHT as Reed takes heat at NFU Conference
In his speech to the NFU, Defra secretary Steve Reed tried in vain to emphasise the policy change was merely ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back’
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ACS welcomes publication of Crime & Policing Bill to protect shopworkers
These measures come as police recorded one million incidents of antisocial behaviour in the year ending September 2024
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Morrisons, Deliveroo, Wingstop urge government to extend crime bill protections to delivery riders
Proposed shopworker laws fall short by failing to protect delivery riders when they are on a delivery, signatories say
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Ultra-processed food: government-funded project to ask households for views
The results will feed into the government’s National Food Strategy
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Defra aims to reset farming sector relations with raft of NFU conference announcements
The NFU’s annual conference will see the union look to reset the farming sector’s relationship with government following the Chancellor’s controversial budget
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Analysis & Features
The rise of food clubs and how they differ from food banks
Food clubs differ from food banks in that shoppers pay for goods – so they don’t face the ‘shame’ of accepting charity. But those aren’t the only benefits
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English single malt whisky proposals ‘very damaging’, SWA says
The proposal seeks to give ‘English whisky’ and ‘English whiskey’ protected geographical status
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Comment & Opinion
Why farms are the next big frontier for food waste
Greater intervention is needed to tackle the levels of edible food surplus that go to waste on our farms, says Kris Gibbon-Walsh, CEO at FareShare
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Supermarkets see red over Defra’s new traffic light recycling system
The Grocer understands Defra has told businesses it will now produce a new version of the RAM, which it hopes to have ready by the spring
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UK retailers named and shamed as agri-food sector dubbed worst for migrant worker abuse
Companies including M&S, Waitrose, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were all involved in labour exploitation incidents, according to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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Tesco unveils security hub to fight shoplifting crimewave
The Daventry centre will analyse thousands of hours of CCTV footage with a dedicated team of experts operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
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Media Bites 19 February: UK inflation rate, knife laws, rising energy bills
Bank of England forecasters have predicted that inflation will rise to 3.7% later this year as energy prices and a series of utility bill increases add to business and household costs
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‘Fury’ from farmer groups as Treasury ‘shuts door’ on alternative tax solutions
Farming groups were invited for a meeting with the Treasury earlier today to raise concerns around the upcoming IHT changes