All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 101
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Analysis & FeaturesGeneral election: what the manifestos say on issues affecting food and drink
What the parties have pledged on Brexit, the high street, labour, health, environment and food policy
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NewsIndustry responds to Greenpeace’s report on the plastic increase
Greenpeace found use of plastic in supermarkets is still increasing
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NewsSupermarkets urged to challenge suppliers as branded plastic use rises
Single-use plastic packaging used by the retailers increased from 886,000 tonnes in 2017 to 903,000 tonnes in 2018
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NewsBRC offers retailers advice on campaigning against car parking charges
The BRC today launched a Parking Toolkit, giving retailers advice on how to approach local authorities
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Comment & OpinionGetting Brexit done will invite more impossible deadlines – and more chaos
The Conservative party’s lunge to finish off Brexit will further pressure the food and drink industry after three ‘Brexit days’ have already come and gone
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NewsTesco withdraws own label honey following reports of adulteration
The FSA said it was “aware of these reports” and was “looking into them”
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Comment & OpinionWhat would Labour’s manifesto pledges mean for food and drink?
The aftershocks of Jeremy Corbyn’s spending plans are still reverberating
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Analysis & FeaturesAre brands doing enough to eliminate black plastic?
With supermarkets taking the lead on eliminating black plastic from own-label packaging, what progress are brands making?
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NewsB&M agrees to limit forensic auditing of its suppliers
It joins Waitrose and Ocado which The Grocer revealed in June were signing up to the agreement
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NewsTesco customers invited to donate to its annual Food Collection
The Tesco Food Collection launches today in support of charities Trussell Trust and FareShare charities
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NewsSupermarkets agree to Adjudicator’s call for new systems
The Adjudicator said she would now work further with the supermarkets ahead of setting up a more formal system in February
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Grocer 33Tesco Cupar, Fife: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve been with the company 23 years and for 13 years have done a job share with a colleague’
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NewsClaims Scotland’s DRS could cause cross-border fraud rejected
Scottish environment secretary Roseanna Cunningham told MSPs the fear was a myth propogated by opponents of the scheme
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NewsFDF urges collaborative approach to food and drink issues in election manifesto
The FDF has slammed the government plans for a ban on HFSS promotions
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Comment & OpinionIt’s groundhog day with the same empty promises to fix business rates
Party leaders have promised to ‘breathe new life’ into the high street – but it’s the same old plans being repeated
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Comment & OpinionWhat are the big brands doing about black plastic?
Supermarkets have made strides on black plastic removal. Suppliers must catch up
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NewsTory plans to help high streets need to ‘go much further’ say BRC
The prime minister said today the party had an ambitious programme to “revitalise towns”
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NewsChair of Action on Salt slams government for lack of action on obesity
Action on Salt last week responded to a call for evidence from the National Food Strategy
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NewsAsda blames Brexit nerves as Q3 sales fall 0.5% year on year
CEO Roger Burnley said the figures showed there was “no respite” from the impact of the political crisis on the grocery market
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NewsHealth campaigners call for fast food takeaway clampdown
Sustain said companies including McDonald’s and KFC were allocating millions of pounds to expansion plans