All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 108
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NewsGrocery leaders waiting on ‘Operation Kingfisher’ no-deal Brexit support
Food and drink bosses have also warned of major cashflow problems
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NewsCo-op joins Tesco’s calls for online sales tax
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has called on the government to cut business rates by 20%, funded by a 2% levy on online sales
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NewsShoppers back ban on HFSS promotions, finds exclusive survey
The poll comes after the government published its latest plans for a crackdown on obesity last week
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NewsPlastic tax consultation: nearly half disagree with threshold
Feedback from 208,000 responses revealed strong public backing for an ‘all in’ deposit return scheme
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NewsMichael Gove out at Defra but will work to stave off no-deal
Gove has been charged with overseeing planning for a possible no-deal Brexit
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Comment & OpinionWrap’s latest food waste report underlines huge challenge for industry - and Theresa Villiers
The report makes clear that a “significant” amount of waste is caused by consumers and the industry itself
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s in the new health green paper for food and drink?
New post-Brexit health labelling is just one suggestion – but will Boris Johnson have the appetite?
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NewsNo-deal Brexit will hit older and poorer customers hardest, warns FDF
Ian Wright said communities most reliant on convenience stores and in remote areas were facing months of shortage
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Grocer 33Tesco Leicester Road, Rugby: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We are all geared up for the heatwave. We have warehouses full of pop and ice lollies’
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NewsFood waste study finds £650m-worth wasted on farms
Wrap said it was working to acquire more data directly from producers to refine its findings and help direct future action
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NewsNew prime minister Boris Johnson urged to abandon no-deal threat
Johnson was elected to lead the Conservative Party today by 92,153 votes to 46,656 over his rival Jeremy Hunt
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s public health policies are a farce. What now?
The Department of Health’s new green paper suggests a government clutching at straws. Can a new PM change things?
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NewsObesity crackdown plan slammed as ‘needless distraction’
The document, called Advancing our Health: prevention in the 2020s, incorporates the Obesity Plan Mark 3
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Comment & OpinionNever mind the no-deal Brexit: food prices are going up already
The supermarkets are already facing massive pressure on prices. The question is just how much worse a no-deal would make it
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NewsStudy links stalled salt reduction with cardiovascular disease and cancer
Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Liverpool analysed the salt intake of the population in England
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NewsEnvironment groups call for variable deposit return scheme fees
Environmental lobby group A Plastic Planet has joined forces with health experts to call for a variable fee
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Asda Walton, Liverpool
‘We’ve been seeing some really good sales numbers, despite the comparison with last year’s heatwave’
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NewsBrands urged to advertise healthier alternatives to HFSS food
Cancer Research UK found many current advertisers had the capacity to switch to advertising an existing non-HFSS product in their range
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Comment & OpinionGove commits to DRS, but the arguments are far from over
The Defra secretary has nailed his colours to the mast of an ‘all in’ system
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NewsUK Plastics Pact expects ‘paradigm shift’ from food packaging guidance
The guidance sets out which plastics used in household packaging are currently classed as ‘recyclable’