All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 121
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NewsMorrisons to hand out free fruit to children at all stores
Rival Tesco has given out more than 50 million pieces of free fruit since it launched its Free Fruit for Kids initiative
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NewsGovernment scheme could turn food waste into shopping bags
The £60m funding would encourage technologies to enable products such as sugar beet, wood chippings and food waste to be used as shopping bags
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Comment & OpinionAn energy drinks ban based on no evidence would set a dangerous precedent
You cannot have ministers making decisions based on knee-jerk reactions about what is popular among parents
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NewsEvidence 'not enough' to justify children energy drinks ban
A report by MPs found existing evidence was not enough to justify its plans for a statutory ban on sales to kids.
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NewsMorrisons claims Sainsbury's-Asda merger will hit own-label quality
Morrisons also suggested it would be in the firing line if the merger goes ahead
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NewsTesco and VW to develop electric vehicle charging network
2,400 charging bays will be rolled out across 600 Tesco stores within the next three years
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NewsPlastic ban 'could do more harm than good' to environment
A group of 40 academics said while a ban on plastics might seem like a step forward, it could result in much greater environmental damage
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NewsStockpiling suppliers run 'huge' insurance risk, say brokers
As warehouse space across the country runs out, there is a danger suppliers may be left with insufficient levels of trade
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NewsFormer Asda CMO Andrew Moore joins Wilko
Moore retired from Asda in January to be replaced by Jesús Lorente, who departed after just seven months
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NewsEmergency Brexit plans for supplies could last 'months'
Defra secretary Michael Gove admitted food imports from the EU would be allowed to enter without any checks for an indefinite period
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NewsTesco launches its in-store Christmas food collection scheme
From today, more than 2,600 stores will encourage shoppers to donate food to help people in food poverty
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NewsThird of retailers 'underprepared' for no-deal Brexit
While the majority of retailers in a survey had done some preparation, just 15% indicated they felt ‘very prepared’
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NewsEU food into UK could go unchecked 'for months' admits Gove
Environment secretary said he did not know if the same would apply to UK exports to the EU
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NewsPHE denies it is calling for salt traffic light label changes
PHE claimed its chief executive Duncan Selbie had been misreported
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NewsBack Brexit deal to prevent food chaos, urge retail leaders
In a bid to persuade politicians to back Theresa May’s deal, the BRC has warned of price increases of more than 40% for some everyday staples
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NewsCo-op and FareShare open new food waste hub
The £50,000 hub will supply more than 250 local charities across the Midlands
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NewsAdvertising groups react to Sadiq Khan's HFSS ad ban on London transport
Khan announced today the ban would come into force in February, following a public consultation launched in May
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NewsBRC proposes new plans for deposit return system
The BRC pre-empted a consultation expected to be launched by Defra secretary Michael Gove
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Grocer 33Tesco Northampton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’ve just completed a major in-store refurbishment and given the store a real makeover’
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NewsPublic hesitant on price hikes in war on plastic, says report
Four-fifths would support a reward based system in the form of either money back for returning used packaging or loyalty points