All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 133
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Major suppliers pulled over failure to back Courtauld 2025
The government has written to 10 of the UK’s biggest food suppliers urging them to do more to reduce food waste
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Soft drinks industry attacks study into impact of sugar levy
Researchers will study both the public health and economic impact of the levy
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Happiour food and drink promotions app acquired by MyVoucherCodes
The app creates exclusive, real-time geo-located offers to drive local footfall and sales
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Butter price hikes pile pressure on biscuit and fudge makers
Wholesale butter prices were up 73% year on year last month
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Soaring inflation adds £273m to business rates bill
The Retail Prices Index has rapidly increased from 2% last September
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Jamie Oliver restaurant sugar tax worked say researchers
Adding a 10p levy to sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with an 11% decline in sales per customer
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Food and drink leaders exasperated by stalling Brexit talks
Industry leaders fear the economy could suffer due to failed “ideology and dogma”…
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Soft drinks industry warns of 'war on sweeteners'
BSDA president Peter Harding fears damning WHO report could undermine reformulation work
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Tesco store evacuated as security guard protests on roof
The guard has been live streaming his protest on the rooftop of the Extra branch in Reading
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FSS fears devolved powers may be watered down after Brexit
The FSS has often pursued much more aggressive and radical policies than bodies such as the FSA and PHE
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Grocer 33
Tesco Crediton: Grocer 33 store of the week
“Five or six weeks ago, we had the latest self-service checkouts fitted”
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GSK Consumer Healthcare launches 'consumer sensory lab'
The lab will be used to try to understand consumer behaviour all the way from store environment to bathroom cabinet…
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Rising childhood obesity levels blamed on marketing and price
There will be more obese than underweight children by 2022, WHO report finds…
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Discounters driving growth at out-of-town shopping centres
New research by Savills shows a boom in the location of discounters and other value stores at out-of-town locations….
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Tesco shakes up commercial team with changes to buying
The retailer says it wants to create greater strategic and longer-term deals with fresh food suppliers
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarkets have the data to help shoppers eat healthily – but will they listen?
Many experts believe some public health measures are doomed to fail unless supermarkets start favouring products that are less calorific
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Morrisons liable for data breach say staff in High Court action
Employees are seeking to prove that Morrisons was liable for the huge data breach in 2014 by Andrew Skelton
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Aldi reveals plans for massive Bedford distribution centre
The proposed new 950,000 sq ft facility will become the discounter’s 12th in the UK and support 400 jobs…
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Tesco trial: one executive had the discrepancy read out to him
Carl Rogberg, 50, Chris Bush, 51, and John Scouler, 49, are accused of failing to correct inaccurately recorded figures
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Wholesalers unite to urge CMA to block Tesco-Booker deal
Wholesalers warn merger would harm suppliers and result in higher prices