All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 174
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NewsGovernment to call for evidence on wider Adjudicator remit
The government is to launch an official call for evidence over its plans to extend the powers of GCA to cover suppliers
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Comment & OpinionRunning out of ideas? Diet advice gets even more confusing
Can you outrun a bad diet or not? Even the experts can’t seem to be able to make up their minds
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NewsCalls for 'activity equivalent' information on food labels
New poll finds 44% of people find current front of pack information confusing
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NewsCalls for sugary food taxes as obesity levels keep rising
ICL report also calls for government’s to take measures to reduce the price of healthy food
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NewsPosh retailers to be hardest hit by the sugar levy
Waitrose and Ocado are set to have the largest proportion of own-label products in the firing line of sugar levy
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NewsWaitrose comes top in Twitter customer service survey
Mystery shoppers were used to gauge the reaction times, friendliness and quality of responses of major grocery retailers
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NewsBritvic relaunches Drench juice range with less sugar
The new 500ml drinks will hit shelves in mid-April with new packaging
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NewsAdjudicator urges more transparency in retailer forecasting
Christine Tacon this week published a new best practice statement for forecasting
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Comment & OpinionTesco axing Nutricentre is not a healthy sign for innovation in food retail
Tesco clearly didn’t feel Nutricentre was worth the investment to make it take off properly
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NewsTesco to close Nutricentre health food business
The retailer has started redundancy consultations with 137 staff
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks left carrying the can with sugar levy
With 54% of soft drink SKUs set to be subject to the sugar levy how will suppliers respond?
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NewsHow the sugar tax will hit soft drinks pricing
Britvic would escape taxation on 63.5% of its range, compared with 49.7% for Coca-Cola
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NewsFSA Food Hygiene Rating test reveals regional inconsistencies
Huge inconsistencies in the way local authorities score its Food Hygiene Rating ‘Scores on the Doors’ scheme
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NewsTesco takes flak over 'misleading' Farm brands
Move comes four years after a major relaunch of Tesco’s £1bn value range under Philip Clarke
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NewsSalt consumption down by nearly a gram a day since 2005
FDF members have cut salt in their products by 8% since 2011
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s new own label lines will give the discounters food for thought
Tesco has not just realised the importance of price, but of quality, and perceptions of freshness and provenance too
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NewsTesco launches 'Farms' brands to replace Everyday Value lines
Move comes four years after a major relaunch of Tesco’s £1bn value range under Philip Clarke
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NewsLindsey Pownall joins Tesco as non-executive director
Pownall stepped down as Samworth Brothers chief executive in December
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NewsSoft drinks industry reels over scale of Osborne's sugar tax
Under the two-tier system proposed by the treasury, the rate would work out at closer to 50% for some products
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Analysis & FeaturesCourtauld 2025 is signed - so can food & drink deliver?
The ink was barely dry on this week’s industry commitment to slash food waste by 20% in the next decade