All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 21
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NewsNet zero: Food giants hold breakthrough talks on major shift from road to rail
Initiative is being run by Simply Supply Chain alongside transport giant Maritime Intermodal, which is developing a growing network of rail freight terminals across the UK
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NewsTesco has halved price gap with Aldi, claims boss Ken Murphy
Tesco launched its Aldi Price Match scheme in March 2020 and is now matching Aldi on 650 products, with a further 1,500 pinned to B&M and Home Bargains
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NewsSlashing meat and dairy from diet poses health risks, government modelling shows
The committee’s calls have been the subject of huge focus in recent weeks after PM Rishi Sunak announced he had “scrapped” plans for a meat tax
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NewsDRS: trial shows people prefer recycling at home over ‘outdated’ vending machines
Figures from the trial, carried out in Brecon, Wales, show around 75% of those taking part have been returning bottles and cartons at the kerbside
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News‘One of the greats’: reaction as David Potts steps down as Morrisons boss
David Potts is stepping down after nine years, with Morrisons’ US owner Clayton Dubilier & Rice appointing Rami Baitiéh, CEO of Carrefour France, as its new boss
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons CEO David Potts exits: a chapter closes in retail history
It’s a sign of the standing Morrisons CEO David Potts has in the grocery industry that yesterday’s news felt like an industry titan had departed
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NewsTesco launches new sensitive skin section in stores
The retailer has gone into partnership with skincare brand Aveeno for the pilots
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator accuses supermarkets of ‘warfare’ on suppliers
Mark White today published a “deep dive” report into views of suppliers about the conduct of supermarkets under GSCOP
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NewsDavid Potts steps down at Morrisons as Carrefour chief is named new CEO
US owners Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) revealed it had appointed Rami Baitiéh, formerly chief executive of Carrefour France, as its new boss
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NewsAsda commercial team shake-up brings new buying system and 37 redundancies
Asda said it was investing in 36 new positions, including an extra 28 buying roles to give it additional capacity and capability in this area
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NewsTesco locks 1,000 prices until 2024 in latest attempt to battle Aldi
Today Aldi revealed sales were up by nearly £2bn to £15.5bn and claimed the cost of living crisis had changed shopping habits for good
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NewsSoft drinks giants urge Rishi Sunak to spare deposit return scheme from axe
The letter to Sunak is signed by the bosses of companies including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Suntory and AG Barr
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy leads calls for government u-turn on food waste reporting
Speaking as UN and business leaders met in New York for the Champions 12.3 summit, Murphy said there needed to be “global action across supply chains” led by governments across the world
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Analysis & FeaturesFour things affecting fmcg following Rishi Sunak’s green rowback
PM Rishi Sunak’s recent rowback on the government’s green plans have stirred up significant discussion
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NewsSunak plunges waste strategy into chaos as he ‘scraps’ local collections plan
Industry sources said the PM’s intervention to block a series of green proposals had left huge questions over the already embattled Defra strategy
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NewsAlessandra Bellini ends her Tesco love story after seven years
Alessandra Bellini was recruited by former CEO Dave Lewis in 2017 from his old company Unilever, and became a key figure in the Tesco turnaround
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Comment & OpinionGovernment’s ‘healthy sales’ reporting strategy a positive step, but it’s not all roses
Following a long series of rowbacks and u-turns on the obesity strategy, it comes as a refreshing change to see affirmative action from the government
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NewsAsda beefs up tech team with M&S hire Rob Barnes
Barnes will join the supermarket early next year as delivery director to oversee the development of its new technology strategy and separation from Walmart
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NewsFood companies to face mandatory Scope 3 carbon reporting as Defra readies COP 28 launch
The move will be the first major act of the industry’s Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP), which was launched in February
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NewsThousands died due to failures in ‘voluntary’ salt reduction programme
Analysis in the Journal of Hypertension claimed results of the salt reduction programme had gone into reverse since it was taken over by Public Health England