All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 31
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Tesco tries to calm suppliers in row over fulfilment fee
Tesco has not withdrawn its plans and new details emerged suggesting the cost to branded suppliers could be higher than originally outlined
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Asda owners the Issa brothers announce ‘resilient’ full year results
Owners the billionaire Issa brothers said its investments in price reductions and the launch of its Just Essentials budget range had proved a drag on profits
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Humza Yousaf urged to delay Scottish deposit return scheme until 2025
Environment secretary Thérèse Coffey told MPs yesterday she hoped Yousaf could be persuaded to abandon the 16 August deadline
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EPR: Thérèse Coffey urged to delay ‘blank cheque’ recycling plans
This week the leaders of the BRC, FDF and packaging umbrella body Incpen wrote a stinging 1,500-word letter to Coffey calling for ministers to “take the time needed”
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Comment & Opinion
As Sunak readies ‘Green Day’, food industry initiatives are a basket case
DRS is in danger of going down the drain, while EPR has been described as a ‘fiasco’
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Morrisons and Kellogg’s offer free breakfasts for families over Easter
The companies said they aimed to support families during the Easter holidays when many school breakfast clubs were unavailable
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Humza Yousaf urged to salvage Scotland's DRS or risk wasting £100m
A raft of manufacturers including AG Barr, Britvic and Coca-Cola urged the new leader to make the scheme a “top priority” as the new SNP leader
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Tesco launches world foods tie-up with sushi operator KellyDeli
The first store will open in Wokingham, Berkshire
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Tesco relaunches ‘blue token’ grants scheme to target child hunger
The supermarket’s current scheme, launched in 2015, has awarded more than £100m in grants to community projects
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Supermarkets sign up to ‘unprecedented’ collaboration on climate change
It comes with estimates that food and drink consumed in the UK is responsible for around 35% of the country’s emissions
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Comment & Opinion
Ravenous: Henry Dimbleby pulls no punches about policy in food tsar tell-all
Henry Dimbleby’s latest book must be one of the most exhaustively researched works of all time
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Tesco buyers ‘backtracking’ on fulfilment fee request
The supermarket is holding face-to-face meetings with suppliers over its controversial plans for a new fulfilment fee
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Comment & Opinion
Nestlé and Unilever risk causing confusion with health reporting. But it’s a positive first step
For now, it’s barely possible to understand the reporting without a degree in maths
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Sainsbury’s enters talks with suppliers over future of Lloyds Pharmacy space
The Grocer understands suppliers have been contacted by Sainsbury’s as part of a move to use the space and attract investment
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Analysis & Features
In his own words: Henry Dimbleby on why he quit government health role
National Food Strategy author Henry Dimbleby has quit as the UK’s food tsar, furious at Whitehall’s lack of a strategy. But he’s not giving up on major change
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Nestlé claims big win for transparency as it reveals HFSS sales data
Nestlé said it would announce a target to improve its global figures by the end of this year
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Exiting food tsar Dimbleby launches new campaign to get Brits to eat less meat
The National Food Strategy author told The Grocer he has entered a partnership with advertising giant M&C Saatchi
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Gluten-free diets a fifth more expensive, claims Coeliac UK
Charity reports that people with coeliac disease can face paying seven times more for a loaf of bread
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Asda extends Claire’s accessories tie-up to 500 stores
Claire’s products are sold in multiple locations in Asda stores including George, hair and beauty aisles, and seasonal areas
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Morrisons cuts prices on 500 products in latest move to take fight to discounters
Morrisons said the investments had taken its spending on prices to almost £150m in the space of a few months