All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 35
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News
Asda reports 20% disposable income decline for under-30s
Essential spending among the under-30s rose by 12.5% in the period to an average of £774 per week
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Analysis and Features
As donations take a hit, can food banks prevent a winter disaster?
Decreased donations from retailers, who in turn face supply chain issues, have created a shortage of food for charity just as household bills rocket
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Surplus food donations from supermarkets down during cost of living crisis
FareShare said the “crippling” knock-on effects of the supply chain crisis had resulted in a fall in supermarket donations of around 200 tonnes a month
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Brits confused by deposit return scheme concept, research shows
A poll of 2,000 adults found households were already struggling to understand existing recycling schemes
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Tesco strips out manned checkouts in larger store layout overhaul
Experts said the move meant Tesco was able to re-purpose floor areas left by the removed checkouts and save on staff costs
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Tesco introduces first zero-emission electric truck for city centre deliveries
Tesco said the lorry has a range of up to 130 miles and was able to carry the same payload as the diesel truck it replaces
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Amazon makes ‘significant’ delist policy changes amid Adjudicator scrutiny
Previously Amazon’s highly automated systems have operated under the controversial policy of ‘CRAP’
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Police face new call to tackle rising tide of shoplifting and violence against staff
A letter signed by more than 100 retail bosses cites rising levels of abuse and anti-social behaviour across their operations
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Comment and Opinion
What does the Truss red tape ‘bonfire’ mean for the food industry?
HFSS rules might be on the pile, but a new database could represent one of the biggest pieces of industry regulation yet
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News
Fears industry facing paperwork chaos as new data transparency body launches
The Data Transparency Partnership will collect data on metrics including health, food waste and carbon emissions
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Asda defends Just Essential range over food poverty ‘stigma’ claims
The Sun newspaper quoted one shopper as saying the products scream “we are poor”
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Plastic bag use down 97% since charges introduced, new figures show
The data suggest the war on plastic bags is back on track after being dealt a major blow during the pandemic
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Analysis and Features
Could the Competition & Markets Authority seriously do the job of policing the GSCOP?
Critics say the GCA has over-stepped its remit and made itself vulnerable, but supporters warn handing its job to the CMA would be disastrous
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News
More than half of ‘flagship’ products HFSS, claims survey
The claims by Action on Sugar/Salt and ShareAction come ahead of October’s start of the clampdown on HFSS promotions
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Inquiry to expose ‘shambolic’ handling of food sector during pandemic
The first stage of Hallett’s inquiry will focus on how well prepared the government was for the crisis
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Tesco winds up Loop reusable packaging trial
The supermarket launched its Loop trial in 10 stores in September last year
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Morrisons donates £100,000 of food to holiday clubs
Morrisons said its community champions would work with local holiday clubs to identify the foods they needed the most
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Asda reveals record fall in disposable income
Some 20% of UK households now had ‘negative disposable income’
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Tesco scraps soft drinks multipacks in bid to slash plastic use
Tesco said it would sell individual cans at the same price per unit as multibuys and would allow customers to mix and match different products
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Tesco offers free kids meals in holidays in cost of living move
The scheme will run in all 311 of its cafés from 25 July – 26 August and is available for parents who spent a minimum of 60p on a purchase