All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 52
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NewsAsda announces £269 average bonus for store staff amid row over pay
Asda stressed it was the only supermarket to offer hourly-paid store colleagues a bonus scheme once they have completed a three-month probationary period
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Comment & OpinionFruit & veg packaging announcement is a key moment in the war on plastic
Wrap claims a “staggering” 100,000 tonnes of food waste (plus 130,000 tonnes of CO2e) could be prevented by the measures
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NewsTesco bumps up price of meal deal for non-Clubcard holders
More than four million customers buy Tesco meal deals every week, according to the supermarket.
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NewsAsda and Tesco launch tech trials to double shelf life of fruit
The company uses a covering ingredient found in the peels or skins of fruit such as avocados, limes and cucumbers
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NewsAsda a ‘minimum wage employer’ claims union amid anger over pay award
Last month Asda strongly denied claims it is forcing its staff to resort to using food banks and payday lenders
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NewsSupermarkets agree to scrap packaging on fruit and veg
Wrap today unveiled a list of 24 products, including apples, bananas, broccoli and cucumbers, which will be the first to see packaging scrapped
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NewsTreasury warned of £185m VAT threat to deposit return schemes
The UK’s first deposit return scheme is due to go live in Scotland in August 2023
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NewsAsda strike looms as warehouse staff reject pay offer
Asda offered base rate increases to warehouse and clerical staff ranging from 4.98% to 6.10% and 6.49% to 7.53% for transport staff
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NewsCalls for clarity as Boris Johnson axes Covid measures
Sources told The Grocer there had so far been “no official confirmation” from Defra over how the lifting of restrictions would affect them
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NewsTesco removes billion and a half plastic items in 4Rs crackdown
Tesco said it was determined to tackle plastic waste and continue to drive the use of reuse options
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Analysis & FeaturesWill GSCOP stop the CRAP Amazon suppliers face?
Suppliers fear being deemed CRAP, standing for ‘cannot realise any profit’
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NewsCouncils set to follow TfL in junk food ad crackdown
Londoners are said to have bought less HFSS food after TFL’s ad restrictions from 2019
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NewsEdible grocery VP Tracy Ford leaves Asda in management shake-up
Ford started at Asda as a category director in beers, wines and spirits
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NewsMorrisons gives out fuel vouchers amid soaring prices at the pumps
From today until Sunday 27 February customers spending £40 will get a voucher worth 7p off a litre of fuel
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NewsNew Scope 3 emissions reporting won’t have to be made public, industry told
While the new protocols would be voluntary, it is intended to become an agreed standard of the food industry
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Comment & OpinionGSCOP policing of Amazon is a huge moment… and long overdue
The Code will force Amazon to be more open, while suppliers will have a vehicle to make their grievances known
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NewsAmazon to come under GSCOP jurisdiction after breaching £1bn in grocery sales
The CMA said it had taken into account Amazon’s “increasing activity in the UK groceries’ sector in recent years”
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NewsUnion slams Asda 7.35% pay rise to be spread over two years
GMB union says Asda’s workers will be paid below the industry average
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NewsAsda to double Smart Price coverage following Jack Monroe criticism
From 1 March Asda will stock its full Smart Price and Farm Stores ranges in all 581 of its food stores, as well as online
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NewsFive million in food poverty as Tesco chairman warns of ‘worse to come’
Food Foundation data shows 8.8% of households are experiencing food insecurity