Alex Freudmann news, comment and features – Page 2
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the EU-UK ‘reset’ mean for food & drink supply?
The UK and EU have agreed to slash red tape, removing the need for SPS border checks. Who will it help, who loses out, and how soon?
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NewsSupermarket bosses promise lower prices after EU deal slashes border checks
Routine checks on animal and plant products moving between GB and NI will be slashed, although not removed completely
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink reacts as border checks on EU exports scrapped
The government has reached a 12-year deal that will grant fishing access for EU boats into British waters, with ministers also having nailed down a reduction in checks on food exports to the bloc in return
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NewsKevin Bennett promoted to M&S Food logistics director and CEO of Gist
Gist has been central to the modernisation of M&S’s food supply chain, following its acquistion of the logistics business in 2022
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NewsM&S Food MD: Five years on, Brexit still isn’t working
‘Paperwork takes hours to complete and demands detail as niche as the Latin name for the chicken that is used in our Chicken Tikka Masala,’ said Alex Freudmann
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NewsMedia Bites 6 February: interest rates, M&S and Brexit, Tesco eyeing Post Office branches
Interest rates look likely to fall today due to a sluggish economy and a softening in the labour market
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NewsTesco, Lidl, Co-op and Aldi call for ‘pause’ on ‘Family Farm Tax’
Tesco CCO Ashwin Prasad said the retailer wanted a halt in the rollout of inheritance tax reforms and was calling for a long-term government vision for farming
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Comment & OpinionWill new Alliance Food Sourcing collaboration finally tackle food waste?
With a little help from King Charles, the UK’s leading supermarkets and manufacturers launch a new collaborative food waste operation
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Comment & OpinionIGD’s new group will unite supply chain on food redistribution
Food industry leaders are launching a new and dedicated group to work across the food supply chain to identify sources of surplus food and get it to charities and communities in need
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NewsSupermarket bosses announce food redistribution body that will ‘transform’ fight against hunger
Retailers, producers and other companies across the food supply chain have formed a new national organisation to redistribute thousands more tonnes of edible surplus to people suffering from food poverty
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NewsM&S poaches Kara Greatorex from Aldi and Jon Downes from Morrisons
Greatorex is to be M&S’s new chief commercial officer, while Downes will report to her as supply chain & commercial operations director
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NewsNeighbourly platform celebrates 200 million meals to good causes
The Bristol-based company has doubled the total redistributed from 100 million in the past two years alone
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NewsFood sector bodies slam political parties for lax response on food security
Too little focus on food production and food security has been presented during the election campaign, argue the NFU, BRC, UKHospitality and FDF
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Comment & OpinionIt’s Britain’s chance to lead the world in low-carbon food production
Farmers and food manufacturers are a critical part of M&S’s Plan A, says Food MD Alex Freudmann
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NewsM&S chief adamant final joint venture payment is not owed to Ocado
It could put the two on course for a legal showdown
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NewsM&S ramps up value message with price cuts and Status Quo TikTok push
M&S said its latest ‘Family Matters’ survey had found customers felt less optimistic about money over the next three months than in October
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NewsM&S teams up with nutrition app Zoe to launch gut health shot
Called M&S Food x Zoe Gut Shot, the drink contains over five billion live cultures from 14 strains of friendly bacteria, according to M&S
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Analysis & FeaturesHeroes, car crashes and epic fails in our unofficial review of 2023
It’s been another rollercoaster year in grocery. Here’s our review of the ups and downs that came to define 2023
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NewsM&S surplus food donations hit 70 million meal mark
This year has seen the retailer donate surplus food from stores equivalent to 13 million meals, the highest figure to date
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NewsSupermarkets to produce millions of extra meals as King’s project transforms food surplus
Marks & Spencer and 2 Sisters Food Group today emerged as the first partners in the new world-leading programme
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