All Extended producer responsibility (EPR) articles – Page 11
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NewsMedia Bites 10 June: consumer spending, spending review nerves, e-cig flop
Today’s food and drink headlines are dominated by the doom and gloom of new figures showing families are cutting back on spending in the shops in their droves
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NewsRetail bosses call for steel industry-style intervention to tackle jobs crisis
The BRC said ministers had been hammering its sector with an avalanche of extra costs
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Comment & OpinionDRS, EPR… government can’t be trusted with green schemes
Green schemes have been notoriously mishandled in this country to the detriment of businesses, says Nick Gillett, Mangrove MD
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NewsCost price increase requests being rejected by supermarkets
A poll of more than 50 food and drink suppliers shows more than 90% have looked to pass on increased costs averaging 1-6% this year
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NewsFDF to face opposition bid in efforts to run new EPR packaging tax system
A bid drawn up by the FDF has won the backing of powerful bodies including the BRC and Incpen, but it is unlikely to be the only one
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Comment & OpinionAs food inflation returns, government is looking desperate
P&Ls cannot sustain the pressures around them, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & OpinionInflation’s return is good news for discounters and own label
The start of the new financial year has brought an immediate uptick in inflation, with prices rising 4.1% last month
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NewsReef to become first UK RTD sold in Tetra packaging
Global Brands bought the rights to Reef from Molson Coors in 2023
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NewsChancellor faces new industry call for delay to ‘packaging tax’
The BRC warned EPR meant shoppers would be hit with another surge in inflation
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NewsDeposit return scheme bosses launch salvage talks with Welsh government
Last week’s appointment of the UK DMO is said to have provided a fresh impetus for talks
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do new sugar tax thresholds mean for drinks suppliers?
The soft drinks sugar levy threshold has been lowered, leaving suppliers feeling victimised. What impact will the changes have?
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NewsSupermarket bosses claim packaging tax rescue measures ‘fall well short’
A day after ministers published a host of changes to the scheme, retail bosses have accused Defra of failing to come up with a proper plan to tackle concerns
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NewsMinisters to reveal major concessions on packaging tax to ward off EPR revolt
The Grocer understands Defra will include amending the EPR regulations to appoint a producer responsibility organisation (PRO) to run the scheme
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Comment & OpinionSugar levy extension punishes a trailblazing soft drinks sector
Moving the goalposts punishes an industry that has led the way on reformulation, says Gavin Partington, director general of the British Soft Drinks Association
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Tesco resurrect interest in scaled-up refill & reuse?
Tesco has joined a new industry panel with GoUnpackaged
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NewsPackUK rushes out changes to EPR plans in bid to avert red tape chaos
PackUK this week released a hurriedly updated version of the controversial new traffic light system
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NewsBlow to Defra secretary Steve Reed as his top civil servant quits
Permanent secretary Tamara Finkelstein is to step down
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Comment & OpinionBudget pressures are here. Food needs a long-term strategy
Short-term fixes like workforce reductions are already underway, says James Walton, chief economist at IGD
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NewsMedia Bites, 22 April: fishing rights, free trade calls and EPR woes
Fishing rights are set to be shared with the EU as the Labour government aims to reset relations with the bloc
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NewsFood exporters struggle amid confusion of Trump’s tariffs
The White House has said it now seeking 90 trade deals in 90 days after Trump placed blanket tariffs of at least 10% on nearly every country