All Government policy articles
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: School food failures & Defra’s food security warning
Three in four secondary schools are serving food that’s banned, but publishing menus won’t be enough – plus this week’s picks including a stinging Defra warning on food security and the ‘chaos’ of the packaging tax system
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NewsNGOs call for government to stop expansion of ‘intensive poultry farming’
The coalition, led by River Action UK, wrote a letter to Defra secretary Angela Eagle pressing for the release of analysis showing ‘the need for more poultry’ and to pursue a ‘regenerative poultry sector growth plan’
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Analysis & FeaturesIs it time to scrap the UK’s packaging tax regime?
EPR, DRS, PPT, PRNs… the list of packaging regulations is only growing, and even the industry is butting heads over the solution
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NewsFootfall improves in August but high streets face ‘uphill battle’
Despite shoppers returning to stores in August, the BRC warned high streets faced an ‘uphill battle’ without more government support
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NewsDefra must do more to build resilience to food shocks: NAO
With short and long-term risks becoming ‘potentially more severe’ Defra needed to review its response planning for food supply chain risks, the NAO urged
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Comment & OpinionHas severe weather pushed UK farming resilience to its limit?
While things are clearly tough for all farmers right now, some are feeling the strain worse than others
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News2 Sisters’ Boparan warns UK food security at threat without action
In a statement released this week, the food industry boss called for coordinated action from government and industry to make the country more self sufficient in the face of global supply chain challenges
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NewsEfra Committee adds to industry pressure on government for Brazil meat ban
Industry groups have called on Great Britain to follow the EU in banning imports of products such as beef and chicken over antibiotic resistance concerns
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Comment & OpinionBritain’s diet is at a tipping point but changing diets means changing the system too
The UK is falling well short of the Planetary Health Diet’s targets. Retailers, not shoppers, hold the keys to fixing it, says Richard Bourns, chief commercial officer at Lidl GB
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NewsScottish government price cap could endanger convenience stores, says SGF
The SGF warned the proposed criteria could target small independent convenience stores operating under a common fascia with a symbol group or franchise model
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Partner FeaturesHow ‘fibremaxxing’ is reshaping shopper nutrition
Discover how the latest nutrition trends are reshaping the fmcg market in both the US and the UK
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Comment & OpinionWill Scotland’s radical price cap plan see the light of day?
Scottish first minister John Swinney is a modern-day Braveheart taking on supermarket price inflation with a barmy plan to cap the price of essential goods
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NewsScottish government unveils details of controversial supermarket price cap plans
More than 20 originations wrote to the SNP leader yesterday urging him to abandon his price cap plans, which they said would fail to address the root causes of the cost of living crisis
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NewsPromotions and price cuts keep a lid on rising inflation
Inflation on fresh produce fell in August as retailers focused their promotions on summer lines, according to the latest BRC-NIQ sales monitor data
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Comment & OpinionThe healthy food tax hiding in the lunchbox aisle
Healthy packed lunches cost 45% more than unhealthy ones, but the gap varies widely by retailer, suggesting this is a category management problem that should be solvable, says Patrick Finlay, MD at The Category Management Company
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NewsCalls for Cobra committee-style mechanism to oversee supply chain challenges
Industry should be at the heart of any government work to bolster resilience and food security, urged Marco Forgione, director general of the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Wales: 31 October
Can Plaid Cymru pull off its plan to develop a food strategy for Wales?
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NewsAsda hails ‘life-changing’ £1m investment into community spaces
Over the past year the supermarket’s Local Community Spaces Fund had had a ‘life-changing impact’ on people’s lives in towns and villages across the UK, Asda said.
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Comment & OpinionDRS: Is the UK rollout back on track?
With a huge amount to do if DRS is to hit its October 2027 deadline, there is surely a far greater chance of success with industry calling the shots rather than being pulled in different directions by Westminster, Holyrood or the Senedd
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NewsPoundland latest retailer to knock loyalty cards and ‘fake discounts’
Poundland has dubbed itself ‘the home of anti-silly prices’ in ads featuring a wrestler – the Poundland Pounder – tearing downs signs that say ‘fake discount’