All Government policy articles
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Comment & OpinionCost of living tariffs ‘blitz’ will save shoppers 4p per week if all goes to plan
The underwhelming cost of living’ blitz’ will likely be treated with contempt
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Comment & OpinionThe CMA means business – and grocers are in its sights
Drip pricing, fake reviews and a £4.2m fine: the CMA’s first year is a warning for all grocers, says Duncan Reed, partner in Birketts’ regulatory and corporate defence team
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the food industry make healthy diets the most affordable?
A British Nutrition Foundation report sets out a blueprint for action on obesity, urging retailers and suppliers to take the lead
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NewsCalls for probe into ‘missing’ Wales DRS consultation
It’s understood a raft of trade bodies are demanding to know why a response to the consultation, which ran from August to November last year, was never published
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NewsTariff removal on ‘everyday’ food items won’t curb inflation: NFU
The farming union and the FDF said the move would undermine already struggling UK food producers
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NewsHenry Dimbleby claims updated nutrient profiling model will be obsolete
Dimbleby said he believed the government would be replaced by new technology and AI firms as the key source of healthy eating advice
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NewsTariff breaks for chocolate, biscuits and crisps slammed by campaigners
Some 125 everyday food items will have import tariffs temporarily scrapped to fight inflation caused by the war in Iran
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NewsSainsbury’s is headline sponsor of The Grocer’s Health Summit
Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts said it was time to ‘refocus our collective attention on the big questions facing the sector’
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NewsSurging food prices won’t come back down, report warns
The organisation found food prices affected by major shocks either decreased slowly, or not all in its ‘Rockets and Feathers’ report, with shelf prices dropping just 1% after six months, 5% after a year and 7% after two years
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Comment & OpinionFrom ‘dial a fiddle’ to déjà vu: why price controls don’t work
The government’s exploration of a price cap plan this week was run back down the flagpole even faster than it was unfurled
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NewsGulf Cooperation Council deal will ‘boost’ Scottish salmon, industry says
The industry body said the move would ‘provide a boost for Scottish exports amid global economic uncertainty’ and follows a 2025 in which Scottish salmon exports to the bloc hit £6.5m
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InterviewsKaren Graley on running the EPR engine room
UK Packaging PRO head Karen Graley is taking responsibility for the smooth running of the political hot potato that is extended producer responsibility
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NewsAnimal welfare groups urge government to launch pig gassing consultation
RSPCA and Compassion in World Farming have said the move could improve the welfare of millions of pigs and end a 20-year-old ’welfare crisis’
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Comment & OpinionWhy supplier confidence is the GCA’s most important metric
Headline compliance figures tell only part of the story of how well the Groceries Code is working, says adjudicator Mark White
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NewsInflation: government planning tariff cuts to 100 food and drink items
Details on which products will benefit from the tariff cuts will be unveiled by the Treasury next week
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NewsMore than a third of Brits believe eggs, bread and milk make ‘lot of profit’ for supermarkets
Some 35% of those surveyed by YouGov believe price of essentials ‘are far higher than they need to be’
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NewsTaps could run dry if government doesn’t act on drought, Lords warn
The cross-party House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee’s report ‘Surviving drought: reclaim the rain’ has said the UK must store, manage and reuse rainwater much better to help prevent both drought and flooding
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NewsUK seals £3.7bn trade deal with Gulf Cooperation Council
The GCC consists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and has a combined GDP of £1.9tn
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Comment & OpinionPrice caps on supermarket basics? That’s panic, not policy
Retailers and politicians were quick to condemn SNP leader John Swinney’s idea for mandatory price caps, calling it unworkable. They were right
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NewsConsumer confidence lifts in May but outlook remains gloomy
The Iran war ceasefire helped raise shopper spirits, but concerns over rising food and fuel prices continue to weigh on shopper’s minds, warned the BRC