All Government policy articles – Page 145
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Comment & OpinionIt’s too late to talk TV ad watersheds. Social media is the regulatory battleground
Whoever is in No 10 after 8 June, it is clear that the food and drink industry will face a raft of new advertising restrictions, both in broadcast and other media, after the election dust settles
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Analysis & FeaturesParty lines on those 'bloody difficult' industry issues
With the EU divorce dominating the general election campaign, we round up what’s being promised by the parties on the workforce, rates and taxes
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NewsDrinks industry urges alcohol duty cuts in party manifestos
Reducing duty would help keep booze prices down after Brexit, they claimed…
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NewsRetailers unite in call for urgent action on business rates
Seven different trade groups have called on the government to commit to “fundamental change” to the system
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NewsACS calls for energy 'back-billing' protection
Ofgem’s plans to protect domestic customers should be extended to shops and small businesses, it says
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Comment & OpinionAn election manifesto for food and drink
The food and drink industry has six, important weeks to make its case to whomever forms the next government
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Comment & OpinionA chance to shout out
It took a Bristolian to sum up the national reaction: “You’re joking – not another one!”
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NewsMcMeikan calls for business to tackle 'school holiday hunger'
Brakes boss contributed to a report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on hunger..
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Comment & OpinionLabour puts welcome focus on looming skills crisis post-Brexit
The food and drink industry has to step up and keep stressing the huge ramifications not just for the current workforce but for the skills and people it needs in the future too
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NewsSnap general election on 8 June: the food & drink industry reacts
Theresa May has announced a snap general election. Here’s how leading voices and organisations from the world of grocery have reacted to the news.
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NewsLabour to 'declare war on late payments' to small businesses
Jeremy Corbyn will also pledge not to increase the corporation tax rate for small businesses…
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NewsIndustry trade bodies call for ambitious free-trade deal with EU
The BRC, FDF and NFU want to “avoid costly and disruptive customs checks, processes and procedures”
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NewsPub conversion planning application loophole to be closed
Developers will be required to submit a planning application if they plan to convert or demolish a pub
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NewsPHE meets wall of silence over out-of-home nutritional data
PHE offers confidentiality agreements in struggle to get information from OOH businesses
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NewsACS and Scottish Grocers Federation slam bottle return scheme
Yesterday delegates at the NFRN Scotland conference pledged to support the scheme
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NewsRVS opens healthier Shop & Co store at Hairmyres Hospital
RVS said Shop & Co Hairmyres was the “first of many”
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NewsFresh review of supermarket forecasting to be launched
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon is to launch a fresh probe into supermarket forecasting to suppliers…
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NewsFDF launches new sustainability packaging checklist
The new document produced with Incpen urges companies to slash the environmental impact of their products’ packaging
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NewsFSA publishes results of hygiene trial with Tesco
The Food Standards Agency has moved a step closer to a new light-touch model for the UK’s Food Hygiene Ratings System
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NewsGovernment discusses £150m business rates rescue package
Communities secretary Sajid Javid held talks on Wednesday with business rates experts CVS aimed at diffusing a crisis