All Government policy articles – Page 148
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NewsNFRN calls for 5p bag charge to be extended to small shops
Survey indicates 42% of customers confused that only some outlets imposed the levy
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Analysis & FeaturesModern slavery: is grocery doing enough?
There are an estimated 13,000 slaves in the UK. But is grocery doing enough to respond to the Modern Slavery Act?
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NewsAction on Sugar calls for health warnings on fizzy drink ads
Posters for fizzy drinks in California will have to feature warnings from 25 July
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NewsHigh Court rejects appeal against plain packaging for tobacco
The first phase of the European Tobacco directive comes into force today
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Comment & OpinionExchequer secretary Damian Hinds: get set for the new pound coin
The chancellor recently announced that production of the new and highly secure £1 coin has started
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NewsAdjudicator plans to double GCA retail levy to £2m
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon plans to double the levy imposed on grocers to fund her investigation
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NewsConsumers on board with George Osborne's levy on sugar
The latest Bridgethorne Shopper Index for The Grocer also revealed high consumer awareness of the levy
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Analysis & FeaturesCan convenience cover the cost of the national living wage?
Nine months after the chancellor first announced a higher wage for British workers it’s time for c-stores to pay up
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NewsCalls for sugary food taxes as obesity levels keep rising
ICL report also calls for government’s to take measures to reduce the price of healthy food
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NewsPosh retailers to be hardest hit by the sugar levy
Waitrose and Ocado are set to have the largest proportion of own-label products in the firing line of sugar levy
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Analysis & FeaturesThe EU: the good, the bad and the bendy
What did the EU ever do for us? We assess some of the key pieces of legislation affecting grocery over the last 50 years
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks left carrying the can with sugar levy
With 54% of soft drink SKUs set to be subject to the sugar levy how will suppliers respond?
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Comment & OpinionZero hours contracts: a ban would harm businesses and workers
Banning zero hours contracts would not guarantee a minimum number of hours
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Comment & OpinionThe sugar tax: cleverly crafted all round
It is unthinkable that the soft drinks industry will not continue its journey of innovation and reformulation
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NewsSoft drinks industry reels over scale of Osborne's sugar tax
Under the two-tier system proposed by the treasury, the rate would work out at closer to 50% for some products
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Comment & OpinionClothier: Brexit has exposed lack of leadership
Food and drink desperately needs a manifesto to protect its interests and minimise risk says Wyke Farms MD Richard Clothier
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NewsFDF members dismiss EU stay campaign
The UK’s biggest fmcg suppliers have refused to give a mandate for the Food & Drink Federation to campaign against Brexit
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Analysis & FeaturesWould Brexit make food fraud better or worse?
Brexit would end the obligation for the free movement of goods. So would the UK be better placed to fight food fraud?
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NewsLogistics professionals poll reveals preference to remain in EU
Supply chain experts split 60%-40% in favour of Bremain
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NewsOnly 2,100 out of 20,000 signed up for AWRS
Its original estimate of 20,000 that needed to register still held true, HMRC added