All Government policy articles – Page 5
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NewsFood sales grow despite cooler temperatures leading to ‘disappointing’ August
Cooler temperatures prompted shoppers cut back discretionary spending on “big-ticket” items like furniture and household appliances, in favour of treating themselves to ’smaller luxuries’, latest data from BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor showed.
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NewsNEET crisis breakthrough: retail bosses and ministers unveil plan for 100,000 jobs
The landmark partnership includes a new retail work experience programme to help tackle Britain’s growing youth unemployment crisis
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Comment & OpinionStockpiling won’t solve the UK’s next food supply shock
The rapidly escalating El Niño climate pattern appears to have stimulated the government into thinking more seriously about resilience. Might it start listening to an industry which has been issuing warnings on the subject for some time?
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NewsTrout supplier accused of animal rights abuses
Animal Equality UK said covert filming of Kames’ Tiffany II harvest boat dated 17 July catalogued fish being subjected to crowding and delays before slaughter, as well as instances where they were not stunned properly, left too long before stunning and bleeding and – in at least one case – neither being stunned nor bled
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NewsConvenience sector hits the brakes on investment amid rising costs
Inflation is outpacing sales across the sector, according to the ACS
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Comment & OpinionLove lambs? Let’s build a food system that protects animals and tackles climate change
Most lambs in the UK undergo routine, painful mutilations that the government’s own advisors say can no longer be justified, says Waveney Valley MP Adrian Ramsay
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Analysis & FeaturesThe renewed push to stop unhealthy food in schools
Campaigners have welcomed plans, but say they must stay firm
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WebinarsDelivering DRS in 2027: What you need to know with one year to go
In a little over a year’s time the UK’s first ever deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers will go live across the UK. The Welsh Government’s recent decision to appoint Exchange for Change as its scheme operator marks the latest key milestone on the journey towards DRS’s launch across the four home nations in October 2027.
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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