Ian Quinn
Ian covers Tesco, Asda and Morrisons among the major retailers. He's also our go-to guy for all issues related to health, high street and public affairs.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 610265
- Email:
- ian.quinn@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsVeteran voice of retailers Andrew Opie to leave BRC after 21 years
Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the BRC, is to leave the consortium in October
NewsFeeding Britain’s Future calls for action to confront jobs crisis
IGD’s campaign is returning after it warned of skills shortages despite growing youth unemployment
News20p deposit for single-use containers from 2027 confirmed
The fee is to be applied on all in-scope containers when the deposit return scheme launches in October 2027
NewsFull-scale reuse model coming ‘within a year’ in new Packaging Pact
The successor to the Plastics Pact, which launched in 2018, aims to revolutionise the way consumers interact with packaging
NewsHistoric Aldi court case farmer ‘stonewalled by Adjudicator’ says MP
Sprout and brassica supplier John Clappison was at the heart of an extraordinary case against Aldi after he and his business partner took the discounter to court in 2024
Comment & OpinionFood inflation needs urgency from government, not radio silence
Manufacturers, retailers and farming groups scream for help with energy bills and ask for urgent government intervention
NewsRetail leaders say government must ‘intervene now’ to fight food inflation
Retail leaders have demanded ‘immediate government intervention’ to help the food industry fight inflation
Analysis & FeaturesIs Defra a better fit than the CMA for the Groceries Code Adjudicator?
A move to Defra could see the GCA become more interventionist
NewsSNP price cap proposals risk ‘crushing’ food and drink industry
Scotland’s governing party said it would cap prices for essentials such as bread and milk if it retained power in the coming elections
NewsRetail bosses slam government bailout as ‘nowhere near’ enough
The BRC claimed that despite having face-to-face calls with several supermarket CEOs about the threats posed by inflation, her measures had fallen well short of what had been asked
NewsUK’s lab-grown meat boom set to be quashed by EU talks
The FSA has told companies they will have to return to the drawing board as a result of the under-negotiation Sanitary and Phytosanitary deal with the EU
NewsRachel Reeves announces energy bailout for food companies
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced “bold action” to help food companies tackle the threat of soaring costs due to the war in Iran.
NewsAsda and Morrisons slide down GSCOP table as supplier relations worsen
The falls in perceived adherence to the code of the two retailers, who have both been conducting major turnaround programmes, comes amid an overall rise in the number of suppliers reporting a code issue over the past 12 months
NewsLib Dems call for action on food prices in wake of ‘Trump’s idiotic war’
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said the government needed to ‘take urgent action’ to protect consumers against a wave of food price rises heading their way in autumn
NewsGroundbreaking supermarket lorry trial set to save food poverty charities ‘millions’
Retailers have developed new ways to deliver food surplus from their suppliers using spare space in their delivery vehicles
NewsSupermarket bosses demand ‘bonfire’ of legislation in war crisis talks
CEOs and other top brass from most of the major supermarkets met Chancellor Rachel Reeves and senior officials in Downing Street yesterday to discuss the response to the crisis
NewsThe Bread and Butter Thing founder named new boss of of FoodCycle charity
Game, founder of affordable food clubs charity The Bread and Butter Thing, will join FoodCycle in mid-April
NewsFood bosses call for government intervention as inflation forecast skyrockets
Today the FDF released a revised forecast predicting food inflation could rise at more than triple the rate it was predicting in September
NewsSupermarkets to launch biggest-ever joint food poverty campaign
Retailers are launching this year’s Let’s Make a Meal of It campaign next week
NewsIran war sparks fears of food redistribution ‘crisis’
Leading charities told The Grocer that the redistribution sector was staring at a ‘cliff-edge’