All articles by Ian Quinn
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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NewsIran war sparks fears of food redistribution ‘crisis’
Leading charities told The Grocer that the redistribution sector was staring at a ‘cliff-edge’
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NewsFSA warns it lacks resources to become new health regulator
The Grocer revealed earlier this month that the government was planning for the Food Standards Agency to become the policeman of the industry’s war on obesity
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NewsFSA in crunch talks with government to meet SPS deal funding gap
The FSA has warned it requires an increase in funding to implement the EU reset
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NewsNPM consultation: industry and health groups react
The DHSC published a consultation yesterday on the new nutrient profiling model (NPM), to run until June
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NewsNew NPM consultation launches as government ignores calls for delay
A consultation on the new nutrient profiling model was launched by the Department of Health & Social Care this afternoon (25 March)
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NewsFSA backs ‘more ambitious’ inspections overhaul, despite fresh supermarket safety fears
The results of a consultation on plans showed “strong resistance” from local authority inspectors to the idea of using supermarket data as the basis for a new national system of regulation
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NewsEPR winning bidder promises collaboration to get scheme tax back on track
‘Every organisation across the supply chain brings valuable experience to the table,’ said Karen Graley, head of UK Packaging PRO. ‘We absolutely want to harness that’
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NewsFSA to regulate healthy food sales target scheme
The proposals would represent a ‘seismic’ shift in the FSA’s remit, which would put the body back at the heart of overseeing health policy
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s first manufacturer to eliminate all edible food waste
Charlie Bigham’s said it had developed a number of pioneering processes to eliminate food waste
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NewsEU alignment sought for Food Data Transparency Partnership
Defra is looking to hire advisers to ensure that the next phase of the group’s work is ‘coherent, informed and influential’
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NewsSupermarket AI making supplier forecasting ‘nightmare’ even worse
A group representing more than 20 mid to large-sized suppliers met with Adjudicator Mark White last month to raise the issue
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Comment & OpinionCan health strategy survive retail’s rage over NPM changes?
The government’s health strategy is facing a pivotal moment, and it could see co-operation turn into rebellion
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NewsIGD warns new junk food model will delay mandatory reporting plans
IGD said it feared pushing ahead with the changes could delay Streeting’s plans to bring in mandatory reporting as part of his 10-year NHS plan
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NewsBacon backlash over cancer fears drives sales slump
Nitrite-cured fresh bacon suffered a 7.3% drop in value and a 4.1% fall in volume over the 12 weeks ending 25 January 2026 vs the same period in 2025
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Analysis & FeaturesEPR avoidance: what can be done to stop it happening?
As EPR arrived, so did a raft of companies falling below the threshold