All articles by Ian Quinn
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NewsExchange for Change reveals approved list of reverse vending machines
The certification confirms which machines are compatible to operate within the scheme specifications
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NewsAndy Burnham urged to rescue ‘doomed’ obesity strategy
MPs say they have ‘no faith’ in key obesity policies being delivered
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NewsVeteran BRC boss describes deposit return scheme as ‘worst ever policy’
“DRS is undoubtedly the worst policy in my 21 years with the BRC,” Opie told The Grocer in an exclusive interview this week
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InterviewsAndrew Opie on food crises and why the government never learns
As he retires after more than 20 years at the BRC, Andrew Opie reflects on horsemeat, Brexit and Covid – and warns the hardest years may be to come
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NewsTesco targets ‘smaller appetites’ diet boom with nutrient dense range
The Plentifuel range comes with supermarkets responding to the challenge of growth in the use of weight-loss medications
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NewsTesco food MD Gordon Gafa to leave retailer at Christmas
Gafa’s departure was announced to staff by Tesco UK CEO Ashwin Prasad in a note today
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NewsStore with after best before date model eyes national expansion
Bargain Grocery Outlet (BGO), which opened its first supermarket two years ago in Stevenage, has plans for national expansion
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NewsFarm Gate food redistribution suffers huge fall as government grants run out
The end of government grants has seen farm food waste mountains grow again
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NewsAdjudicator calls on suppliers to give evidence over CPI disputes
The adjudicator told The Grocer he was “scrutinising” responses from retailers after holding a series of meetings
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NewsAsda tracker shows families’ spending power crashing ahead of budget
Asda says financial squeeze was being felt the most by low-income households
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NewsSupermarkets in talks on cybersecurity as public urged to stockpile food
This week, ministers published new resilience advice to businesses and individuals, including calls for households to stockpile long shelf-life food
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NewsEagle rules out intervention from central government in food strategy
Delivering the keynote address to the IGD’s Future of the UK Food System conference in London yesterday, Eagle said the government believed in handing more power and resources to local authorities
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NewsFood safety bosses hatch ‘temporary’ deal to safeguard novel foods from EU reset
A leaked document shows a draft plan that would see novel foods continue under the FSA’s existing regime, while a longer-term solution with Europe becomes part of longer-term detailed negotiations
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NewsCompliance schemes slam industry’s ‘reckless gamble’ over plastic tax
The Packaging Scheme Forum said the government should concentrate on evolution, not wholesale reform
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Comment & OpinionCan Food Nation 2040 overcome ‘disagreement across the board’?
Billed as the next chapter in the food strategy process, and overseen by IGD, Food Nation 2040 aims to build a coalition of industry, government and NGOs that will decide a framework of action on priority areas
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the food and retail industry needs from the budget
New CPI inflation figures this week prompted last-ditch food industry calls for the government to help by delivering a much-needed cost-cutting budget on 28 October
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NewsSimon Roberts calls for industry to back IGD’s Food Nation 2040 plan
Roberts told the IGD’s Future of the UK Food System conference that it was time to start prioritising the key interventions that would shift the dial on the obesity crisis and safeguard UK food production
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NewsSchool leavers get NEETs help with new Asda Roots foundation
The supermarket is piloting a new apprenticeship programme called Asda Roots’ which will start by offering 16 young people permanent roles
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NewsFood giants urge PM to scrap new junk food measure ahead of budget
In a letter to Andy Burnham ahead of next week’s budget, companies including Asda, Coca-Cola and Mars warned the proposals would lead to major cost increases across a huge range of products
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NewsScrap failing plastic tax in budget, demand supermarkets and manufacturers
With days to go before the budget, trade bodies say the time has come for the PRN “plastic tax” to be canned altogether