All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 103
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NewsWelsh supermarkets face tighter cap on customer numbers and police checks on masks
Ministers met with supermarket bosses yesterday to discuss the clampdown, which could come into force in the next few days
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Analysis & FeaturesIs a ban on in-store HFSS promotions now inevitable?
An eight-week consultation is underway. So can we expect a ban and is it time industry accepted one?
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NewsKate Halliwell becomes new chief scientific officer at FDF
Halliwell joined the FDF 10 years ago, serving as nutrition manager and then head of UK diet and health policy
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NewsFood and drink industry more than doubles donations to FareShare over Christmas
Between 14 December and 3 January, the charity said it had seen a 125% increase in food volumes
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NewsFood and drink workforce crisis looms as Covid absence rates treble
Some areas of the country, including London and the south east, are aleady seeing levels above 20%
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NewsAsda warns against panic buying as it expands online deliveries
Asda CEO Roger Burnley said it was “doing all it could” to keep stores well stocked but urged customers to “do their bit”
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Comment & OpinionCanny Morrisons CEO David Potts deserves credit for his thoughtful and speedy leadership
There is much more to Morrisons’ success than simply a Covid windfall
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NewsMorrisons to use car parks for Covid vaccination programme
CEO David Potts said today portable buildings would be operating from three store car parks from 11 January, with another 47 on standby
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NewsUnion calls for retail staff to be prioritised for Covid vaccine
In a letter to health secretary Matt Hancock and business secretary Alok Sharma, Usdaw urged the government to intervene to protect staff
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NewsTesco confirms billion-piece plastic reduction target hit in 2020
Packaging removed during the year included plastic shrink wrap in branded and own-label tinned multipacks
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News24 trade groups demand government compensation over border chaos
In a letter to Defra Secretary George Eustice, the head of groups including the FDF, Scotland Food & Drink and the Provision Trade Federation described the situation as a ‘catastrophe’
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NewsBorder reopening ‘too late’ to stop food shortages
The FDF said there would be ‘significant disruption’ on the shelf starting next week
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NewsTesco looks to head off panic buying as it extends product restrictions
Tesco brought back a raft of restrictions in September and yesterday announced the list of products had been expanded
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NewsFood leaders demand compensation from ‘bungling’ government over Dover chaos
‘You didn’t have to be Mystic Meg to know what was coming,’ FDF CEO Ian Wright tells BEIS committee
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News24 hours to prevent food shortages, warn supermarket leaders
Ministers have been told empty lorries stuck in the UK would mean products such as fresh fuit and salad vegetables would soon begin to disappear from shelves
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Analysis & FeaturesReady meals: Top Products 2020
The increase in scratch cooking during lockdown has pushed ready meals into decline
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Analysis & FeaturesSauces: cooking: Top Products 2020
The change in power dynamic comes after an extra £158.8m poured into cooking sauces
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Analysis & FeaturesSoup: Top Products 2020
Having been in the doldrums last year, the category is in value growth again
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NewsOcado says suppliers need to ‘mitigate’ Brexit costs
The online supermarket has written to suppliers refusing to enter negotiations over price rises
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NewsAsda extends Accessorize and Decathlon partnerships
Accessorize has launched an exclusive partnership at Asda Minworth, selling jewellery, bags and seasonal items in a ‘store within a store’