All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 105
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NewsPHE waters down ‘unrealistic’ calorie reduction targets
Public Health England today published a long-delayed list of voluntary targets for the sector
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets’ price cuts put them on collision course with suppliers
The big four are desperate not to lose ground to the discounters, as they did in 2008/9
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NewsCharles Wilson retires as Andrew Yaxley becomes Booker chief
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis said Wilson’s reputation in the food business was “unparalleled”
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NewsMorrisons latest to slash prices as supermarkets plan for Covid recession
The retailer has reduced the price of a range of products by an average of 23%
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NewsAsda trials use of recyclable plastic fruit & veg bags at nine stores
The alternative reusable Veggio bags will be priced at 30p each
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NewsSupplier confidence at rock bottom says FDF survey
Almost 60% of companies reported fewer product launches and 41% reported a fall in the number of SKUs in production in Q2
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NewsAsda ‘pocket tap’ ads return to promote thousands of new price reductions
The move is aimed at helping shoppers hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus
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NewsMarcus Rashford’s food poverty taskforce: supermarkets and suppliers sign up
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Deliveroo, Iceland, Kellogg’s, Lidl, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have all joined the taskforce
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NewsMorrisons to install 60 more florists in stores this autumn
The new shops will provide 180 additional roles for qualified professional florists.
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NewsPlastic bag charge to be extended across all retailers from April
The charge will also increase from 5p to 10p, in line with moves already brought in by the supermarkets
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NewsCalls for Nutri-Score to replace traffic light nutrition labels
The National Obesity Forum said it had decided the alternative system was superior
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NewsSandwich industry body assembles group to tackle packaging recycling
British Sandwich Association said more than 75% of authorities were now able to recycle lined board sandwich packaging
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Analysis & FeaturesHas traffic light health labelling reached the end of the road?
Could the traffic light labelling system face the chop? And what will replace it?
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Analysis & FeaturesCould more be done to stop food factory Covid outbreaks?
Industry sources differ on what is behind the outbreaks
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NewsSugar promo ban alone to cost £1.7bn new report shows
The impact of the HFSS promotions ban will be ‘bigger than anything seen before’
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NewsInstall DRS machines? We’re too busy fighting for survival, say retailers
Government plans for a DRS have suffered another delay as the consultation is pushed back
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NewsMorrisons guarantees apprentice course places amid exams unease
It has pledged to guarantee apprenticeship offers even to students who didn’t achieve the required grades
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NewsTesco announces 16,000 new jobs on back of online boom
The jobs are in addition to 4,000 permanent jobs already created since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak
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NewsMorrisons launches Market Kitchen food to go format in Manchester
Customers can either wait for food to be prepared by chefs, pick it up in pre-packed portions, or order food from home via Deliveroo
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Comment & OpinionIn the Covid-19 era, government must double down on food waste efforts
When ministers get it right – as they did following our food waste petition – people can get they help they need