All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 112
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy aren’t more firms being transparent over food waste?
Is Dave Lewis justified in worrying that UN sustainability goals will be missed because industry leaders are ‘wasting time’?
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Comment & OpinionJack’s customers want old-fashioned Tesco values, not to be part of an experiment
It would be no surprise to see Tesco pull the plug on the whole Jack’s concept
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Grocer 33Tesco Cheltenham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve been with the company 27 years. And I’m only 44’
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NewsMichael Gove accused of exaggerating business readiness for no-deal Brexit
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster claimed the retail sector had said they were “ready”
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NewsRawtenstall Jack’s store to close and revert to Tesco
Rawtenshall has been trialled as a bulk-buy format, sparking speculation the chain could morph into a cash & carry-style proposition
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NewsAsda publishes food waste figures and urges suppliers to act
The supermarket giant said it was urging its suppliers to join the company in greater transparency
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NewsDave Lewis urges mandatory food waste reporting as voluntary sign-ups fall short
Some 156 of the biggest food companies backed a pledge to ‘Target, Measure and Act’ on food waste
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Comment & OpinionLack of progress on sugar could set ministers and health experts on collision course
PHE’s 20% reduction of sugar in key sectors by 2020 now looks impossible
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NewsPHE report shows industry struggling to hit sugar reduction targets
PHE’s latest report suggested its voluntary reduction programme stood virtually no chance of hitting its targets
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NewsFood and drink leaders meet Michael Gove to urge Brexit chaos prevention
Gove met with industry bosses and business secretary Andrea Leadsom on Wednesday
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NewsCoca-Cola to switch can multipacks from plastic to cardboard packaging
CCEP already wraps multipacks of 10 cans or more in cardboard
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NewsFood charities ‘dismayed’ at lack of no-deal support for vulnerable groups
Open letter from charities and trade associations slams government’s ‘troubling’ assumptions
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Comment & OpinionDave Lewis won’t lose sleep over Tesco ad ruling from the ASA
Availability, not price, was the reason for the advertising ban
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NewsTesco rapped by ASA over ad claims it’s ‘cheaper than Aldi’
The discounter lodged complaints about a series of press and television ads, launched in October last year
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NewsMorrisons looks to boost recycling levels with front-of-pack labels
The move follows new research by Morrisons which claims two thirds of customers are not confident whether they can recycle
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NewsWaitrose split with new online partner TDP followed ‘culture clash’
Expectations differed over what could be achieved and how quickly
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NewsMorrisons to expand Amazon Prime Now delivery partnership across UK
The retailer announced today (12 September) it had signed an undisclosed multi-year deal with the online giant, to replace its previous rolling relationship
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NewsFood and drink reacts to Operation Yellowhammer ‘worst-case scenario’ report
Yesterday ministers published the findings of Operation Yellowhammer, having been being forced to make the document public
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NewsWaitrose pulls out of online deal with Today Development Partners
TDP and Waitrose.com had planned to work together to develop three automated customer fulfilment centres
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Comment & OpinionDRS ‘nightmare’ is just the start when it comes to Brexit chaos
Just as there’s a power vacuum at Defra, plan to include glass have sparked uproar from retailers and raised serious questions about the future of DRS in the UK