All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 125
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NewsAsda blames challenging market conditions for sales decline
Asda posted a 1.3% decline in like-for-like sales in the fourth quarter, as cash-strapped customers failed to provide the Christmas trading boost it had hoped for.
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NewsLogistics bosses welcome scrapping of Operation Brock lorry park project
Logistics bosses have welcomed the government’s decision to scrap plans for an off-road lorry park in Kent, originally intended to deal with post-Brexit border disruption. However, both transport companies and retail leaders are calling for urgent action to ensure the ports are ready for the end of ...
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NewsBrexit stockpiling for 1 January will be ‘impossible’, says BRC
BRC’s new report said food and drink companies could face ‘disastrous’ new tariffs, gridlock at the ports and a mountain of new paperwork
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NewsFood companies lash out at ‘impossible’ salt reduction targets
Last week Public Health England revealed proposals that would require companies to slash the amount of salt in products
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NewsTesco to take more direct role in Booker buying process
The shake-up has been triggered by the retirement of Booker commercial director Andrew Thompson
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Grocer 33Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco, Southend-on-Sea
‘We’re really buoyant. This store is one of the top 10 for sales in the company’
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NewsAsda links up with Greggs for in-store bakery concessions
Asda is the first UK supermarket to bring Greggs concessions into its stores
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NewsFood shortage warnings after Gove confirms post-Brexit border checks
Yesterday logistics industry bosses heard the first official confirmation that there would not be frictionless trade for goods regardless of the outcome of trade talks
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Comment & OpinionAre PHE’s new salt reduction targets doomed to fail?
PHE’s new salt targets seem impossible – not least with Brexit preparation to deal with
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NewsFood and drink bosses demand government action on PRNs
The Grocer has spoken to suppliers who say soaring recycling charges under the PRN system have left them facing big holes in their profits
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NewsRetailers still demanding lump sums to support profits, claim suppliers
Suppliers in the survey claimed breaches of the code were still widespread and more than 60% said retailers were still ask
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Analysis & FeaturesEnvironment bill: five key threats for fmcg retailers and suppliers
Concerns over targets, costs and timeframes are ringing out loud across the industry
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NewsPHE announces major crackdown on salt levels in everyday food
A government assessment of the 2017 salt reduction targets found just over half had been met by retailers
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NewsWrap publishes guidance on compostable plastics amid pollution fears
Wrap also recommended the use of compostable plastic for closed-loop situations such as music festivals
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NewsMore than half of shoppers have set sustainability-based dietary goals for 2020
More than half of shoppers have set sustainability-based dietary goals for 2020
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NewsChristine Tacon launches final supplier survey before stepping down as GCA
Tacon said there has been a huge improvement in retailer behaviour across the board since she took up the role eight years
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NewsTesco trains 1,000 community cooks in Jamie Oliver partnership
The Tesco Community Cookery School was launched in January last year
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NewsSainsbury’s carbon neutral pledge sparks net zero race
The move is a first, with no other food retailer having set such an ambitious target
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NewsIndustry leaders slam ‘impossible’ timetable for DRS
Retailers, suppliers and trade bodies were this week summoned for talks by Defra about its key environmental proposals
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NewsGovernment announces £1m food waste fund
Defra said it wanted to find new ways to change consumer behaviour or transform food waste into other materials