All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 14
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NewsDefra circularity boss Emma Bourne gets new EU reset role
Bourne, who has held the role for the past three years, will start as director general for EU Reset and Trade next month
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NewsNew model for HFSS published as junk food ad and promos ban face huge shake-up
The move looks set to see thousands of products, including many yoghurts, fruit juices and desserts, reclassified as HFSS
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NewsUK’s leading supermarkets ‘way behind’ European rivals on sustainability goals
The Superlist Environment Europe report, by sustainability think tank Questionmark, ranks the actions of 27 major supermarkets to compare progress on environmental and sustainable diet goals
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NewsExchange for Change unveiled as new name of deposit return scheme
Drinks bosses and retailers who are spearheading the scheme hope the new trading name will become synonymous with the scheme
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NewsAsda brings back fruit and veg pledge to help King’s food project
Asda’s pledge will see over 420 tonnes of fresh fruit & vegetables donated to the UK’s leading food redistribution charity over the next 12 weeks
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NewsIGD launches GLP-1 insights programme for food businesses
The IGD Futures: GLP-1 programme will aim to help food industry businesses understand the threats and capitalise on the impacts of the drugs amid a huge rise in uptake
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NewsGovernment facing ‘massive’ backlash over Streeting’s health targets plan
Nesta has forecast its plans will cost £45m for retailers to introduce, with biannual costs of £3.3m for periodic product assessments
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NewsNGOs attack industry ‘negative influence’ on food strategy
The letter calls on ministers to protect plans from the ‘negative influence of [food] businesses and their associations’
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NewsMinisters weigh up Internal Markets Act intervention on Wales DRS
The crucial decision is pending amid huge questions over the future of the DRS rollout
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NewsGreggs boss and WWF chief join beefed-up food strategy board
Roisin Currie and Tanya Steele are among a raft of prominent industry appointments brought into the Food Strategy Advisory Board
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NewsWelsh deposit return scheme: companies insist on ‘bail out clause’
The deadine for bids to run DRS in Wales runs out on Friday
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NewsPackUK faces fresh supplier fury after ‘heavy handed’ EPR fine mix-up
Defra has been forced to write again to all of those contacted, after admitting that nearly 1,400 of them were on track with payments
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NewsDoritos, Belvita and Innocent facing bans under new government health score
Brands have expressed disappointment that ‘years of meticulous work’ will be undermined
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NewsDefra talks stress need for growth agenda as much as health
Industry leaders complained the food strategy has been dominated by calls from NGOs for more regulation on health, with little focus on growth
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Comment & OpinionThe government’s new health proposals are hard to swallow
The proposals would be some of the biggest and most controversial moves to hit the industry on health in the past decade
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NewsJunk food ad ban and promos rules to be ratcheted up by Wes Streeting
New documents published by the DHSC reveal ministers are planning to switch to an updated nutrient profiling model, which will bring thousands more products under the bans
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NewsSoft drinks body hires former CBI political chief as new director general
The new hire takes over from BSDA veteran Gavin Partington, who has been in the role since 2012
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator seeks suppliers’ views on supermarkets
The Adjudicator last year announced his first investigation since taking on the role, with a probe ongoing into Amazon
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NewsWhich? calls for mandatory front of pack traffic lights
Which? said the inconsistent approach of brands and retailers made it difficult for shoppers to easily compare items and see which were high in fat, sugar or salt
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NewsMore to come says Ken Murphy as Tesco zeroes in on 30% share target
With its market share up 31bps to 29.4%, Tesco has now had 32 consecutive four-week periods of year-on-year gains