All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 149
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NewsTesco urges suppliers to cut prices and feel Booker benefit
New UK CEO Charles Wilson and chief product officer Jason Tarry have already confronted its 39 biggest suppliers over “anomalies” in their price files
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NewsYodel's Patrick McGuirk joins last mile startup PostTag
McGuirk spent a decade in leadership roles at Coke bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises
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Comment & OpinionSuppliers search for clues as Tesco-Booker hints at future strategy
Booker boss (and Tesco’s newly installed UK CEO) Charles Wilson, together with Tesco chief product officer Jason Tarry, have held initial talks with 39 of Tesco’s biggest suppliers and will summoning smaller suppliers soon
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NewsTesco's profits jump: what the analysts say
Tesco’s profits jump: here is how analysts and other experts reacted to the results
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons and Tesco look to revive fortunes of own-label value brands
Overhaul of Morrisons’ own-label budget range, with new packaging and prices cut to as low as 20p for some everyday food items, involves more than 250 SKUs at launch
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NewsMore Brits worry about plastic than Brexit, new survey finds
More than eight out of 10 of respondents (82%) said they supported plans for a plastic bottle deposit scheme
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NewsMorrisons cuts prices across more than 250 Savers items
Morrisons said the relaunch was aimed at “keeping shopping simple and saving customers money”
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InterviewsBig interview: Leendert den Hollander on plastic, positivity and the big bang
Until its dramatic u-turn last year, Coca-Cola was demonised by campaign groups for its role in undermining solutions to plastic pollution
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News85% of Tesco soft drinks lineup exempt from the sugar levy
Its own label lineup has been reformulated and more sugar-free and reduced sugar branded SKUs have been introduced
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NewsFWD and BSDA ring alarm over illicit soft drinks imports
The bodies believe the sugar levy could boost the grey soft drinks market
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Grocer 33Asda Kilmarnock: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We are winning back trust. Sales on all the Rollback items are flying’
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Comment & OpinionIs joined-up policymaking a casualty of rushed DRS decision?
Even before the official consultation begins, there is a very different view emerging among industry and environmental sources as to the government’s handling of the plastic crisis
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NewsAnger at DRS ‘omnishambles’ as Gove pushes ahead with bottle recycling scheme
Today’s surprise announcement has prompted accusations that ministers are trying to outdo each other to be seen as “saviours of the environment”
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NewsCity snapshot: UK to introduce deposit return scheme
Michael Gove has said a deposit return scheme (DRS) will be introduced in the UK, Hilton Food Group sees profits rise, Real Good Food temporarily resolves cashflow pressures and all the other news from the City
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NewsFormer Tesco digital chief Simon Belsham hired by Walmart
As president of Jet.com, the former Tesco MD and online director will oversee grocery & general merchandise operations
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NewsPaul Lindley to head up Child Obesity Taskforce in London
Earlier this month, The Grocer revealed Lindley was stepping down as chair of Ella’s Kitchen
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NewsThousands of high-sugar products face children's TV ban
Thousands of products high in sugar face children’s TV and other media advertising ban under new proposals, reveals PHE
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Comment & OpinionStockpiling shows how much Brexit reassurance is needed
Businesses aren’t hanging around for politicians to save them from the drop
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NewsPlans to stockpile food in case of Brexit border chaos
Some companies are considering stockpiling up to six months’ worth of products and ingredients
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NewsIGD chief executive Denney-Finch to step down after 20 years
Joanne Denney-Finch will leave the research & training charity in September