All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 164
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NewsBottle deposit scheme to become law by 2020
Gove told the environmental audit committee this week that legislation would be included in an Environment Act in the next
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NewsTesco calls for Booker buyer 'culture change' after merger
Tesco ‘running out of time’ in adapting Booker to GSCOP rules says Adjudicator
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NewsMorrisons boosts supplier transparency with online portal
The retailer said the move was a response to concerns from suppliers and followed other moves to simplify trading relationships in its supply chain
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NewsLitter clampdown protest at Tesco Llandudno Junction
Litter clampdown protest at Tesco Llandudno Junction
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Comment & OpinionWill the government dance to Jamie and Hugh’s anti-obesity tune?
Oliver is said to have already met the prime mnister and senior ministers to discuss measures that could be brought in as part of an obesity pan
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News£60m government fund to fight plastic pollution in the oceans
Prime Minister announces new £60m fund to fight plastic pollution in the oceans
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NewsRetailers suffer worst drop in footfall since 2010
Footfall was down 6% year on year in March, with the high street seeing an 8.6% drop
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NewsNikki Dixon takes on dedicated plastic reduction role at Asda
Dixon, who has worked in a variety of management roles at Asda for the past 14 years, has been made senior manager for plastic reduction
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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