All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 18
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Morrisons reveals details of More loyalty card relaunch
Ad featuring the return of its ‘More Reasons To Shop At Morrisons’ strapline will air for the first time during Coronation Street on ITV tonight
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Morrisons brings back ‘More Reasons to Shop’ strapline
A major TV campaign will run for the next six weeks and will reach nearly half of UK adults on day one, said Morrisons
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Asda consults on scrapping location pay premium
The supermarket is consulting to end a ’legacy’ agreement with staff at 39 stores outside the M25
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Analysis and Features
‘Actually really good’: Inside the No 10 food summit
Many in the food industry seem surprised at the positive nature of talks at the summit – though questions about inflation remain unanswered
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Comment and Opinion
As ministers look to strengthen industry ties, DRS looks dead in the water
Lorna Slater’s bombshell announcement that DRS could bite the dust within 13 days left representatives from companies installing reverse vending machines visibly shaken
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DRS just days from possible collapse, admits Scottish government
Minister Lorna Slater said that talks to try to salvage DRS were taking place at the “highest possible level”
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Retailers could halt soft drink deliveries due to DRS dispute
Sources told The Grocer such a move would be ’catastrophic’ for the rollout of DRS
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Government slammed for failing to use surplus to fight food poverty
New research found the 50,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed to more than a million people across the UK every year by the charity saved almost £118m
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Tesco trials new layout for fresh food displays
The supermarket is bringing in new signage and lower-level displays for fresh products including fruit & veg, fish and meat
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Comment and Opinion
Competition authority’s investigation into grocery prices smells strongly of political motivation
It is hard to imagine the CMA finding anything other than the UK grocery market is one of, if not the most, competitive in the world
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Non-sugar sweeteners increase risk of health issues, claims WHO
WHO researchers examined data from 283 studies conducted in adults, children, pregnant women or mixed populations
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Plan to merge Groceries Code Adjudicator with CMA is scrapped
The adjudicator Mark White is among industry leaders attending the PM’s crunch talks on inflation in Downing Street today
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Supermarkets face competition probe after profiteering claims
The CMA will focus on whether there are adequate safeguards to ensure competition among supermarkets and their suppliers
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MPs accused of spreading ‘dangerous nonsense’ about profiteering
Clive Black of Shore Capital claimed politicians from different sides had irresponsibly stoked up anger against retailers
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Tesco calls for DRS delay and joint action on soft plastic
Tesco has removed more than two billion pieces of plastic from its business since launching its 4Rs – Remove, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – packaging strategy in 2019
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Analysis and Features
What went wrong at ground-breaking Morrisons recycling plant?
The site in Fife was hailed as a huge step in the journey to recycle soft plastics. But a few months on, the plant is facing closure
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Trading Standards set to receive just £35k to enforce HFSS rules
The Department for Health & Social Care also admitted this week it had no idea how many enforcement actions had been taken by Trading Standards officers since the new rules came in
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Comment and Opinion
As report reveals IT catastrophe, is Defra fit for purpose?
With 14 million transactions per year carried out on paper, Defra seems ill-equipped to oversee food safety, animal welfare, food shortages, air quality and water suppliers
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Outdated Defra systems accused of putting industry at risk
A report by parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has slammed the ‘inefficient and expensive’ systems
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Tesco cuts bread and butter prices to match Sainsbury’s
The supermarket today announced it was reducing the price of loaves by 10p and taking the same amount off its core butter products