All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 200
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NewsCalls for 'activity equivalent' information on food labels
New poll finds 44% of people find current front of pack information confusing
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NewsCalls for sugary food taxes as obesity levels keep rising
ICL report also calls for government’s to take measures to reduce the price of healthy food
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NewsPosh retailers to be hardest hit by the sugar levy
Waitrose and Ocado are set to have the largest proportion of own-label products in the firing line of sugar levy
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NewsWaitrose comes top in Twitter customer service survey
Mystery shoppers were used to gauge the reaction times, friendliness and quality of responses of major grocery retailers
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NewsBritvic relaunches Drench juice range with less sugar
The new 500ml drinks will hit shelves in mid-April with new packaging
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NewsAdjudicator urges more transparency in retailer forecasting
Christine Tacon this week published a new best practice statement for forecasting
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Comment & OpinionTesco axing Nutricentre is not a healthy sign for innovation in food retail
Tesco clearly didn’t feel Nutricentre was worth the investment to make it take off properly
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NewsTesco to close Nutricentre health food business
The retailer has started redundancy consultations with 137 staff
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks left carrying the can with sugar levy
With 54% of soft drink SKUs set to be subject to the sugar levy how will suppliers respond?
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NewsHow the sugar tax will hit soft drinks pricing
Britvic would escape taxation on 63.5% of its range, compared with 49.7% for Coca-Cola
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NewsFSA Food Hygiene Rating test reveals regional inconsistencies
Huge inconsistencies in the way local authorities score its Food Hygiene Rating ‘Scores on the Doors’ scheme
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NewsTesco takes flak over 'misleading' Farm brands
Move comes four years after a major relaunch of Tesco’s £1bn value range under Philip Clarke
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NewsSalt consumption down by nearly a gram a day since 2005
FDF members have cut salt in their products by 8% since 2011
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s new own label lines will give the discounters food for thought
Tesco has not just realised the importance of price, but of quality, and perceptions of freshness and provenance too
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NewsTesco launches 'Farms' brands to replace Everyday Value lines
Move comes four years after a major relaunch of Tesco’s £1bn value range under Philip Clarke
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NewsLindsey Pownall joins Tesco as non-executive director
Pownall stepped down as Samworth Brothers chief executive in December
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NewsSoft drinks industry reels over scale of Osborne's sugar tax
Under the two-tier system proposed by the treasury, the rate would work out at closer to 50% for some products
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Analysis & FeaturesCourtauld 2025 is signed - so can food & drink deliver?
The ink was barely dry on this week’s industry commitment to slash food waste by 20% in the next decade
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NewsSmoothies downgraded to just one of the recommended 5 a day
PHE’s new advice also says smoothies should only be drunk as part of a meal
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NewsDairy industry fury as new PHE Eatwell Guide recommends consumers slash dairy intake
Dairy now accounts for just 8% of daily calorie intake, down from 15%