All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 220
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NewsTax sugar and curb marketing of sweet products, say top scientists
Leading scientists have called on the government to launch a package of new measures to target the consumption of added-sugar soft drinks, biscuits, cakes and confectionery
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Comment & OpinionSugar Thursday
Traffic-light labelling appears to have fizzled out. Will we ever achieve a universal system?
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NewsCo-op to slash sugar from squashes and soft drinks
The Co-operative Food has pledged to remove almost 100 million teaspoons of sugar from its shelves by launching a ‘no added sugar’ High Juice squash range.
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NewsTesco opens Yammer network up to all its employees
Tesco plans to roll out its internal communication tool Yammer to all of its 320,000 UK staff…
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NewsAction on Sugar unveils battle plan against obesity
Campaign group Action on Sugar has stepped up its rhetoric with a seven-point plan to tackle childhood obesity – including proposals for a sugar tax
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NewsAmanda Sourry takes global hair role at Unilever
Unilever has appointed a new UK & Ireland chairman to replace Amanda Sourry…
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NewsInnocent leaps to defence of smoothies with new sugar research
Innocent Drinks this week launched the “case for the defence” of its fruit-based no-added sugar drinks
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NewsBritain's best high street competition a 'gimmick'
The government has been accused by of “tinkering around the edges” with “gimmicks” for best high street…
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NewsResponsibility Deal report queries drinks industry funding
Representatives of an academic body conducting a government-commissioned review of the Responsibility Deal have launched a damning attack on it.
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NewsTesco kicks off health range with meals-on-wheels service
Tesco is rolling out a restaurant-on-wheels service to support the launch of its new healthy eating range My Fit Lifestyle.
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NewsBritain’s best high street sought in new competition
The government is to launch a competition to find the best high street in Britain, as part of a new branding exercise by high streets minister Brandon Lewis.
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Comment & OpinionRates reform dashed
Westminster has been accused of being a zombie government of late and, certainly, there was little sign of ministers springing to life to tackle the issue of business rates reform yesterday.
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NewsMinisters reject wholesale changes to business rates system
The government has strongly rejected calls that business rates are not fit for purpose and should be replaced with a new system.
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NewsMetro and Express merge as Tesco redraws map
Tesco has revealed a major restructure of its senior store management team…
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NewsSoft drinks are 'low hanging fruit' says new DH report
The Department of Health (DH) has highlighted fizzy soft drinks as “low hanging fruit” in its battle to reduce the nation’s sugar intake.
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Comment & OpinionBreadline Kids - a colossal and impractical wreck?
One industry figure said this week that tackling food poverty is a bit like eating an elephant…
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NewsTesco launches health and wellbeing division
Tesco will launch a health and wellbeing division next week, with David Wood appointed to lead it as divisional MD…
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NewsCo-op, M&S and Boots send high street support for 29 towns
Leading retailers and businesses are to give their support to 29 towns in the latest stage of high street rescue efforts…
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NewsAction On Sugar renews attack on ‘shocking’ sugary drinks
Action On Sugar today launched a new attack on the “shocking” sugar content of fizzy drinks.
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Comment & OpinionSugar - a taxing issue
The headlines on sugar are not about to go away - but is a ‘sugar tax’ really on the cards?