All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 26
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NewsFSA boss joins Defra as food director in new government shake-up
Miles took on the FSA job in 2019 and has led the organisation through a string of global crises, including the pandemic
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s on the food to-do list for the new Labour government?
Labour has pledged to back farmers, sort the ‘omnishambles’ of DRS and EPR, and get strict on health targets. What will its first move be?
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NewsLidl gives international brief to de Roos in marketing shake-up
De Roos will report into Jens Thiemer, chief customer officer on the Lidl International board
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NewsAmazon threatened with investigation as behaviour reaches new lows
Adjudicator Mark White has warned unless Amazon can urgently respond to the concerns, he will launch an investigation
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NewsDoomed Asda plastic refill aisles making just £1,000 a week
Earlier this week Asda revealed it was to scrap its trials of refillable packaging technology, in a major blow to the industry’s war on plastic
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NewsFuture of CBD and lab meat approvals hinges on Labour support
FSA chair Susan Jebb told a behind-closed-doors meeting that ‘competing priorities’ and concerns over the initial cost could kill off its proposals
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s move to scrap refills a sign of the crisis facing the industry’s war on plastic
Asda was always something of an unlikely poster child for the war on plastic
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NewsObesity expert Susan Jebb to stay on as FSA boss as ministers ponder calls for shake-up
Professor Jebb’s three-year term at the helm was due to come to an end on 30 June, after which she had been expected to concentrate on her role as a leading scientist on obesity research
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NewsAsda signs Staniland amid top job shake-up
Asda said Staniland – a highly regarded figure in the industry – would join Asda in a VP role next March
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NewsAsda scraps plastic refill store trials
After trials involving leading manufacturers at four stores, Asda said the economics of the concept were ‘too challenging’
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NewsShareAction calls on Tesco to justify Ken Murphy’s £10m pay package
Murphy’s pay more than doubled last year, despite his fixed pay falling from £1.7m to £1.6m, with a bonus of £3.38m and shares worth £9.91m
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NewsMorrisons sets 70% target for More Card transactions
The Morrisons More scheme was relaunched in May 2023 with a promise of a “radical” overhaul, featuring the latest personalised tech.
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NewsAsda staff stabbed, spat on and threatened with syringes
Asda workers revealed they had been spat at, suffered broken bones, been hit with bottles and even faced death threats against them and their children
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NewsLabour to ban energy drinks sales to under 16s
The Labour leader will say energy drinks, often packed with high levels of caffeine, are harming children’s health as well as their education
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NewsRival supermarket data platforms announce carbon reporting partnership
Mondra and Manufacture 2030 said they had agreed to work together to help supermarkets and food and drink suppliers tackle their supply chain emissions
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NewsLabour manifesto to include clampdown on ultra-processed food and takeaways
Supermarket bosses have been calling on the next government to focus their public health action on the fast food sector
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Analysis & FeaturesWill general election end environmental policy shambles?
How will the next government tackle long-delayed plans for extended producer responsibility and a deposit return scheme?
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NewsNew government urged to launch crackdown on plastic tax ‘cheats’
Philippe von Stauffenberg, CEO of UK-based Greenback Recycling Technologies, said the behaviour of companies was at risk of turning into a future scandal
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NewsFood businesses urged to fight back against UPF ‘demonisation’
A group of trade bodies told The Grocer the controversy over ultra-processed foods had been allowed to become such a “one-sided debate”
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NewsFood industry has ‘got away with murder’ on UPFs claims Lords’ inquiry chair
Baroness Joan Walmsley said she believed the evidence was clear that ultra processed and HFSS foods had contributed to childhood obesity