All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 28
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NewsRow over ‘nanny state’ ad ban on sugar-laden porridge products
A raft of products, such as sugar-added granola, instant noodles and sweetened yoghurts, will also be in scope
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NewsMorrisons supports farmers with Tractor Tuesdays café deal
The ‘Tractor Tuesdays’ deal aims to bring farmers together and make the farming industry more visible to customers
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NewsMorrisons ramps up loyalty scheme with rewards on all products
Morrisons relaunched the More Card in May last year promising it would bring a “radical “ overhaul of loyalty at the supermarket
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InterviewsBelvoir Farm’s Pev Manners on Labour’s ‘thugs’
Farmer protests and the government’s EPR scheme are riling Belvoir Farm’s boss. But that hasn’t stopped him investing in his cordial empire
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Plastics Pact II do any better without legislation?
A broader ‘mark II’ is here – but some argue regulation is required
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NewsFSA backtracks on plans for supermarkets to run food safety inspections
Today the agency admitted there had been a lack of transparency over the proposals and announced it had put the plans on hold
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Comment & OpinionAnother day, another Which? attack on supermarket prices
The CMA verdict is finally in for those ‘rip-off’ supermarket loyalty schemes - but Which? won’t be leaving it there…
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NewsCompetition watchdog probe finds 92% of supermarket loyalty deals are ‘genuine’
The CMA said it had found “very little” evidence of supermarkets lifting their “usual” prices as displayed on the offers to make the deals seem more attractive
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NewsOcado and Co-op call for digital DRS after Wales drops out
The UK government has this week laid out the regulation in parliament to pave the way for a DRS system in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
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NewsDeposit return scheme: regulations published despite Wales pullout
Publication of the DRS legislation was seen as a vital step towards hitting the UK government’s timetable
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NewsTesco appeals for millions of meals to tackle food poverty in winter campaign
Last year Tesco customers donated more than two million meals worth of food in the Winter Food Collection to Trussell Trust and FareShare
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NewsPoliticians back call for bold National Food Strategy to tackle obesity
Three former prime ministers and 10 former health secretaries are among a raft of former leaders backing action in the new report published today
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NewsLabour’s new National Food Strategy delayed amid farmer protests
The government was forced to shelve the intended launch of a new National Food Strategy amid outrage over the budget which saw thousands of farmers protest in Westminster
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Wales backs out, is there any hope left for a UK DRS?
Hopes DRS would be simpler under Labour have been shattered, as Wales’ withdrawal leaves drinks industry players ‘speechless’
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NewsFood transparency body faces shake-up as Labour increases outside scrutiny
The move comes with growing pressure on Labour to distance itself from food and drink companies in policy setting on areas such as obesity
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NewsSteve Reed says deposit return scheme ‘better’ without Wales
Drinks industry bosses were left stunned this week, after Wales withdrew from the planned UK-wide rollout of DRS in October 2027
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NewsShareAction names and shames food giants ‘lagging behind’ in race for transparency on health
Investors have written to the chief executives of PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Mondelez, Kraft Heinz, Kellanova and General Mills
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NewsSupermarkets to sign Plastics Pact Mark II to ramp up reuse and refill
Retailers will be asked to agree to the mass rollout of standardised technology on a sector-by-sector basis across their stores
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NewsUK-wide deposit return scheme in tatters as Welsh government pulls plug
Wales said it had been left with no option but to withdraw from the deposit return scheme because Westminster was not allowing it to include glass
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NewsAsda to offer 700 Amazon parcel pick up and return points
It said the new pick-up and return options would make shopping at eligible Asda stores more convenient for customers