All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 48
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NewsMorrisons’ plastic recycling plant falls into administration
The Grocer understands the administrator has spoken to several interested parties, with a formal deadline for bids tomorrow (5 May)
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Comment & OpinionWhat can farmers and retail bosses expect from the ‘Sunak summit’?
The agenda is currently a mystery, but that the meeting has been brought forward suggests a level of urgency
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NewsSunak summons farming and retail bosses for food security showdown
The meeting, which has been billed by industry sources as the ‘Sunak Summit’, is due to take place in Westminster on 16 May
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NewsWalkers claims it is halfway to healthier snacks sales target
The company said it was halfway towards its goal for 50% of sales to come from non-HFSS snacks or portions of 100 calories or fewer
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Category ReportDoes Scotland’s DRS have a future? Soft drinks category report 2023
New first minister Humza Yousaf has pushed the scheme back to 2024. Are even more changes of plan on the cards?
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NewsCMA could investigate supermarkets for alleged cost of living profiteering
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called for the CMA to launch probe, claiming supermarkets had a case to answer
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NewsSuppliers welcome new bill to curb Amazon buying power
Draft legislation aims to ensure fair competition in digital markets dominated by a handful of major players
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NewsTesco, M&S and Ocado join forces with war on plastic coalition
The move comes with half or 1.2 million tonnes a year, of the UK’s plastic packaging not currently recycled
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NewsFood bank charity The Trussell Trust reports record demand
The charity provided three million emergency food parcels to people facing hardship between April 2022 and March 2023
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Comment & OpinionLess-than-shocking Which? research into c-stores is a sign of the times
Which? and the Food Foundation’s pricing calls may resonate with the public, even if their findings are based on less-than-robust calculations
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NewsSupermarkets hit back at ‘unfair’ claims over food poverty
Which? and The Food Foundation accused retailers of failing to do enough to help shoppers suffering from food poverty
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons’ move to More Card prices is better late than never
There’s nothing wrong with admitting you’ve got something wrong. But can Morrisons roll out its new scheme quickly enough?
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NewsMorrisons brings back More card with investment in loyalty-only prices
The card had been dropped in 2021 for the cardless My Morrisons: Make Good Things Happen app
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NewsRecycling reforms: supermarkets tell Thérèse Coffey to go back to drawing board
Retailers have set out six key areas they say need to be changed to prevent EPR being a failure
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NewsTesco suppliers warned not to give ‘legitimacy’ to fulfilment fee call
CEO Ken Murphy said a ’meaningful number’ of suppliers had agreed to the new fees
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NewsDRS delay: companies call for tens of millions in compensation
Companies are demanding compensation after the plans were shelved for a third time
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Comment & OpinionLet’s use Scotland’s DRS delay to avoid ‘omnishambles’ of separate schemes
It’s looking like a fair bet we’ll never get to see 20p deposits on drinks containers in the UK
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NewsPetfood makers and FareShare team up to help animals
Companies including Pets at Home, Purina Petcare, Lily’s Kitchen and Mars Petcare are taking part in the scheme
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NewsScotland’s deposit return scheme: industry reacts to delay
The launch of the UK’s first deposit return scheme (DRS) has been delayed until at least 1 March next year
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NewsScottish government ditches booze marketing clampdown
Retail leaders had warned shops could have been crippled by plans under a consultation launched in November