All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 5
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NewsScottish government backtracks on plans for draconian HFSS clampdown
Holyrood has rowed back on plans for a ban on all promotions of HFSS products, instead announcing it would mirror the promotions ban brought in under the last Westminster government
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Comment & OpinionCan the UK food industry really reverse the obesity crisis?
If the government can tap into the need for a new joined-up approach, its new Food Strategy might stand half a chance
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NewsAsda £10m cafe revamp includes McDonald’s-style digital screens
Asda said the screens, as well as technology allowing café visitors to order food from their tables using QR codes, would be a key ingredient of a £10m refresh programme
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NewsFDF swings behind mandatory health reporting in call for ‘bold’ action on obesity
Calls for the government to bring in mandatory reporting on health in its new Food Strategy have received a major breakthrough, with the FDF today backing the proposals
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NewsMajor UK supermarkets back Tesco’s call for mandatory health reporting
Almost all major UK supermarkets have backed Tesco in calling for the government to introduce mandatory reporting on the healthiness of products
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NewsFood companies slash sugar and salt by a third, reveals new report
The figures are revealed in a document from the FDF, shared exclusively with The Grocer.
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News‘Alarming and depressing’: campaign groups react to fall in 5-a-day consumption
The National Diet and Nutrition Survey showed less than a fifth of adults and less than one in 10 children aged 11 to 18 meet the 5-a-day recommendation
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy admits rivals have ‘upped their game’ in supermarket price war
Tesco’s sales hit £12.3bn in the quarter as its market share climbed to 28% in the latest Kantar results.
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NewsGovernment figures show massive slump in UK fruit and veg consumption
Damning new government figures show consumption of fruit and veg for households in the UK has fallen sharply
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NewsTesco to focus its Accelerator Programme on health and wellbeing
Tesco said the scheme will be re-focused to champion innovative brands that will tackle some of those key demands
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NewsFormer health tsar Dimbleby teams up to help find talent in Future of Food Competition
This year the competition has announced a new strategic partnership with Bramble Partners
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Analysis & FeaturesJunk food ad ban: does the industry at last have clarity on how the watershed will work?
The future of the HFSS ad clampdown, and the 9pm TV watershed that comes with it, took a new twist last month when it was delayed for a third time
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NewsSurplus food: £13.6m awarded to divert farm waste to food banks – but £1.2m withheld
The fund was drawn up to fund the redistribution of ‘healthy and nutritious’ food from farmgate to homeless shelters, food banks and charities
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NewsMedia Bites 10 June: consumer spending, spending review nerves, e-cig flop
Today’s food and drink headlines are dominated by the doom and gloom of new figures showing families are cutting back on spending in the shops in their droves
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Tesco’s call for mandatory reporting on healthy food sales a tipping point?
Several food companies have already agreed to Tesco’s reporting system on healthy food sales. Will it change the nation’s health?
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NewsRetail bosses call for steel industry-style intervention to tackle jobs crisis
The BRC said ministers had been hammering its sector with an avalanche of extra costs
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NewsCost price increase requests being rejected by supermarkets
A poll of more than 50 food and drink suppliers shows more than 90% have looked to pass on increased costs averaging 1-6% this year
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NewsMorrisons poaches Asda online trading director
The move coincides with Matt McLellan also joining Morrisons from Asda in the newly created role of group data and media director
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NewsFDF to face opposition bid in efforts to run new EPR packaging tax system
A bid drawn up by the FDF has won the backing of powerful bodies including the BRC and Incpen, but it is unlikely to be the only one
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NewsTesco starts offering Clubcard points for charging electric cars
Tesco has announced the new service as an extension of its tie-up with tech provider Pod