All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 79
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NewsFmcg suppliers facing ‘biggest costs crisis since 2007’
More than 80 suppliers, from small companies to fmcg giants, responded to an exclusive poll for The Grocer
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NewsMorrisons to roll out new health label to 600 products
The supermarket has launched its own nutrient profiling model
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NewsCharity leaders slam government for food redistribution funding snub
’Extending funding makes economic sense, it makes environmental sense and it makes social sense,’ said FareShare CEO Lindsay Boswell
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NewsFace masks to stay in Scottish stores after social distancing is scrapped
Nicola Sturgeon said masks in retail would continue after 9 August
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NewsGovernment rejects calls for food redistribution funding despite HGV hunger crisis
The government today published its response to the second Covid 19 and Food Supply Report from the Efra Committee
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NewsMorrisons uses England v Scotland game to launch new ad campaign
The first ad will air tonight in the ad break before the England versus Scotland football match
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NewsBoss Ken Murphy says Tesco has gone into ‘overdrive’ to tackle HGV crisis
Tesco and other supermarkets urged the government this week to take action to tackle the driver shortage
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NewsFood and drink exports crash as Brexit and Covid combine
Exports of food and drink to non-EU markets topped those to the EU for the first time since the FDF began collecting figures
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NewsTonnes of food wasted each week due to driver shortage, Tesco tells ministers
Nearly 50 tonnes of food across its supply chain has been binned in the last week
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Comment & OpinionWar on plastic needs a concerted effort, not gimmicks
Until plastic-saving initiatives are available to all without price hikes, they risk remaining sideshows
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NewsIssa brothers’ Asda takeover gets final CMA approval
The Competition & Markets Authority has said it accepts undertakings for the acquisition
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NewsMorrisons brings back glass milk bottles in 11 store trials
The retailer has brought back the traditional milk pint bottle to 11 stores, and is in talks with dairies to roll them out nationwide
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NewsAsda embarks on major expansion of its packaging-free refill scheme
The expansion is to include Asda’s biggest refill store to date, opening in October in York
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Comment & OpinionDoes the appointment of the FSA’s new boss signal a new direction?
Professor Susan Jebb is ‘not a food safety person’, says one source. But she will have big decisions to make on that front in her new role
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NewsFood industry helps FareShare double meals to hungry during pandemic
The charity’s annual statistics confirm between April 2020 and March 2021 it redistributed more than 55,000 tonnes of food, the equivalent of nearly 132 million meals
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NewsMarcus Rashford campaign helps FareShare score Queen’s honours
From April 2020 to March 2021 FareShare redistributed more than 55,000 tonnes of food to vulnerable people
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Grocer 33Tesco Gillingham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Staff are really pleased with the 2.7% pay rise and they definitely deserve it’
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NewsAsda claims a rebound is underway after revealing big profits slump
Operating profit slumped by almost 16.7% last year to £486.5m thanks to Covid-related costs
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NewsMorrisons shareholders vote against payout for David Potts
The vote came after a rebellion by investor advisory groups, who recommended shareholders vote against the report, including a whopping £1.7m bonus for the CEO