All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 84
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Biffa’s Company Shop buyout cut down on food waste?
Biffa says the deal will help create a circular economy, but there are tensions between commercial and charity redistributors
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Comment & OpinionIs Boris Johnson’s ‘incentives scheme’ to fight obesity worthwhile, or simply a gimmick?
The PM has turned to Sir Keith Mills to come up with a scheme which will incentivise healthy behaviours with the prospect of financial rewards
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NewsAsda hits 10,000 in-store Covid vaccinations
The retailer became the first supermarket to support the NHS vaccination programme at the end of January
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NewsTrade deals risk ‘flood of cheap, unhealthy food’ into UK, claims LSE report
Report warns some standard trade deal clauses could threaten plans to halve childhood obesity by 2030
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NewsNectar Card pioneer to spearhead new lifestyle interventions approach to tackling obesity
The DHSC has announced Sir Keith Mills has been appointed to advise on a new incentives and reward approach to try encouraging healthy behaviours
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NewsSupermarkets turn down business rates holiday to avoid repeat of backlash
Tesco also called for major reform of business rates to tackle the problems of the high street
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NewsEustice calls on companies to step up Covid testing as funding extended until Summer
The government has extended funding for three months but only for companies who register by end of March
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NewsFat reduction targets could prevent millions from becoming obese, study shows
Research by the Wolfson Institute says a fat reduction model would be an effective strategy to reduce excessive calories in manufactured and out-of-home food
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Comment & OpinionRetailers must address their own food waste before preaching to the public
Food Waste Action Week begins today – but retailers, suppliers and the hospitality sector have a long way to go
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NewsSainsbury’s asks suppliers for pricing talks after Aldi Price Match move
Sainsbury’s introduced its Aldi Price Match – a pledge to match the discounter on 250 lines – in mid-February
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Wrap’s new household food waste campaign work?
Wrap is hoping Nadiya Hussain will have the ‘Attenborough effect’ for food waste in homes
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat the supermarkets are doing to tackle food poverty
During the first six months of the pandemic, 1.2 million food parcels distributed were distributed to vulnerable people in the UK and over 470k of them went to children
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the food industry is fighting childhood hunger
It took a Manchester United footballer to force the government to extend free school meals during the pandemic. The food industry has been just as eager to help – but how much can it change by itself?
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Comment & OpinionHunger Games on Dimbleby National Food Strategy report is a disgrace
What’s worse than silence on Henry Dimbleby’s National Food Strategy report? It’s a government secret
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NewsBiffa buys Company Shop in £82.5m food waste deal
The Grocer understands Biffa beat off rival bids from private equity investors to secure the deal
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NewsAsda to consult over 5,000 jobs as it switches focus to online
Asda today insisted the Issa brothers and TDR Capital had “no involvement” in the changes
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NewsAsda urges suppliers to publish emissions targets by end of next year
Asda also announced new targets for its own Scope 3 emissions, covering inherent CO2 emmisions
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NewsJamie Oliver and Tesco launch online training for community cooks in lockdown
Online courses will be available for community chefs to help teach families simple, nutritious meal recipes
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NewsBailout hopes grow for wholesale sector as PM admits it has ‘fallen through the cracks’
The PM has signalled foodservice wholesalers could finally be offered sector-specific support
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NewsFood and drink companies set new target on carbon emissions
The FDF said the new ambition “better reflected” current UK and international goals