All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 9
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Comment & OpinionUK flexible plastic recycling faces capacity crisis despite successful FlexCollect trial
With less than two years until mandatory collection requirements come into force, the question of how to build the capacity for all the plastic bags, confectionery wrappers, foil, plastic film and other materials currently with no end market is a looming crisis which needs to be solved – and fast
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NewsCMA tells ministers to stick with Groceries Code Adjudicator
The role of Adjudicator Mark White has been under scrutiny recently after the Department for Business & Trade launched a review in May
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NewsKerbside plastic trial highlights recycling capacity crisis
The three-year trial revealed the UK had insufficient recycling capacity to meet anticipated demand from 2027
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do shock HFSS report authors want the government to do?
The first independent report on the HFSS promo ban is out, and after slamming ‘botched’ plan, its authors want the ban to target all HFSS products
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NewsDeposit return scheme body appoints ex-FareShare boss as first chairman
The industry veteran was announced today by the UK Deposit Management Organisation, the business-led not-for-profit organisation tasked with operating the deposit return scheme
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NewsTesco farmers to get £10m payout under new green incentives
UK dairy farmers, belonging to the Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) will earn up to an extra 2.5p per litre of milk if key targets are achieved
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NewsJo Whitfield to become first female chair of the BRC
Whitfield, whose 25 years in the industry has also included leadership roles at Asda and Matalan, will succeed former Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson
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NewsInvestors call for Wes Streeting to publish mandatory health targets plan
The investor group issued a statement today calling on ministers to prescribe ‘robust metrics’ for companies’ obligatory reporting and targets
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NewsPromo study academics meet government to call for extension of HFSS ban
The experts will call on the DHSC and Defra to expand the scope of the ban beyond the 13 pre-packaged products covered by the original legislation brought in by the previous government
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NewsMorrisons’ Christmas chocolate tubs deal angers health campaigners ahead of bogof ban
Morrisons said this week it was helping customers stock up on family favourites ahead of Christmas
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NewsConfidence flatlines for food companies as fears grow over Reeves’ budget
A new FDF survey of its members found confidence levels in the second quarter of the year were still at ‘-40%’
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NewsInflation hits home for middle-income families, shows Asda tracker
Disposable income for families in the bracket fell for the first time since September 2023, amid a sharp rise in inflation
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NewsTesco defends meal deal price increase as inflation crisis continues to bite
Tesco has defended increasing the price of its meal deal, the third price hike since 2022, in another sign of the inflation crisis
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NewsHFSS promotions ban slammed despite reduction in junk food sales
Two million fewer junk food items were sold every day. But researchers from the University of Leeds concluded that the ban could have resulted in a much bigger shift
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NewsInflation crisis imminent unless taxes overhauled, warns food industry
Industry leaders blamed rising inflation on a damaging combination of commodity price increases and a raft of government interventions
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NewsChildren face avalanche of HFSS promotions from social media influencers
A survey carried out by Cancer Research UK found more than half of young social media users reported seeing posts relating to HFSS products in the past month
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NewsRetailers hit out at ‘antiquated’ plans for glass in Wales deposit return scheme proposals
Retailers are urging ministers in Wales to drop their insistence on including glass, warning its compromise proposals are a recipe for failure
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NewsFood companies urged to ditch meat as report warns of bioversity ‘catastrophe’
The Food Foundation says food production focused on animal-sourced foods is having a ‘catastrophic’ impact on biodiversity and nature
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Comment & OpinionHeatwaves and hot air: can Defra finally deliver on climate promises?
Progress on co-operation to cut GHGs has continually been held up by disagreements between companies and ministers over how to report and regulate emissions
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NewsFood companies to begin tests on greenhouse gas footprinting
The ‘LED4Food’ programme, spearheaded by climate change experts Wrap, will introduce common methodology to allow various rival carbon footprinting systems used by food and drink companies to work in harmony