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WebinarsWATCH: Delivering DRS in 2027: How to get ahead and stay ahead
The launch of a Deposit Return Scheme in October 2027 represents a seismic shift in how we manage drinks packaging across the UK. In the first webinar in our series, industry experts spell out exactly how suppliers and retailers should be gearing up for DRS so they don’t get left behind.
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NewsRed Tractor slams ASA after advert banned for ‘misleading’ consumers
The farm assurance scheme’s advert, last aired in 2023, was found by the ASA to have misled consumers over its environmental standards
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Comment & OpinionA step to the right: why the EU’s veggie burger ban is bull
MEPs have voted to ban the use of key ‘meaty’ words when describing plant-based versions of certain foods – leading to no little clapback from meat-free brands
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Comment & OpinionWill an Inheritance Tax u-turn be too little, too late for UK’s farmers?
Almost a year after Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ controversial budget announcement on changes to Inheritance Tax relief for farming businesses, could we now be on the cusp of at least a partial u-turn?
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Comment & OpinionStop fighting EPR: the obvious solution is reuse
EPR is having exactly the effect it should, says Catherine Conway of UnPackaged
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Comment & OpinionWill legitimate retailers pay the price of vape crackdown?
A proposed new licensing scheme for tobacco and vape sales is a bittersweet victory for responsible retailers because it risks ‘introducing disproportionate burdens’, according to the ACS
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NewsAldi settles out of court in historic GSCOP case
Aldi and its former sprout and brassica suppliers, John Clappison and Matthew Rawson, have come to a ‘confidential settlement’
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Comment & OpinionChanging the soft drinks sugar levy is a meaningless move
Shifting the landscape like this gives producers no certainty or confidence whatsoever, says Elise Seibold, chief operating officer at Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
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NewsNo food strategy until spring 2026 at earliest, admits Defra
Defra presented an update on the food strategy during an industry webinar, in which officials appeared flummoxed by several questions
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NewsSuppliers face forecasting ‘nightmare’ as supermarket behaviour retrenches
A survey by the Groceries Code Adjudicator found poor supermarket forecasting behaviour had become ‘more entrenched’ despite the growth of new supplier portals
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NewsTargets dropped as Plastics Pact II launches new mission
Wrap has set out a new mission to shift to a circular packaging system
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NewsTesco’s former reusable packaging partner calls for regulation on plastic
Tom Szaky, CEO of TerraCycle and boss of pioneering reuse sytem Loop, said France’s experience had shown a combination of regulation and funding incentives could help the industry move from ‘pointless pilots’ to a full-scale rollout
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InterviewsBiffa CEO on Defra failures and unlocking circular investment
Biffa lost millions when Scotland’s DRS collapsed, but its CEO Michael Topham believes ‘investment-grade’ policies can still make a massive impact
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Defra’s new team kickstart the government’s green ambitions?
Steve Reed and Daniel Zeichner are out. Emma Reynolds and Angela Eagle are in. What are their priorities, and are there grounds for optimism?
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Comment & OpinionIndustry at a crossroads: which path will it take and do minsters care?
At today’s IGD conference speaker after speaker detailed the huge challenges facing food and drink
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Comment & OpinionEUDR will forcibly level up suppliers’ sustainability game
Some may argue due diligence requirements are an unnecessary cost burden but the costs of non-action are also becoming clearer, says Dr Anthony Alexander, associate professor of operations management at the University of Sussex Business School
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NewsChief medical officer warns against use of weight-loss drugs
Chris Whitty said the lack of data about the booming GLP-1 category of drugs meant they should only be prioritised as a solution for people with morbid obesity problems
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NewsLack of clarity on SFI scheme leaving farmers ‘stranded’
Former farming minister Daniel Zeichner had promised an update on the future of the scheme by late summer, but this has not happened, leaving farmers in limbo
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NewsSupermarkets to pass vast majority of EPR costs on to shoppers
Figures released today by the BRC say that more than 80% of he costs of the new packaging tax are likely to be passed on to consumers
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NewsSuppliers face supermarkets' 'wall of silence' in face of £1.4bn EPR costs
YouGov found the vast majority of suppliers had received no communication over EPR, its impact on inflation, or whether their costs would be covered by retailers and price hikes