All Regulation articles – Page 60
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NewsCatering emerges as main concern for OFT in Booker/Makro deal
Booker and Makro’s dominance in catering was one of the main reasons why the £140m deal was referred…
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NewsIndustry reacts to Osborne's Autumn Statement
Retailers and wholesalers have welcomed Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to scrap the fuel duty increase planned for January.
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator to be given powers to fine
The Groceries Code Adjudicator will have the direct power to fine, after the government bowed to pressure from MPs and introduced an amendment to the bill.
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NewsPro-minimum pricing group report admits it won't work
As the coalition pressed ahead this week with its plans for minimum pricing for alcohol…
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NewsMorrisons cooks up a cool chicken strategy to save customers VAT
Morrisons has come up with a cunning plan to circumvent the recent imposition of VAT on rotisserie chicken…
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NewsDH turns to local councils to support Responsibility Deal
C-stores, takeaways and other independents are to be targeted in an extension of the government’s Responsibility Deal…
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NewsCompulsory FSA hygiene ratings 'will cost retailers £3.5m'
Retailers have claimed the FSA plans to make its Food Hygiene Rating system mandatory will cost them £3.5m….
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Comment & Opinion
Labels must help not hinder
Defra has launched a consultation looking to help shoppers make more informed decisions due to food labelling changes….
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Comment & Opinion
Why Anheuser-Busch wants to ground Denzel's Flight
Denzel Washington has received critical acclaim for his portrayal of an alcoholic pilot in Flight….
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NewsSupermarket bosses call for extension to Sunday trading hours at Christmas
Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips and his Asda counterpart Andy Clarke have written to business minister Michael Fallon to call for the extension of Sunday trading hours this Christmas.
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NewsProduce pledges 'identical' to plans rejected last year
Supermarkets signed up to new pledges to boost fruit and veg sales – but the coalition immediately faced questions….
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NewsMarketing rules set to be relaxed for low-alcohol drink
Supermarkets and alcoholic drinks companies will be given the green light to promote lower abv products,…
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NewsAsda drops £15 cap on APG after sorting out voucher 'glitch'
Asda has dropped the £15 cap introduced in October to its Asda Price Guarantee vouchers….
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Comment & Opinion
Labelling debate is an unhealthy waste of time
Hybrid labelling is beginning to resemble a rather nasty multi-vehicle pile-up at a busy junction. Only last month, the…
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Comment & Opinion
Trading Standards and police are going too far with diktats
Recent weeks have seen increasing evidence of authorities making decisions by decree that should be legislated for….
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Comment & Opinion
The plain cigarette pack debate... and the Jody Scheckter row
Sir: MSR Newsgroup CEO Mick Garton states that standardised tobacco packaging could put him out of business….
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NewsTesco delivery drivers walk out again as Stobart battle rages on
Tesco delivery drivers staged another three-day walk-out after talks between Eddie Stobart and Unite failed to progress….
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Comment & Opinion
Scheckter fury at 'unreasonable' Portman Group
Sir: I am disappointed but not necessarily surprised at the Portman Group’s actions….
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Comment & Opinion
Racking up trouble on the safety front
In September, a food refrigeration firm was fined £140,000 for failing to protect a workers from a fatal accident….
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Comment & Opinion
Portman Group ruling against Jody Scheckter's ales is absurd
It’s not been a good month for the UK’s various governments when it comes to legislating to curb alcohol abuse…