Rishi Sunak news and analysis – Page 11
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Comment & OpinionNow the Adjudicator has been rescued, it’s time to turn up the scrutiny on retailers
The agriculture sector has been asking for the code to include non-direct suppliers – in other words, farmers – for years
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NewsRetailers and suppliers lining up 'huge' DRS compensation claims
Humza Yousaf has admitted he expects businesses to demand tens of millions in compensation if the UK’s first deposit return scheme is declared unviable
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NewsMedia Bites 22 May: Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s
Tesco’s chair, John Allan, is to step down next month after eight years in the role
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Analysis & Features‘Actually really good’: Inside the No 10 food summit
Many in the food industry seem surprised at the positive nature of talks at the summit – though questions about inflation remain unanswered
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Comment & OpinionAs ministers look to strengthen industry ties, DRS looks dead in the water
Lorna Slater’s bombshell announcement that DRS could bite the dust within 13 days left representatives from companies installing reverse vending machines visibly shaken
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NewsDRS just days from possible collapse, admits Scottish government
Minister Lorna Slater said that talks to try to salvage DRS were taking place at the “highest possible level”
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NewsRetailers could halt soft drink deliveries due to DRS dispute
Sources told The Grocer such a move would be ’catastrophic’ for the rollout of DRS
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Comment & OpinionSummit seasonal worker pledge lays bare government rift on immigration
Of the 70 or so industry bigwigs to attend Rishi Sunak’s food summit, many have expressed unexpected feelings of positivity
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Comment & OpinionSunak summit is an encouraging start to building UK food security
The government has given clarity and much-needed confidence to farmers and growers, says Minette Batters, NFU president
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Comment & OpinionSunak deserves credit for rebuilding relationships with farmers in summit
Sunak has restored simple dignity to the business of government, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsMedia Bites 17 May: Downing Street food summit, Greggs, Diageo
Rishi Sunak’s Downing Street food summit has been described as “empty” by food and farming industry representatives
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Comment & OpinionCompetition authority’s investigation into grocery prices smells strongly of political motivation
It is hard to imagine the CMA finding anything other than the UK grocery market is one of, if not the most, competitive in the world
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NewsSeasonal worker scheme extended for another year
The pledge came as part of a wide-ranging package of support for the sector
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NewsPlan to merge Groceries Code Adjudicator with CMA is scrapped
The adjudicator Mark White is among industry leaders attending the PM’s crunch talks on inflation in Downing Street today
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NewsMedia Bites 16 May: Petrol prices, food inflation, John Lewis, BAT
The papers are filled with stories on claims retailers increased fuel prices to unnecessarily high levels.
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NewsHorticulture alliance resigns from government roundtable
Last week, Defra minister Mark Spencer confirmed that plans to develop a new horticulture strategy for England were scrapped
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NewsSupermarkets face competition probe after profiteering claims
The CMA will focus on whether there are adequate safeguards to ensure competition among supermarkets and their suppliers
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NewsMPs accused of spreading ‘dangerous nonsense’ about profiteering
Clive Black of Shore Capital claimed politicians from different sides had irresponsibly stoked up anger against retailers
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Comment & OpinionWill Rishi Sunak’s ‘cakeist’ summit manage to keep all parties satisfied?
On the one hand, Sunak wants to know how to support endangered British farmers. On the other, he wants to get food price inflation down
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NewsCommons Efra Committee to probe fairness in food supply chain
The inquiry will focus on how profitability and risk is shared, alongside the structural relationships between retailers and suppliers