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Analysis & FeaturesDrink Tank: four lessons for the UK drinks industry
Moderation, innovation and DRS dominated the agenda at Drink Tank, as retailers, operators and suppliers debated what comes next for the UK drinks market
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NewsDefra in major shake-up ahead of EU reset
Food and farming will be split into two divisions, in moves to better support economic growth and resilience
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NewsNew anti-slavery regulations need teeth to protect workers, campaigners warn
Campaigners have called for more detail on how smaller businesses will be regulated under the proposed legislation
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NewsEPR packaging tax bailout: how the industry is reacting
Packaging tax fees for glass are set to be slashed by up to 40% in a controversial government bailout
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NewsEPR packaging tax bailout slashes glass fees by 40%
The move comes as the government seeks to quell growing fury over the crippling impact of the tax on British glass producers and the struggling hospitality sector
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NewsThousands of UPF products missed by government ad rules, claims research
Thousands of ultra processed foods are being misleadingly defined as ‘healthy’
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NewsHalloween boosts food sales but retail spending stalls ahead of Black Friday
Food sales increased by 3.2% year on year, above the three-month average growth of 2.7%
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NewsWrap calls on COP31 to accelerate action on food waste
Wrap has called on world leaders to prioritise scaling up action on food waste
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NewsJBS slapped with 14 European legal complaints over deforestation
JBS declined to comment on the legal complaints, saying it had not seen the evidence behind the action
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NewsRetailer use of facial recognition tech to get new legal code from government
The technology was ‘in need of a clear, consistent set of laws’ the Home Office said
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin slams budget as ‘a whole lot of nothing’
Stuart Machin said he had set out M&S’s hopes to the Chancellor but Healey’s budget speech last week had left him ‘not sure people really want influencing’
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NewsWeight-loss pill ads banned by ASA
The adverts ran in the summer ahead of the consumer launch of the UK’s first GLP-1 pill, Wegovy, which gained regulatory approval in June
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NewsFood and drink deal with EU ‘agreed’ ahead of key 20 November summit
Draft SPS deal papers are set to be discussed tomorrow by EU ambassadors, with confirmation of the deal due to be announced at the UK/EU summit later this month
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NewsLess than half of retailers prepared for DRS launch
Exchange for Change said seven per cent of retailers said they had either only heard the name DRS or knew nothing about it
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NewsBrands write to CMA amid supermarket merger fears
The British Brands Group said the revelations of merger talks earlier this year between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons had highlighted the potential for further consolidation among major grocery retailers
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NewsChefs in Schools launches national membership ahead of school food overhaul
The membership programme aims to connect whole kitchen teams across the country and give them access to ongoing chef-led training
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NewsSugary spreads exploiting ‘glaring loophole’ in junk ban, claims study
New analysis from Action on Salt & Sugar found 99% of the chocolate spreads were classified as HFSS but were excluded, along with other spreads, from the regulations
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NewsThousands of pigs backed up on farms due to lack of demand
Many producers were given notice on contracts and now the National Pig Association says between 12,000 and 15,000 pigs have ‘nowhere to go’
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NewsMandatory health reporting: government policy advisors slam delay
Nesta said a ‘lack of political leadership’ had allowed the policy to drift
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NewsAndy Burnham urged to rescue ‘doomed’ obesity strategy
MPs say they have ‘no faith’ in key obesity policies being delivered