All Government policy articles
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Comment & OpinionOur children’s poor health is a manufactured crisis
We are living in a manufactured health crisis driven by industry profit lines – and it’s wrecking the health of a generation, says Alice Mazon, member of the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the new Growth & Skills Levy a NEET solution to grocery’s labour crisis?
The ‘broken’ Apprenticeship Levy had little support from fmcg bosses. How does its replacement differ – and will it make an impact?
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NewsHealthy food proposals could cut childhood obesity by a quarter, study finds
The policy is aimed at encouraging supermarkets to make the average shopping basket healthier
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NewsWelsh food businesses call for DRS alignment with rest of UK
Unlike schemes launching in other parts of the UK, Wales plans to include glass
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NewsModern slavery: food brands launch Picnic With Purpose campaign
Five challenger brands have partnered with anti-slavery charities to launch a campaign raising awareness ahead of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
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NewsDelivery robots face ‘pavements are for people’ campaign
Delivery robots are putting ‘millions of disabled and vulnerable pedestrians’ at risk, campaigners say.
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NewsDigital IDs to be used to make alcohol purchases from this autumn
The government has taken steps to change the law so digital IDs can be used as proof of age when purchasing alcohol
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Comment & OpinionShopworkers deserve better than a law with no teeth
Tougher laws have failed to prevent an increase in assaults on shopworkers in Scotland. What’s going on?
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NewsBurnham vows to make high streets ‘symbol of Britain’s renaissance’
Speaking in Manchester, the Makerfield MP said that if he became PM he would deliver ‘growth in every postcode’
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NewsScottish retail worker assaults rise every year since 2021 protection law
There have been 1,318 incidents of retail worker assaults reported to Police Scotland in 2026 so far
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Comment & OpinionThe regulatory reckoning coming to the period aisle
New regulation is coming to period care – and retailers carry more risk than they think, says St.John Pearce-Burke, co-founder & CEO at TOTM
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Comment & OpinionThe Treasury can’t mark its own homework on alcohol duty reform
As we approach the three-year anniversary of the first major reform of the UK’s alcohol excise regime in over 50 years, Miles Beale, chief executive of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association, shares his hopes and fears of the government’s evaluation of the new system
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InterviewsKaren Tyrell: ‘Drinkaware is not a trade association’
As it launches a five-year strategy to tackle alcohol harm, Drinkaware’s CEO rejects any suggestion it should do more to help struggling booze suppliers
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Analysis & FeaturesHow will brands reach kids after the social media ban?
Soon the route to under-16s via social media will be closed. Food & drink brands will need to adapt – and return to the real world
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NewsUS tariffs bite as UK food and drink exports sink to 10-year low
Export volumes fell their lowest levels in a decade in the first quarter of 2026, according to the FDF
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Comment & OpinionThe bowl of cereal that broke the nutritional algorithm
A 20-year-old agorithm is about to reclassify Bran Flakes as junk food – it’s time to fix it, says Adam Aljewicz, director at WeAreSPQR
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NewsRetailers back EUDR-aligned UK anti-deforestation rules
Defra said the move would ‘further decouple UK consumption from global deforestation’
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NewsDefra unveils long-awaited Farming Roadmap for England
The government said the plan ‘ended years of uncertainty’, however, the NFU stressed it needed ‘urgency in delivery’
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NewsDaabon expands deforestation-compliant palm oil supply with Agropalma acquisition
The move makes the Colombian group the largest palm oil supplier in the Americas and ensures enhanced availability of fully traceable and certified palm oil that is compliant with EU deforestation regulation
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News10 years after Brexit referendum, ‘muddled’ EU reset ‘lacks strategy’ MPs warn
The Commons Business and Trade Committee warned the government had failed to articulate a clear long-term vision for UK-EU relations