Grocery sector news updates
Welsh launch supply chain plan
THE WELSH Assembly Natural Resources Minister, Carl Sargeant, has launched a new initiative aimed at preventing waste, reducing its production and increasing recycling across supply chains. The Food Manufacture, Service and…
Tesco called on to treat suppliers better
DURING A keynote speech Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon called on Tesco to review the way it treats suppliers during its internal review which the retailer announced last month. …
Sustainability more important to emerging markets
NEW FIGURES from global accountancy firm Grant Thornton has revealed that business leaders in emerging markets are more focussed on sustainability issues than their peers in developed markets. The…
Irish food board sustainability drive
A NATIONAL sustainability initiative, launched in the Republic of Ireland, aims to cover over 75% of all agricultural exports by the end of the year. The ‘Origin…
Initiative launched to reduce waste
FOOD RESEARCH and training charity IGD has launch a new initiative called ‘Working on Waste’ bringing together food and grocery companies throughout the month in a co-ordinated bid to help their employees reduce household food waste. …
Business leaders put sustainability over profit
A NEW REPORT out this week has revealed that nine out of ten current CEOs and future business leaders believe that companies should have a social purpose. …
Public perception of farming is increasingly positive in survey results
MORE OF the British public think positively about farmers and farming than last year according to a recent OnePoll survey commissioned by the NFU. Following the launch of the Back British…
New scandal for Tesco as chicken is found in pork products
FOLLOWING THE past couple of years of food scandals leading high street retailer Tesco is now embroiled in a new embarrassment as it admits to finding chicken in its pork sausages. …
MCS put mackerel on the menu for Scots
THE NEWS that the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has put mackerel back on its list of ‘fish to eat’ has been welcomed by the Scottish mackerel processing industry. …
