Grocery sector news updates

The poorest households face having to spend almost half of their food and drink budget on fresh fruit and veg in order to meet nutritional guidance under a worst case Brexit scenario. Research from the Food Foundation found that a…

The Public Accounts Committee has warned of chaos and catastrophe if a new customs system is not in place when the UK leaves the European single market and the customs union in March 2019. A failed customs system could “lead…

Coca-Cola has launched a new sustainability strategy for Western Europe that commits it to increase sales of low and no calories drinks and ensure that none of its packaging ends up as litter or in the oceans. ‘This is Forward’…

Bananas are at risk of disappearing from supermarket shelves altogether unless unsustainable production methods are changed. This was the stark assessment offered by trade unions and small producer representatives at this week’s World Banana Forum who warned that the emergence…

The “meal deals” found in high street retailers can contain up to 30 teaspoons of survey, according to an analysis published by Action on Sugar. The campaigners claimed that the “majority of retailers” are failing to promote healthy choices for…

More research and development, increased uptake of state-of-the-art technologies and better use of bioresources are some of the principal actions outlined in the UK government’s new decarbonisation plan for the food and drink sector. The plan was published alongside the…