Grocery sector news updates
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Plans for universal eco-label revealed
A harmonised eco-labelling scheme for UK food and drink businesses has moved a step closer to becoming reality after the body leading the scheme published its latest set of recommendations. IGD has been working since 2021 to develop a consistent… Read More
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Campaigners hail ‘game-changing’ reuse scheme
Food brands and retailers will join forces to deliver circular economy solutions at scale under a new scheme aimed at increasing adoption of reusable packaging. Supported by UK Research & Innovation’s smart sustainable plastic packaging fund, the collaboration initially brings… Read More
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Grocery sector’s green claims are greenwash, according to research
Greenwashing is “rampant” across UK supermarkets with chains promoting “minor” green initiatives while avoiding significant action on emissions from meat and dairy products, according to research by Feedback, an NGO. “Our research shows that all 10 UK supermarkets are failing… Read More
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Junk foods deals dwarf veg promotions
Around a third of supermarket volume promotions or multi-buy offers are on unhealthy foods with less than 4% on fruit and vegetables. Research from The Food Foundation found that foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) account for a… Read More
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Regenerative milk pool announced
Farmer-owned dairy cooperative First Milk and manufacturer Yeo Valley Production are to create a “regenerative milk pool” in the south west of England. The two organisations have together created the ‘Naturally better dairy group’, which will see the regenerative milk… Read More
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Government backs away from bogof ban
This week the government announced that the ban on bogof and multibuy deals for unhealthy food are to be delayed to October 2025. “[…] at a time when household budgets are under continuing pressure from the global rise in food… Read More
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Supermarkets urged to come clean over sugar
Leading supermarkets have been challenged to publicly disclose their sugar sales and commit to reduce them following the failure of voluntary reformulation efforts. The final results of the government’s sugar reduction programme published in December showed that average sugar content… Read More
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The plastic pollutant hiding in plain site
Research has found that farm plastics are a major pollution problem but not a priority for supermarkets. By David Burrows There is more plastic in soils than in the sea, warned the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2021, but is anything being… Read More
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Supermarkets to standardise scope 3 reporting
The UK’s largest supermarkets will join forces to standardise how they measure and report the climate impact of food in what is being billed as an “unprecedented collaboration” to tackle greenhouse gas emissions. Wrap and WWF are leading the new… Read More
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Ultra-processed foods linked to cancer risk
Diets high in ultra-processed foods could be linked to an increased risk of developing and dying from cancer, a new study has found. Researchers from Imperial College London’s School of Public Health found that higher consumption of ultra-processed foods was… Read More