Out of Home News Analysis
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The Friday Digest: New border regime lands at last
More than seven years after the UK public voted to leave the EU and two years after the end of the Brexit transition period, a new import regime for food will finally come into effect on Wednesday of next week. After five… Read More
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Briefing: Wrap’s ‘next generation’ packaging pact
Can a new industry agreement to tackle plastic prevent another five years of poor performance? By David Burrows. Wrap’s future plastic pact plans. The environmental charity is consulting on a ‘successor agreement’ to its 2018 UK plastics pact. The original agreement… Read More
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Hospitality braced for new allergen rules
The Food Standards Agency wants to make it a legal requirement for out of home businesses to provide written allergen information for non-prepacked foods. Nick Hughes reports. The way in which out of home food businesses provide allergen information to… Read More
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The Friday Digest: Blue Mondays, anti-greenwashing rules and a grey area in packaging claims
This week’s Digest spans the week beginning with ‘Blue Monday’ – regarded as the most depressing day of the year and which this year also marked the start of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual conference in Davos, Switzerland. Read into that what… Read More
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Comment: Caterers must collaborate on antibiotic use
Businesses can expect to influence supply chain practices more effectively when they pool their resources and power, says Nick Hughes. “Sometimes you can’t make it on your own,” sang U2 frontman Bono on the band’s 2005 number one hit of… Read More
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Corporate social irresponsibility
Conscious and coordinated campaigns have managed to derail environmental agreements and regulations like COP28 and the Plastics Treaty. There are no winners if this continues. By David Burrows. COP meetings tend to be equal parts optimism and outrage. And so… Read More
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Comment: Time to go big on blended burgers
Could cultivated meat combined with plant-based ingredients satisfy consumers who are demanding more from sustainable burgers, asks David Burrows? It’s that time of year when people eschew meat and dairy: it is Veganuary. I won’t be partaking due to lack… Read More
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Caterers must step up to the plate on antibiotic overuse
Foodservice operators have found themselves in the line of fire for a lack of engagement with the issue of antibiotic resistance linked to meat supply chains. Nick Hughes reports. Weak or non-existent antibiotic policies from the UK’s ten leading catering… Read More
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The Friday Digest: Better labelling tops Barclay’s list of resolutions
The timing of the Oxford Farming and Oxford Real Farming conferences in the first week of January ensures a steady stream of food and farming news greets each new calendar year. This year has been no exception with Defra secretary of state… Read More
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Five reasons to be positive in 2024
There’s no hiding from the social and environmental challenges facing the food sector but scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find reasons for optimism. By Nick Hughes. 1. Food price inflation has peaked Sky-high levels of food price inflation have… Read More