Ian Quinn

A survey of its members by the FDF showed business confidence among food and drink manufacturers was at a score of -31% in Q2 2026

While the latest official figures show eight million people go hungry in the UK, including 2.1 million children, less than 5% of the food sent to frontline charities is meat

With a huge amount to do if DRS is to hit its October 2027 deadline, there is surely a far greater chance of success with industry calling the shots rather than being pulled in different directions by Westminster, Holyrood or the Senedd

The four UK governments have admitted they are considering mitigation, after changes to the way companies report their tonnages for reprocessed and exported packaging waste under the Packaging Recovery Notes (PRN) system led to mayhem

Tesco has announced a new loyalty card tie up with the electric vehicle charging network Be.EV. It means Clubcard members can now collect points when they charge their electric vehicles at more than 680 Be.EV sites across the UK. Motorists who link their Tesco Clubcard to the ...

With a huge amount to do if DRS is to hit its October 2027 deadline, there is surely a far greater chance of success with industry calling the shots rather than being pulled in different directions by Westminster, Holyrood or the Senedd

Figures show the effectiveness of the government's plastic packaging tax is 'stagnating'

More than 20 originations wrote to the SNP leader yesterday urging him to abandon his price cap plans, which they said would fail to address the root causes of the cost of living crisis

Scottish first minister John Swinney is a modern-day Braveheart taking on supermarket price inflation with a barmy plan to cap the price of essential goods

The decision follows a massive row that helped to derail the launch of Scotland's proposed scheme, with Circularity Scotland forced to slash its proposed fees in 2022, but only after a major backlash from producers