UK government ban delays on multi-buy packs greeted with major concern from health campaignersA UK government decision to further push back its childhood obesity strategy by an additional two years in banning ‘two for one’ promotional deals on product ranges including confectionery and snacks has drawn key concerns raised from national health campaigners and charities, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Food and Drink Federation offers cautious welcome to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s latest UK budgetThe UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has offered a cautious welcome to chancellor Rishi Sunak’s autumn budget today, which promised support for many areas of the economy with a spending round totalling £150 billion, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Pressure on manufacturing a key headache for UK chancellor Rishi Sunak’s latest budgetWith the ongoing coronavirus continuing to affect markets around the world, the fact job losses, uncertainty and business disruption remain a factor in the industry and all areas of the economy, is unfortunately not unsurprising. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Packaging, Processing, Sustainability
Food and Drink Federation offers cautious welcome to government BudgetThe UK’s Food and Drink Federation has reacted with caution to the government’s latest financial Budget, delivered by the new chancellor Rishi Sunak. Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, New products, Regulatory, Sustainability
UK announces introduction of plastic packaging taxAs part of the UK’s Budget 2020, the government has announced the introduction of a tax on plastic packaging containing less than 30% recycled content. Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
