Fairtrade responds to UK government White Paper on international developmentFairtrade has urged the UK government to engage with millions of smallholder farmers, including those in the cocoa sector, in response to the administration’s International Development White Paper, reports Neill Barston. Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Food safety, 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
US confectionery and bakery sectors benefit from national tax cutsEd Zwirn, Keith Nuthall, and Sarah Gibbons report on the major revamp of tax systems in the US that are set to impact on the confectionery sector Business news, Cocoa & chocolate, Ingredients, New products, Packaging, Processing, Regulatory
