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    • Heinz Sets Out Sustainability Plan

    • 22/09/2008
    • Heinz UK & Ireland has developed a set of nine sustainability goals in its drive to continue to reduce its environmental footprint and protect natural resources for future generations.
     

    • Food, Glorious British Food!

    • 19/09/2008
    • British Food Fortnight 20th September - 5th October 2008 The seventh British Food Fortnight starts this weekend. Running from 20th September to 5th October, the next two weeks sees the biggest ever promotion of British food on our shores.
     

    • Book Now for the October Crime Forum

    • 18/09/2008
    • The October Crime Prevention forum will provide members with information on store staff and stock security along with general crime prevention ranging from local partnership working, to practical tips given by the police or specialist organisations.
     

    • Move Towards Monthly Rental Payments in Retail Properties

    • 17/09/2008
    • The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the British Property Federation (BPF) published a joint statement on the issue of monthly versus quarterly rental payment terms. Following a regular gathering known as the Owners' and Occupiers' Property Forum.
     

    • Book Your Place at the Environment Forum

    • 16/09/2008
    • The Environment Forum will focus on looking at how the sector can best respond to the environmental challenge from carrier bags to food miles and energy efficiency.
     

    • Ombudsman Question Posed in Parliament

    • 15/09/2008
    • Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George has tabled a question to the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform on their action on the Competition Commissions recommendation of an establishment of an Ombudsman
     

    • Grants to Help Retailers Improve Food Safety

    • 12/09/2008
    • The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has awarded grants of nearly a million pounds to help retailers and caterers improve food safety. Local authorities will administer the grants of up to £50,000.
     
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    • Research Reveals High Saturated Fat Intake

    • 10/09/2008
    • New research commissioned by Unilever and conducted by TNS Worldpanel has found that people are consuming a 'worrying' amount of saturated fat. The highest intake levels were found in the North of England and Scotland, where consumers were eating almost
     
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    • Welsh Assembly Action Plan to Boost Local Food

    • 08/09/2008
    • Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones has said that high quality local produce in Wales offers the prospect of an economic boost for rural businesses and communities as well the farming community.
     

    • Assurances for Businesses Going Green

    • 05/09/2008
    • The Government has addressed business industry concerns that if a company invests in energy microgeneration - such as solar panels, wind turbines or ground source heat pumps - then they risk the prospect of an increase in business rates.
     

    • Heart of the Community Seminar Launched

    • 04/09/2008
    • ACS has launched its new event; the 'Heart of the Community' seminar, the flagship Local Shop Campaigner event which will take place on 12th November at the Imperial War Museum in London.
     

    • The Scottish Government Produces it's Programme for the Year Ahead

    • 03/09/2008
    • The Scottish Government today laid out it's programme for the year ahead. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, First Minister Alex Salmond set out the priorities - both legislative and non-legislative - contained in a document Moving Scotland Forwar
     
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