Month: March 2023

New van registrations fall in 2022 as market looks towards net zero rebuild

Stuart Mitchell

UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations end the year down -20.6% following significant post-pandemic fleet renewal in 2021 and supply chain challenges. 16,744 battery electric vans (BEV) registered in 2022, representing 5.9% of all vans joining UK roads last year. Action needed to deliver van-suitable charging infrastructure and a fiscal framework to encourage more van drivers to make the switch in 2023.   UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations reached 282,139 units in 2022, a decline of -20.6% on the previous year of strong post-pandemic bounceback, according to…

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Portion size is the main reason for plate waste when we eat out

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from international climate action NGO, WRAP, highlights valuable opportunities for the Hospitality and Food Service sector to reduce the amount of food left on customers plates, but still offer value for money for diners. WRAP’s report, conducted in July 2022, provides new insights into customer behaviours and attitudes to food waste when dining out. It found that on average, people today eat out 5.2 times per month – down from 5.6 times in March 2020, immediately before lockdown. Cost of living was cited as the main reason…

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Fareshare Announces New CEO

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste, Fareshare, has announced that George Wright, Commercial Director, Food at Marks & Spencer, has been appointed as its new CEO. George will join the charity this summer, bringing over 30 years of retail and food experience, including commercial roles at Tesco, John Lewis, and Coles in Australia. Having worked at Marks & Spencer for almost four years, George has led the Food Trading, Supply Chain and Logistics teams through COVID, Brexit and a number of successful Christmases. George’s appointment follows CEO…

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Lloyds Banking Group redefines agency model with new creative and strategic parners

Stuart Mitchell

Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Ogilvy Experience as its new 121 and digital marketing creative partner, to build deeply personalised customer communications experiences and further support the Group’s purpose to help Britain Prosper.  Ogilvy Experience won the competitive pitch – managed by Ingenuity – with their talented team, who bring a wealth of knowledge and innovative capabilities. The agency will officially start working as Lloyds Banking Group’s dedicated creative experience partner in April, working across the portfolio of brands. Chris Davis-Coward, Head of Customer Engagement at Lloyds Banking Group, said:…

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Tesco completes most significant roll-out of environmental standards in UK with LEAF Marque certification for all fruit and veg growers

Stuart Mitchell

Tesco has announced the completion of its landmark roll-out of LEAF Marque certification, with all of its UK fruit and veg growers now certified to robust environmental standards, working towards whole-farm, continuous improvement in areas including climate resilience, biodiversity, soil health, greenhouse gas emissions, and deforestation. LEAF Marque encourages growers to continuously improve upon key sustainability metrics on their farm. By benchmarking growers’ progress against practices related to nature, climate, society, and economy, the LEAF Marque Standard identifies target areas and helps producers drive further improvements. Tesco has now started…

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