Jacqui Parr

3 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Jacqui Parr

Alcohol advertising could face a complete ban across the UK, if the latest leak from the Department of Health & Social Care proves accurate. While the official document outlining the full NHS 10-year Health Plan is due to be released next week, Sky News has seen a draft of one section, which sets out plans to ban alcohol advertising within the UK. The move, which would mirror that faced by the tobacco industry in 2003, would have wide-reaching consequences across the sector.

4 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Jacqui Parr

The Grocer has appointed a new managing editor to replace Emma Weinbren, alongside a number of changes to its editorial team. Lucy Aitken will join The Grocer this week. She has more than two decades of experience in B2B publishing, having held senior editorial positions at Campaign, Contagious, Warc and Lions Intelligence, and as a freelance journalist and consultant.

1 week ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Jacqui Parr

The BBC has reported that both Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have been taken to task by the government for illegally “advertising and promoting” tobacco products. Both supermarkets have been displaying posters and digital adverts for IQOS devices, which create a nicotine vapour by heating tobacco with an electric current.

2 weeks ago | buff.ly | Jacqui Parr

Tesco has boosted employee health benefits for its more than 300,000 members of staff, as it rolls out enhanced wellbeing benefits across the business. The strengthened commitment to employee wellness is an evolution of Tesco’s existing wellbeing programme, which has been in place since January 2019. The new and improved scheme will give all Tesco staff access to a range of enhanced benefits, across physical fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition and sleep.

2 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Jacqui Parr

Tesco has boosted employee health benefits for its more than 310,000 members of staff, as it rolls out enhanced wellbeing benefits across the business. The strengthened commitment to employee wellbeing is an evolution of Tesco’s existing wellbeing programme, which has been in place since January 2019. The new and improved scheme will give all Tesco staff access to a range of enhanced wellness benefits, across physical fitness, mindfulness, therapy, nutrition and sleep.