Channels news – Page 281
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NewsSnappy Group to create 400 jobs with £20m in fundraising
Funding included a £6.6m investment from PayPoint
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NewsSainsbury’s adds fully electric carbon-friendly trailers to its fleet
The five new electric fridges don’t release carbon emissions or particulate matter such as dirt and smoke
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NewsCo-op eyeing 40 franchise stores by the end of the year
Co-op opened 14 franchise stores over an 11-week period from mid-March
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NewsCity snapshot: Deliveroo ups sales forecast as second quarter orders surge past expectations
Food delivery player Deliveroo has enhanced its full year sales forecast after announcing its second quarter revenues were significantly ahead of previously announced expectations.
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NewsBRC demands easing of isolation as Iceland boss slams ‘s*** show’ for businesses
The date is currently set as 16 August, nearly a month after social distancing rules are set to ease
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NewsHGV driver hours extended by government in bid to counter shortage
The move has received a mixed response from industry bodies
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NewsTesco to offer job support to young people as survey reveals decline in optimism
Tesco has committed to helping over 45,000 youngsters build essential skills to be able to access job opportunitie
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NewsLidl encourages shoppers to make 'healthier swaps'
The trial involved on-shelf signage pointing customers to ‘a range of healthier alternative products that are easy to make and at the same price or less’
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NewsOnline butcher Farmison opens first bricks and mortar store in Yorkshire
The upmarket butcher said its Cut by Farmison & Co store could serve as a template for future retail sites
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NewsDeliveroo to create 400 new tech jobs, the ‘vast majority’ in the UK
The company has also announced restaurants will be able to see customer reviews in ‘real time’, before they are published, and get the chance to contact the reviewer directly to resolve issues and offer vouchers
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NewsJJ Foodservice offers incentives to customers to collect orders
Customers are being encouraged to collect orders from the wholesaler in a bid to reduce pressure on its HGV drivers
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NewsGovernment considering relaxation of EU immigration rules to tackle driver shortage
The government is understood to be edging closer to adding HGV drivers to the post-Brexit skills shortage occupation list
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NewsFarm Shop & Deli Retailer Award 2021 winners revealed
The awards reflect the hard work undertaken by farm shops and specialist retailers during the pandemic
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NewsHenry Dimbleby: Food industry ‘disappointed’ by lack of National Food Strategy briefing
Dimbleby was expected to deliver a 40-minute presentation on the contents of the report at the FDSC meeting
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association halfway to calculating carbon footprint of members
Members have been asked to complete a questionnaire in order to calculate the carbon footprint of their estates
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NewsLomond The Wholesale Food Co hits 98% of pre-pandemic sales
The wholesaler said sales on key lines are booming as hospitality reopens
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NewsTesco suppliers face new costs due to driver shortage
Tesco wrote to suppliers to say an additional 14% surcharge will apply on distribution rates
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NewsKFC’s Meghan Farren to join Asda as chief customer officer
Farren will join Asda in October and is replacing Anna-Maree Shaw, who left in January
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NewsOcado deploys lorry drivers to help struggling suppliers
The business has also increased stock levels to shore up availability amid the ongoing lorry driver shortage
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NewsHouse of Commons votes down new offence for attacking shopworkers
Industry bodies and leading retailers have all called for more measure to protect staff