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NewsBidfood and Brakes to deliver Covid test kits to schools for government
The wholesalers will deliver 15 million lateral flow kits a week to more than 30,000 senior schools
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NewsSainsbury’s to drop 'Live Well for Less' slogan
The supermarket will swap out its decade-old ‘Live Well for Less’ strapline in the coming months
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NewsAsda to consult over 5,000 jobs as it switches focus to online
Asda today insisted the Issa brothers and TDR Capital had “no involvement” in the changes
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NewsTesco undertaking ‘massive’ process mapping project
Tesco has trained staff in its locations all over the world to understand and map processes from “thousands and thousands” of documents
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NewsAsda urges suppliers to publish emissions targets by end of next year
Asda also announced new targets for its own Scope 3 emissions, covering inherent CO2 emmisions
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NewsHarlech Foodservice set to make five new ‘key’ hires
The company plans to more than triple its turnover to £50m by 2023
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NewsCook to donate 300,000 meals through its Kindness Fund
The Grocer understands the donated meals are likely to be worth more than £2m
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NewsLidl opening three London stores in one day as part of £500m expansion push
The new branches include one on Putney High Street with a sales area of just 6,000 sq ft
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NewsWaitrose trials donating surplus food directly from suppliers to vulnerable families
The donated food will be produce that falls outside standard industry specifications
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NewsWaitrose to extend beef production at its Leckford Estate farm
The move means the retailer will be able to source some of its beef directly from its own farm
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NewsShopify and TikTok team up to boost merchants’ video ad sales
TikTok has seen its average monthly usage in the UK rise from 11 to 19.9 hours from 2019 to 2020
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NewsInfarm launches larger-scale vertical farm offering for retailers
The Berlin-based firm has launched a line of ‘modular farming units’ it calls Growing Centres, which stand up to 18 metres high
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NewsJamie Oliver and Tesco launch online training for community cooks in lockdown
Online courses will be available for community chefs to help teach families simple, nutritious meal recipes
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NewsBailout hopes grow for wholesale sector as PM admits it has ‘fallen through the cracks’
The PM has signalled foodservice wholesalers could finally be offered sector-specific support
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NewsBestway Wholesale kicks off lateral flow testing programme
The wholesale giant has been able to identify four asymptomatic coronavirus cases so far
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NewsIceland MD admits to ‘big mistake’ over palm oil deadline
The acknowledgement comes in Walker’s forthcoming book The Green Grocer
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NewsBlakemore Retail extends Too Good To Go partnership to 275 stores
The convenience retailer has so far saved 17,400 bags of surplus stock from going to waste
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NewsSpar retailer in NI hits 6,000 home deliveries in just 10 months
Co-owner Martina Kilpatrick said average basket spend for orders via the app at its Westland Road Spar store was £54
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NewsPoundland sales fell to 60% of normal levels in first lockdown
Across the group, including Pepco and Dealz, sales nevertheless rose 3% to €3.5bn, full-year accounts reveal
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NewsIndustry appeal launched to raise awareness of #GroceryAidDay
In the past year, applications for financial support have increased by 55% and the number of helpline calls has risen by 74%