All Community articles
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Comment & Opinion
Celebrate Christmas in a way that reflects your brand’s values
It’s time to enjoy some quality time as a team before a well-deserved rest ahead of the new year, says Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble
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Promotional Features
Why prioritising community is key for retailers’ National Lottery growth
Now The National Lottery has reached its 30th birthday, we explore how retailers have supported local communities and Good Cause projects.
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Promotional Features
How FMCG companies can help to tackle rising poverty in the UK
With 4.3 million children living in poverty in the UK, discover how Sofidel has become part of a charity initiative that is tackling social deprivation on the front line.
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Comment & Opinion
IGD’s new group will unite supply chain on food redistribution
Food industry leaders are launching a new and dedicated group to work across the food supply chain to identify sources of surplus food and get it to charities and communities in need
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News
Morrisons vows to help end-of-life care in partnership with Marie Curie
The new three-year partnership aims to raise £15m
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News
Asda launches Chatty Cafe initiative to help tackle loneliness among over 60s
It comes with the supermarket bringing back its Asda’s Winter Warmer initiative, which will run across all its cafés until the end of 2024
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News
Asda launches new premature baby clothing range and care support for staff
The supermarket said from this week any staff with a baby in neonatal care treatment for seven days or more would be able to take up to a maximum of 12 weeks of paid leave
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News
Supermarket bosses announce food redistribution body that will ‘transform’ fight against hunger
Retailers, producers and other companies across the food supply chain have formed a new national organisation to redistribute thousands more tonnes of edible surplus to people suffering from food poverty
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News
Tesco turns the world into gingerbread in melancholy Christmas ad 2024
Tesco’s heart-wrenchingly nostalgic advert shows joy, loss and CGI gingerbread fish
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News
Lidl pulls heart-strings in Christmas ad 2024
Lidl is pulling heartstrings and focusing on the joy of sharing and giving back during the festive season
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News
Lidl pledges £125,000 for charity and relaunches Christmas toy bank appeal
The £125,000 will go to charity partners hosting festive events across the country, providing essential funding to purchase food and other supplies
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News
Sainsbury’s to donate ‘every penny’ from mince pie sales to Comic Relief
Throughout December, the proceeds from sales of By Sainsbury’s Mince Pies and the free-from equivalent will be used to fund meal donations for people living in poverty
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Interviews
Wycliffe Sande on being a black founder and paying it forward
Blue Turaco’s founder says ‘coffee saved my life’. He talks paying it forward, championing robusta and the difficulty of being a black founder
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News
Female fmcg leaders appeal for donations while on the road to raise funds for Farm Africa
The GROW for Good Challenge has so far raised £48k to support Farm Africa’s work, with a target of £75k
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News
Jamie Oliver backs calls to increase school meal funding in the budget
The chef said a nutritious school meal was as essential as pens and paper for children to learn effectively
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Analysis & Features
Is Ocado’s ‘female founders’ aisle positive discrimination?
The Buy Women Built aisle divides opinion among female founders
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News
FWD to offer extra funding in revamped bursary
The FWD’s Fellowship Fund has been renamed and given extra funding
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Analysis & Features
How can fmcg address its green skills and knowledge gap?
Chief sustainability officer roles have multiplied in recent years. But as scrutiny grows over green claims and principles, a huge knowledge gap is emerging across the wider team
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News
Tesco launches £4m school fruit & veg scheme
The supermarket said its funding would support pupils in 400 schools where there was a higher-than-average free school meal ratio
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Analysis & Features
How Company Shop was turned around
After Company Shop Group was acquired by Biffa it started losing money. But a dramatic turnaround has been achieved by helping its members and its suppliers