All Community articles – Page 24
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NewsGlastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis cuts ribbon for new Co-op store
The 600 sq ft site is located just one mile away from the festival grounds at Worthy Farm
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NewsSegro makes two London warehouses available to food charity City Harvest
City Harvest is working with numerous projects supporting London’s NHS workers and children missing out on free school meals
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NewsSpar raises £1.5m for charity partner Marie Curie
The fundraising efforts of independently owned UK Spar stores have paid for expert care and support for terminally ill patients and their families
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NewsFareShare signs up 150 new food businesses
Fareshare said the influx of new partners had enabled it to triple the amount of food it distributes each week
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NewsSpar wholesaler launches £30,000 fund for community groups
The Community Cashback Grant scheme is open for applications via Blakemore Spar Facebook pages until 9 July
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NewsHubbub using electric fleet to launch food redistribution scheme in Milton Keynes
The environmental charity will use a fleet of electric bikes and vans to distribute the food
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NewsMPs demand answers on why Co-op, Aldi and Lidl snubbed from school meal scheme
Members of the Efra Select Committee said questions about the scheme needed to be addressed by government
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NewsBlind people given access to supermarket priority delivery slots
An RNIB survey found only half of blind and partially sighted people who shopped independently before lockdown were still doing so
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NewsAsda-FareShare coronavirus partnership sees over 800,000 meals donated
Food such as non-chilled fruit, vegetables and eggs, dented tins and bread products were proving a lifeline for charities during the crisis
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NewsMorrisons extends 10% NHS discount to September
The supermarket said it wanted to continue to help NHS staff putting themselves at risk during the crisis.
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NewsFareShare opens two new distribution centres to meet ‘sky-rocketing’ demand
FareShare said more than 4,141 tonnes of food had already been redistributed through the warehouses
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NewsDefra kicks off new tender process for deliveries to vulnerable
The Grocer understands Defra has identified businesses interested in servicing the contract currently held by Bidfood and Brakes
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NewsFurloughed Foodies seeks corporate backing to continue delivering food to NHS workers
The volunteer-based organisation launched at the end of March and has so far delivered more than 12,000 meals to the frontline
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NewsAsda donates £100k to diversity education charity
George at Asda will launch a range of fashion products next month to celebrate Pride
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NewsWaitrose supermarket worker Anisa Omar makes cover of Vogue magazine
Omar works as a supermarket assistant at the King Cross branch of Waitrose in London
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NewsCo-op CEO Murrells publishes response to ‘horrific’ George Floyd killing
Murrells said he felt “compelled” to let all the Co-op colleagues know “I care deeply about you”
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Comment & OpinionWhy shoppers need strong brand activation during coronavirus
Grocery brands need to react and adapt to support new and emerging shopper mindsets and occasions, says Callum Saunders of Zeal Creative
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NewsMidcounties Co-op launches £75k fund for community groups and charities
Partner groups have until 29 May to apply for the ‘community restart fund’
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NewsFareShare doubles amount of redistributed food during coronavirus
FareShare CEO Lindsay Boswell said the food donated to FareShare over the past 12 months was “remarkable”
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NewsMorrisons launches wholesale service for councils, food banks and charities
Retailer said organisations could access supplies in bulk, more cheaply and more conveniently