Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 70
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Government 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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Scottish 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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Lomond 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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House of Commons votes down new offence for attacking shopworkers
Industry bodies and leading retailers have all called for more measure to protect staff
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Parfetts gives staff 4% bonus following ‘record breaking’ year
Parfetts said it had rewarded staff after an “unprecedented year of growth”, which saw turnover jump 21%
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Southern Co-op tops up Healthy Start vouchers with extra £1
Southern Co-op’s extra boost will bring the total value of the vouchers to £5.25
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Bestway merges Best-One and Costcutter support teams
The team will also be doubling in size to facilitate its ‘ambitious growth plans’
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Co-op asks MPs to back new offence of assaulting shopworkers as Crime Bill debated
In the first quarter of 2021, Co-op saw almost 400 incidents where weapons were used against shopworkers
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Brakes suffers £234m loss as Covid clobbers hospitality market
Wholesaler Brakes fell to a £234m loss last year as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out its hospitality sales at the end of its financial year
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C-store visits return to growth for first time since pandemic hit
Footfall levels remained in decline during the series of lockdowns, but sales continued to grow
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Jempson’s opens new Local store in Bexhill
The East Sussex-based retailer purchased the 4,500 sq ft site in Bexhill-on-Sea from Southern Co-op
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Yeo Valley unveils no added sugar Little Yeos variant for babies & toddlers
The Somerset-based brand said the sugars would be derived naturally from organic British milk and real fruit
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Petits Filous expands mess-free range with no added sugar & single-bottle variants
The kids yoghurt brand said the move had been prompted by consumer research it had carried out in 2020
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Bestway revenues hit £2.5bn as wholesale profits soar 260%
EBITDA for Bestway Wholesale Group jumped 82% from £20.8m to £37.9m
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Food and drink suppliers report chaos as HGV driver shortage worsens
Confectionery giant Haribo has even pulled promotional activity in a bid to protect availability
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Convenience store staff hours being ‘wasted’ due to delayed deliveries
One Costcutter retailer has had to source almost 30 additional hours per week after “ETAs were not met”.
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Nisa retailer Proudfoot partners with Cooplands for bakery range
Retailer will stock goods from Cooplands’ craft bakery range, including pies, pasties, cream cakes, scones and loaf cakes
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William Reed’s World Steak Challenge 2021 opens for entries
The prestigious awards have returned having been suspended last year due to Covid-19
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Nisa retailers stop nearly 40k meals from going to waste with Too Good To Go
There are currently 133 Nisa stores on board with the anti-waste app since the first sites signed up in September 2019
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School food supply is not at risk, says Bidfood
Bidfood is one of a growing number of food and drink companies calling on the government to extend driver hours