All Coronavirus articles – Page 100
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NewsMorrisons to launch ‘Ramadan Essentials Box’ service for Muslims
Food parcels will be delivered direct to customers’ doorsteps, with the retailer offering next-day delivery
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Analysis & FeaturesHow food and drink suppliers are offering a helping hand
Supermarkets have made the headlines with hefty food donations. So how are suppliers using their reach and skills to help the world?
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NewsM&S, Lidl, Aldi and the Southern Co-op step up help for community projects hit by coronavirus
The retailers are partnering with community charity Neighbourly to help projects such as food banks, homeless shelters, elderly care and youth clubs
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NewsCity news: AB InBev slashes dividend to help tackle debt pile
The world’s largest brewer AB InBev slashed its dividend this week to help cope with the effects of the coronavirus and the pressures of its debt pile.
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NewsBrakes supplies 550 extra care homes after food sourcing struggles
Brakes has offered advice on simplifying menus to care homes experiencing staff shortages…
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NewsBooths launches click & collect service to help coronavirus-affected shoppers
The new service is in addition to the emergency essential delivery service the supermarket is already offering customers
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NewsCMA provisionally clears Amazon-Deliveroo deal
The impact of coronavirus has caused a “significant decline in revenues” for Deliveroo
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to get an online supermarket delivery slot if you are shielding
Tips for those who are considered ‘extremely vulnerable’ by the NHS
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NewsCoronavirus: Plans for SME rescue package welcomed as CBILS scheme faces criticism
Food and drink industry experts have welcomed reports of a potential new equity-based rescue package for startups, but warned such a scheme was unlikely to be a silver bullet to solve the current funding crisis
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NewsFlorette unveils resealable salad bag and ‘money back’ freshness guarantee
The brand said the new format would help limit the number of shopping trips during the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsConsumer spending on essential items soared in March, says Barclaycard
Supermarket purchases drove much of the 11.6% growth on essential spending, with the category increasing by 21.3%
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NewsIndustry leaders urge governments to avoid trade bans
The letter calls on the UK to ‘lead the way and reject moves towards protectionism’
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NewsEnglish fishermen thrown £10m lifeline from government grants
More than 1,000 fishing and aquaculture businesses will receive a share of the funding
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Comment & OpinionUS steak maker offers Twitterers something to chew on
‘Friendly reminder in times of uncertainty and misinformation: anecdotes are not data’
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Comment & OpinionAsda’s super delivery driver helps lift spirits in Hastings
A lot of the people getting online food deliveries at the moment aren’t able to enjoy much in the way of human interaction
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NewsUK urged not to further delay ban on plastic straws
Defra has pushed back its ban of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds amid the Covid-19 outbreak
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NewsMorrisons defies Sunday trading laws to open for NHS workers
On Sundays, NHS staff can now begin shopping and buying products from 9am
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NewsRed Tractor launches live-streamed farm audits
Red Tractor’s new remote regime was robust enough to replace routine inspections, it claimed
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NewsBakkavor faces investigation over face coverings issued to protect workers against coronavirus
HSE is looking into the claims made by the GMB union
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NewsBurton’s Biscuit Co pays workers coronavirus bonus
The company this week made a “thank-you payment” of £100 to all workers in its factories