All Coronavirus articles – Page 112
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NewsGlobal coronavirus lockdowns set to hit vegetable supplies
India announced a “complete” lockdown on Wednesday. The country is the UK’s main supplier of vegetables such as baby sweetcorn, chillies and okra
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NewsFood industry calls on government ‘War Room’ to encourage food makers to return to work
The Grocer understands about 20% of factory workers for one major supplier are currently opting to stay at home
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NewsBestway to impose sanctions on coronavirus profiteers
The wholesaler has also introduced social distancing measures in its depots
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NewsSainsbury’s to close 12 convenience stores in ‘ghost towns’
Supermarket leaders have vowed to work together to keep enough stores open to meet demand
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NewsGreengrocer Reynolds reports 95% drop in business
The pandemic has seen its foodservice and out-of-home customers shut down their operations
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NewsCoronavirus: Government exempts factory canteens from lockdown ban
The move has been welcomed by meat sector bodies, who warned the rule would force workers into busy supermarkets
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NewsWholesalers call for support to prevent foodservice stock from going to waste
Millions of pounds worth of perishable food is sitting in warehouses as foodservice sector ‘falls off a cliff’
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NewsBrakes supports Iceland with supplies of milk
The Grocer understands Brakes will be supplying significant volumes to the retailer
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NewsClosed retailers pressure shopping centres to shut too, threatening supermarket stores
Shops ordered to close by Boris Johnson are refusing to pay shopping centre service charges
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NewsSainsbury’s grants tenants one-month rent holiday
The supermarket announced yesterday it was offering tenants the option to pay rent monthly instead of quarterly
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus availability: which supermarkets have the best stock levels
We’ve teamed up with asset checker Shepper to give you an idea of how the supermarkets are stacking up when it comes to keeping stock on shelves
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Comment & OpinionTreasury measures are a positive start but more needs to be done to protect SMEs
Perhaps most concerning is that, so far, the available help only comes in the form of debt
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NewsCoronavirus: Parfetts urges suppliers to keep local shops stocked up
Joint-MD Greg Suszczenia warned against suppliers prioritising major supermarkets over the wholesale sector
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NewsCoronavirus: booze retailers and brands allowed to stay open
The government has updated its list of premises that are allowed to remain open
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NewsCoronavirus: produce sector warns of May labour ‘crunch point’
The news comes despite 8,000 applications from British workers in recent days
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NewsSainsbury’s trials sale of Brakes catering-sized products
Sainsbury’s is currently selling catering-sized packs of Brakes own-label food in 10 stores in Kent
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NewsCoronavirus and adverse weather threaten apple juice supplies
Unwilling to buy from China, importers could turn to Poland, where there are concerns about mild temperatures
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NewsAsda and Tesco become latest retailers to limit customer numbers in stores
Asda said it would be placing colleagues at the front of stores to “limit the number of customers” coming in
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Comment & OpinionWhat can we learn from these early days of the coronavirus crisis?
This crisis shines a light on our complex, fantastic industry – and it may change it forever, says Jeremy Garlick, partner of Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionTo feed the nation, we must keep calm and collaborate
The food industry needs to share ideas and information, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind