All Coronavirus articles – Page 17
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NewsDanone targets Covid-related immunity concerns with Actimel Kids launch
The French dairy giant pointed to market research that showed health remained a major priority for parents
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NewsWilko to keep in-store face mask recycling points until the end of September
The retailer claimed a high street first with the launch of the initiative on 1 April, but it was initially intended to run for just three months
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Comment & OpinionHow industry can take a lead on food insecurity and help healthy decisions
Collaboration for Healthier Lives is a global movement delivering local interventions around the world, says The Consumer Goods Forum’s Sharon Bligh
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NewsM&S logistics partner Gist offers HGV drivers £2,000 sign-on bonus to tackle shortage
Gist is also offering to cover the costs of training for new drivers
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Comment & OpinionWhy our food system should be at the heart of environment policy
The past 18 months has given us reasons to be proud, but it has also highlighted many inefficiencies and inadequacies in our system
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s plan to battle labour shortages is a step in the right direction. Will government back it?
’We know the best-laid plans in Defra must overcome a substantial hurdle to become a reality: cross-government support’
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NewsDaily Contract Tracing wins fewer than 150 food company sign-ups
Defra launched the scheme on Monday amid fears the thousands of staff being “pinged” by the NHS Test and Trace app could lead to serious food shortages
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Category ReportHygienic Halloween: category report 2021
Saturday helped save Halloween 2020 from the threat posed by Covid. Now brands are wrapping up to ensure success this year
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NewsSainsbury’s could reintroduce self-service checkout screens after customer criticism
Rivals such as Tesco, Asda and Aldi have decided to keep the protective screens between self-service tills
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NewsPoultry processors facing 20% drop in turkey volumes this Christmas
The British Poultry Council has warned the effects labour crisis will lead to fewer British turkey on shelves this Christmas
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Comment & OpinionWill new Covid testing scheme prove any better than what companies already have in place?
Companies are having to grapple with a complex new scheme as Covid cases fall
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NewsHeck forced to deliver its own products as driver shortage bites
Commenting on the sector’s labour crisis, Heck co-founder Andrew Keeble said British workers still saw the food industry as a last resort
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NewsTesco offers £1,000 signing-on fee for drivers to tackle HGV crisis
The move comes amid warnings of worsening food shortages unless solutions can be found
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NewsLindt sales soar as it emerges from Covid restrictions
Swiss confectionery giant Lindt & Sprüngli has soared back into double-digit growth as the shops emerged from lockdowns across the world and it continued to benefit from strong demand for premium chocolate in supermarkets.
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Analysis & FeaturesPingdemic: is daily Covid testing the answer to soaring absence rates?
With the Covid ‘pingdemic’ in full swing, ministers announced they were to allow special exemption from quarantine rules for up to 10,000 food workers
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NewsSales boost shrinks Iceland’s annual losses but its finances stay in the red
The latest accounting period included an advance of £108.5m to Iceland’s family shareholders’ holding company, WDFF, in order for them to pay Brait SE for the return of the business to full family ownership
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NewsDefra tells ‘golden 500’ food companies they can stop self-isolation
Defra told The Grocer the start date for testing would “vary from business to business”
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NewsPingdemic: Richard Walker and Steve Rowe accused of risking ‘spooking’ public
Iceland MD Richard Walker has made a series of TV appearances in recent days saying absence rates have forced him to close stores
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket bosses predicted ‘pingdemic’ chaos. Perhaps ministers should listen to them
Thankfully, supermarket depot staff and food workers will be exempted from self-isolation, although supermarket store staff will not
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NewsC-store growth set for slowdown after surge during pandemic
The sector is set to grow by just 0.3% in 2021 - representing a slowdown on 2020, when it grew by 6.3%