All Coronavirus articles – Page 23
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News
Harlech foodservice sales hit by chef and waiting staff shortage
Last week the Criccieth, Gwynedd-based business delivered to 38% fewer customers than the same period in 2019
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Analysis & Features
What is happening to allergen-related food recalls during the pandemic?
Allergen-related recalls hit a five-year peak in 2018/19. So what has happened over the past year, as supply chains have battled to cope with the Covid crisis?
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News
Wholesalers fear business rates relief ‘postcode lottery’
The Treasury told The Grocer this week local authorities would need to set up their own ‘relief schemes’ to distribute the relief to eligible businesses
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News
Thatchers defies Covid gloom with strong growth in supermarkets
Revenues increased 22% to £130m in the year ended 31 August 2021 despite the challenges of pubs going into lockdown, newly filed accounts at Companies House showed.
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Comment & Opinion
Delivered foodie gifts could become a trend that long outlasts the pandemic
During lockdowns Brits showed their love for family and friends by sending gifts bought online
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News
Wilko sales drop £107m as Covid-cautious shoppers stay away from high street
Sales fell 7.3% to £1.4bn in the year ended 30 January 2021, with like-for-like figures down 7.7%, according to the accounts
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News
Covid restrictions hit first half sales at Greencore
Sales fell by a further 19% in the first half at Greencore as coronavirus restrictions continued to hit its food to go business.
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Analysis & Features
The Courtyard Dairy: championing British cheese through the pandemic
Award-winning cheesemonger Andy Swinscoe on trading through covid and his passion for face-to-face retailing
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Comment & Opinion
How food and drink spending will change in the Covid recovery phase
A new IGD report suggests there are grounds for optimism amid the uncertainty
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Analysis & Features
What the specialist food sector has learned from the pandemic
Lessons taken from the Covid crisis by retailers and suppliers across the fine foods market
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News
Foodservice wholesalers struggling with staff shortages
Wholesalers told The Grocer they did not have enough staff in operational roles within depots
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News
Tesco reports surge in food surplus during the pandemic
The UK’s biggest retailer this week revealed its food surplus in 2020/21 hit nearly 50,000 tonnes
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Category Report
A healthy dose: healthcare & supplements category report 2021
Shoppers and fmcg suppliers alike have spent big on vitamins and supplements during Covid-19. What’s next for the category?
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News
Charlie Bigham’s propelled to record year thanks to Covid-fuelled demand
Revenues and profits at Charlie Bigham’s have soared during lockdown as shoppers turned to its posh ready meals to add some variety to dinnertime.
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News
Co-op and Hubbub to fast-track rollout of community fridges
The charity’s network of fridges already redistributes around 3,145 tonnes of surplus food – the equivalent of almost 7.5 million meals a year.
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Comment & Opinion
Businesses fighting to recover aren’t out of the woods – even as lockdown ends
Optimism about the end of lockdown is giving way to caution as capacity, credit and cashflow issues abound, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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Comment & Opinion
A 99 Flake shortage could be the least of our problems – but food & drink has proven its agility
Mondelez has reportedly confirmed surging sales at ice cream vans across the country has squeezed supplies of 99 Flakes
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News
Tesco says coronavirus still a key risk to the business
Tesco has warned there is still “uncertainty” over the long-term impact of the Covid pandemic
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Promotional Features
Show pride in your store team after the pandemic
Let’s celebrate the ingenuity, kindness and community spirit of our frontline retail workers, writes Critizr.
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News
Sales of beef and chicken slow as shoppers emerge from lockdown
New data from Kantar shows shoppers are switching away from last spring’s lockdown staples