All Coronavirus articles – Page 29
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News
Hilton sees revenues surge to £2.8bn amid Covid-19 home cooking boom
Hilton said it had seen progress in Europe across all its red meat, fish, vegetarian & vegan and fresh food lines
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Furlough and redundancies spark food ‘lockdown-preneur’ boom
The new business boom comes after UK unemployment rose to a record high of 5.1% in December
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Analysis & Features
What are the post-pandemic opportunities for food to go?
A new report has highlighted growth opportunities for businesses that can adapt to a post-pandemic landscape
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News
MPs renew calls for creation of minister for food security role
Efra committee also urged government to extend financial aid to hospitality suppliers including foodservice wholesalers
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FareShare celebrates 130 million meals redistributed in a year working with Marcus Rashford
It is an average of four meals every second to vulnerable children, families and individuals
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Comment & Opinion
Three ways to navigate retailer pressure as hospitality opens back up
Suppliers need to handle the potential crash of hefty demands from both mults and hospitality businesses, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News
Food-to-go market drops almost 50% in value in 2020
Lumina Intelligence report found food to go sales fell to £11.6bn in 2020
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Poundland to reopen ‘hibernated’ stores and extend grocery range
The stores were temporarily closed in January as high street footfall plummeted under restrictions
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Semichem to close up to 22 stores putting 140 jobs at risk
The move comes in response to a 75% drop in footfall in some locations due to lockdowns
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Asda opens first London in-store vaccination centre
Asda become the first supermarket to provide in-store vaccination in January
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Category Report
Skin grafting: male grooming category report 2021
Male grooming has taken a downturn amid the many lockdowns of the past year. So how has skincare managed to buck the trend?
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Comment & Opinion
Will the government follow Chris Whitty’s advice on obesity as it has on Covid?
That public health policy will now sit once again within the DH is a significant turning point, especially with Whitty at the helm
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Comment & Opinion
Workers urged to check payslips from today for new minimum rates
The new rates were announced in Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending review in November
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Comment & Opinion
Easter sales ‘close to normal’? They could actually be better than that
There have already been signs of shoppers “making a special, even symbolic, effort” for Easter
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Comment & Opinion
Walgreens Boots Alliance raises guidance after better-than-expected second quarter
Walgreens Boots Alliance has reported better than expected growth in its second quarter and raised its earnings per share guidance for the year
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Big Interviews
Big interview: McCain’s Howard Snape on ‘re-energising’ the potato
Spud sales have been ‘re-energised’ by Covid, says McCain’s UK & Ireland president Howard Snape. But the pandemic has presented challenges for foodservice and growers. How is McCain adapting?
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News
Rapid Covid home testing kits to be provided to businesses
So far, 60,000 businesses across the UK have registered for regular work-based testing
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Brakes cuts prices on 3,500 products in ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign
The ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign will also see Brakes offer 10% cash back on key categories
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Comment & Opinion
What stance will Chris Whitty’s Office for Health Promotion take on regulation?
Whitty has previously called for a complete ban on any sports advertising by unhealthy products
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News
JW Filshill embarks on twice-weekly workplace testing
Seventy per cent of its 200 employees have signed up in the first week of testing