All Coronavirus articles – Page 29
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Comment & OpinionMilk is precious – farmers should be paid accordingly
It’s hard to claim the work of dairy farmers is truly valued when farmgate milk prices can be as low as 26p per litre, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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Category ReportParty like it’s 2021! Beer & cider category report 2021
Forget popping the champagne. Brits look set to be breaking open the beer as Covid restrictions lift this summer. Who will win big?
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Comment & OpinionCo-op has a strong case for holding on to its business rates relief
Ultimately it shouldn’t matter whether Co-op can clearly demonstrate why it needs relief more than anyone else
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NewsCo-op won’t pay back business rates relief due to ‘disproportionate Covid costs’
It claimed it incurred a disproportionate increase in costs associated with coronavirus measures compared to larger supermarkets
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Comment & OpinionFmcg will need to fight to hold on to profits as inflation rises
There are a number of complex factors exacerbating the inflation situation, not least elevated Covid costs, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsWholesalers face £30m bill as thousands of tonnes of food is wasted
The figure is three times higher than the Federation of Wholesale Distributors estimated for wasted goods in August 2020
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NewsCovid ‘war room’ closure ‘short-sighted’ warn food industry members
Discussions have shifted more towards problems arising from Brexit in recent months
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NewsOver 130 Nisa supplied holiday park stores to reopen after six-months
Most of the on-site shops, including at Haven Holidays and Center Parcs, closed in October last year
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NewsHilton 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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NewsFurlough 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 & FeaturesWhat 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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NewsMPs 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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NewsFareShare 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 & OpinionThree 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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NewsFood-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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NewsPoundland 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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NewsSemichem 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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NewsAsda opens first London in-store vaccination centre
Asda become the first supermarket to provide in-store vaccination in January
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Category ReportSkin 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 & OpinionWill 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