All Coronavirus articles – Page 30
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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
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Comment & Opinion
B&M offers 2,000 Kickstart job placements for young people
The placements are in retail, distribution and support centres across the UK
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News
One million breakfast boxes delivered by charity to pupils in need
School Food Matters supplied breakfast boxes throughout school closures and the holidays
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News
LloydsPharmacy launches nasal spray designed to fight coronavirus
It had ‘a number of unique advantages including its rapid onset and its ability to inactivate viruses either before or after exposure’
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News
Obesity strategy facing major shake-up under replacement for PHE
Industry and campaign sources both suggested the new move left serious questions over the future of the industry’s voluntary reformulation programme
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Analysis & Features
Deliveroo: is it really worth £8.8bn?
Can the business – which is still operating at a loss despite a major boost in home deliveries during the pandemic – be worth investing in post-Covid?
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News
Industry slams government decision to block Covid-linked business rates appeals
The government had been facing hundreds of thousands of appeals on the grounds of a ‘material change of circumstance’ in the pandemic, estimated to be worth £5bn
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Category Report
Going nuclear: barbecue category report 2021
If all goes to plan, barbecue season could explode this summer. How is the industry bracing itself to build on last year’s success?
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Analysis & Features
Covid entrepreneurs: seven food & drink startups that launched in the pandemic
Covid couldn’t break the startup spirit in the food & drink sector. From shops to delivery, cookery classes to functional drinks, here are seven new launches
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News
Wholesalers to get business rates relief under £1.5bn fund
The FWD dubbed the new “material change of circumstance” fund a ‘staggering u-turn’
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News
JJ Foodservice launches recruitment drive for delivery team
The family-owned business is looking to bolster its 140-strong delivery team
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News
Government says no DRS until 2024 as industry launches ‘game-changer’ management company
The move to delay the rollout of a DRS until at least 2024 has been met with fury from environmental campaigners
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News
20 new stores in one month help Lidl hit target despite pandemic
Lidl must open more than 50 UK stores a year to hit its long-term target of 1,000 by 2023
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News
‘Say’ vs ‘do’ shopper behaviour gap closing on sustainability issues
The narrowing of the gap is likely to be driven by coronavirus restrictions, Streetbees told The Grocer Conference
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Comment & Opinion
The time is now for UK government to deliver a world-leading food policy
Too many food strategies have previously been academic reports with little chance of success, says Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the BRC
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Comment & Opinion
We can’t keep taking the food industry’s resilience for granted
The industry has stepped up during the pandemic, and the government is now relying on it to fight its own way through Brexit, says Andrew Kuyk, director general at Provision Trade Federation
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News
Wilko claims UK high street first with face mask recycling points
The home and garden retailer is introducing face mask recycling bins at 150 stores
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News
Covid demand drives General Mills sales even higher
The US-headquartered group, which owns brands such as Cheerios, Nature Valley, Häagen-Dazs, Betty Crocker and Old El Paso, reported an 8% jump in net sales
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News
FareShare scours supply chain for new head of food as Jo Dyson steps down
Dyson, who joined FareShare in 2018, began her career as a buyer for Sainsbury’s