All Coronavirus articles – Page 53
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City snapshot: Premier Foods upgrades profits outlook after ‘exceptional’ half
Premier Foods has raised its profit expectations for the year after “exceptionally” strong first-half results as consumers flocked back to its stable of household brands during the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, the latest Kantar and Nielsen supermarket data shows no sign of rampant panic buying after the new lockdown was announced. And the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales report. Finally, a host of food and drink stocks rallied yesterday after the hopeful vaccine announcement by Pfizer.
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Media Bites 10 November: Covid vaccine, Reckitt Benckiser, Ocado, EG Group
Global markets roared higher in a rally led by companies hit hardest by the pandemic after Pfizer and BioNTech revealed a breakthrough in the race to find a vaccine for Covid-19.
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Comment & Opinion
Shop staff are the real victims of the non-essential products ban
Supermarkets are taking the blame for the government’s lack of clear guidance
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Morrisons gets festive with Dua Lipa for new advert
The Morrisons ad will also feature before the pop star’s online streaming event Studio 2054
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Government bows to pressure from Marcus Rashford child hunger campaign
Boris Johnson telephoned the England forward over the weekend to share the news
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English supermarkets face backlash over non-essential items ban
Retailers were told to shut down mezzanine floors, standalone neighbouring buildings and concessions selling homeware, clothing and electronics
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Comment & Opinion
Our industry has been central to the coronavirus response; now we can lead the recovery
We should take this chance to look at how we can do things differently, says Stefano Agostini, CEO of Nestlé UK & Ireland
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Analysis & Features
Does dairy’s future lie in DTC sales?
When lockdown decimated foodservice overnight, dairy suppliers quickly pivoted to direct sales. They’re now looking to make the channel work post-pandemic
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Comment & Opinion
Brexit: in such a grave crisis as this, it’s an unnecessary risk
The prospect of coping, with so many retailers and wholesalers close to oblivion, is hard to imagine
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Big Interviews
How Dawood Pervez is steering Bestway through the pandemic
The Bestway Wholesale MD discusses the challenges of evolving amid the Covid crisis, and championing the cause of the wholesale sector
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Analysis & Features
What does second lockdown mean for food and drink?
Supermarkets and suppliers are better prepared for lockdown II but confusing government messages really aren’t helping
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Wholesalers predict huge lockdown losses
Suppliers into foodservice are racing to redistribute perishable goods that were intended for restaurants, hotels and pubs.
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Reynolds ‘flexi-furloughs’ staff as English lockdown kicks in
Over the next month, more than 500 employees will work on a week on, week off basis across all 10 depots, which will stay open to aid social distancing
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Second lockdown is ‘final nail in the coffin’ for hospitality supply chain
Industry leaders this week said the second lockdown would be the final nail in the coffin for many companies
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Lockdown forces supermarkets to close standalone non-essential areas
Separate mezzanine floors, standalone neighbouring buildings and concessions selling non-essential items will be forced to shut down
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Retailers relieved as shoppers resist panic-buying
Supermarkets breathed a sigh of relief this week as England entered its second national lockdown with little sign of panic-buying
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Analysis & Features
Did Covid-19 help change the dairy industry for the better?
Lockdown saw suppliers exposed to hospitality hit hard, while demand in retail surged. But the dairy sector has worked together and proved resilient
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Farmgate beef prices set to soar ahead of Brexit deadline, analysts warn
Stockpiling ahead of 31 December to avoid tariffs and cross-border disruption could inflate prices
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Convenience retailers assure customers stock levels remain strong ahead of lockdown
Central England Co-op has hired extra staff and put “rigorous” coronavirus-related measures in place
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Wholesalers prepare to close during November lockdown
Foodservice wholesalers are expected to use the furlough scheme ‘extensively’ this month