All Coronavirus articles – Page 61
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NewsBiotiful unveils kefir shots range to tap Covid-19 health trends
Each shot is said to contain authentic kefir grains and 30 billion active bacterial cultures
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NewsChancellor’s latest rescue package will not save hospitality businesses and suppliers, say industry leaders
The new Jobs Support Scheme has been welcomed, but many say Sunak’s new measures fall short of what’s needed to save jobs
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NewsTesco clamps down on stockpiling with new purchase limits on food
In-store purchases will be limited to three items per customer for flour, dried pasta, toilet roll, baby wipes and anti-bacterial wipes
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NewsConvenience retail market forecast to receive £3.8bn boost from coronavirus
The latest Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience Market Report Update 2020 has revealed the channel is well placed to capitalise on growth opportunities due to its ability to adapt
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NewsSpar retailer Lawrence Hunt closing at 10pm to protect staff from conflict after hospitality curfew
The retailer had already been experiencing conflict with customers who found it ‘ridiculous’ to have to wear masks in store after not needing one during their evening at a pub or restaurant
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NewsMedia Bites 25 September: Coronavirus, Morrisons, Pets at Home,
The government will cover almost a quarter of pay for workers in “viable” jobs for the next six months
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NewsMorrisons extends food boxes scheme as online demand soars
It said it wanted to provide alternatives for customers who did not want to visit supermarkets
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Comment & OpinionRoadmap report shows transparency is key in the fight against food waste
It’s been heartening to see the magnificent response by the industry to feeding the hungry and cutting waste, but many companies are lagging behind
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NewsGovernment backtracks on face mask rule for shopworkers
The industry expressed anger that the huge investment in protective screens may not prevent staff having to wear face coverings
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NewsMilk & More sign-ups rocket in 2020
Milk & More signed up more online customers in the first eight months of 2020 than it did during the whole of 2019
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NewsMorrisons puts restrictions on toilet roll and hand gel in new Covid clampdown
Despite supermarket bosses urging customers not to stockpile, the supermarket said it was placing limits on key products
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NewsHospitality bodies and food chains urge Chancellor to extend support
A survey by the British Beer & Pub Association, UKHospitality and the British Institute of Innkeeping found a members expect to let go of a quarter of their staff by February next year
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NewsSupermarkets and suppliers still failing on food waste transparency, warns report
A progress report by the IGD and Wrap shows two-thirds of food businesses signed up to the Food Waste Roadmap are still not publishing their figures
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NewsTesco calls for mandatory clampdown on food waste as suppliers step up efforts
The supermarket today said a three-year partnership across 71 of its biggest suppliers had seen food waste slashed by 200,000 tonnes
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NewsLandlords ‘exploiting loophole’ to recover rent arrears from retailers
Landlords have been using county court judgements to ’undermine the will of parliament’, the BRC’s CEO has claimed
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NewsAsda tightens Covid security as it says all staff will wear masks
The moves include the creation of a new army of Asda safety marshals stationed at the front of every store and in the aisles of larger stores
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NewsWholesalers issue urgent plea to government following latest hospitality restrictions
In response to the “body blow” of new restrictions imposed on the hospitality sector last night, the Federation of Wholesale Distributors has written to MPs once again urging them to help lobby the Treasury for an extension to business rate relief
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NewsAldi chief appeals directly to customers not to stockpile
In an email to customers, Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley has assured them there is no need for them to buy more than they need
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NewsConfusion over Covid masks ruling as retailers fear new fines threat
The Grocer understands supermarket and convenience store chiefs met with BEIS bosses yesterday to call for greater clarity over Boris Johnson’s plans
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Comment & OpinionWholesalers may not survive curfew without government help
The wholesale sector should surely be entitled to business rates relief