All Coronavirus articles – Page 66
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NewsBerry Gardens-led consortium gains £2.5m funding for robotics trial
The trial will see robots deployed to help pick and pack fruit at a strawberry farm in Kent
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NewsGreencore follows 2 Sisters and Cranswick with Covid site closure
The own label giant’s Northampton plant has been temporarily closed after almost 300 staff tested positive
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership trials virtual queuing system
The trial is taking place at six Waitrose stores and three John Lewis branches
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Analysis & FeaturesThe four shopper mindsets that will rule retail’s ‘new normal’
These mindsets are intended as guides to help us understand the ways different shoppers are feeling and critically, what brands need to do to stay relevant
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Comment & OpinionWhy we cannot accept hunger as part of the new normal
It’s an apt time to return to the key aim of The Grocer’s Waste Not Want Not campaign: government funding for surplus food redistribution
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NewsCapacity issues see Quorn lockdown volumes fall by 8%
Nielsen noted Quorn had struggled to capitalise on a lockdown surge in sales among the top 10 meat alternative brands
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NewsWaitrose report finds number of older online shoppers has trebled
Waitrose online report suggested Covid-19 would have a long-term impact on shopping habits overall
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NewsGovernment still investigating Sunday trading extensions
The move comes despite reports earlier in the summer the government had shelved plans to change the existing rules
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NewsM&S to cut 7,000 jobs in response to ‘shift in trade’ caused by Covid
M&S to cut 7,000 jobs in response to ‘shift in trade’ caused by Covid
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NewsCranswick closes Ballymena pork plant as Covid outbreaks surge
Cranswick said the move, from 6pm on 22 August, followed ’a number of confirmed cases’ at the plant
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Comment & OpinionIn the Covid-19 era, government must double down on food waste efforts
When ministers get it right – as they did following our food waste petition – people can get they help they need
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NewsThe Grocer’s food waste campaign sparks huge increase in donations
FareShare said as a a direct result of the funding, it had signed up over 300 more UK farmers, growers, and manufacturers
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NewsDanish Crown UK stays bullish despite sales and profit decline
The disruption caused by the African swine fever pandemic in China led to a fall in the amount of pork imported
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NewsTesco extends food collections to tackle pandemic hunger boom
From today until Saturday, collections will be held to support The Trussell Trust and FareShare
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NewsEat Out to Help Out scheme sends wholesaler sales soaring
Foodservice wholesalers saw an average rise in sales of 20% in the week ending 7 August
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NewsGolden Acre Food Group rescues Bagel Nash in pre-pack deal
Golden Acre Food Group has rescued Bagel Nash after the foodservice bagel supplier struggled to stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere does the scrapping of PHE leave the obesity strategy?
The government is scrapping PHE over its ‘failures’ to handle the pandemic. So what next for the PM’s new war on obesity?
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NewsButters and spreads sales continue to grow despite easing of lockdown
The value of the category rocketed by more than a quarter in the 12 weeks to 12 July
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Comment & OpinionThe post-coronavirus world is the perfect opportunity for beer exports to become greener
Beer exporters have long stuck to tried and tested business models. But now there is appetite for change, says Francois Sonneville, a senior beverages analyst at Rabobank
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NewsSupermarket sales growth eases as stockpiling subsides
Take-home grocery sales growth slowed to 14.4% year on year during the 12 weeks to 9 August 2020