All Coronavirus articles – Page 78
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One Stop swaps own label products for Tesco branded goods
Source: One Stop The symbol group used third party distributor Menzies to deliver 200,000 additional cases to retailers over the past two months Symbol group One Stop has swapped a number of its own label fresh ambient and grocery lines for Tesco branded products in a bid ...
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One-metre social distancing and pubs & restaurants to open: industry reacts
Hairdressers, hotels, campsites, outdoor gyms, theme parks and libraries are also allowed to reopen from 4 July
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Eat 17 sets sights on pubs and restaurants for franchise expansion
The retailer plans to open new stores across the capital by offering its model of combining retail and foodservice to pubs and restaurants
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Tesco promotional push on beef cuts helps drive 40% demand increase for steaks
Promotions and the launch of a new brand called The Meat Folk helped to boost sales and tackle carcase balancing concerns
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Convenience store plastic-free initiatives derailed by coronavirus
Thornton’s Budgens in Belsize Park launched a milk dispenser last year but has had to adapt the service as a precaution
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Analysis & Features
Guide for SMEs: what is the flexible furlough scheme and how do you use it?
To explain the new features of the flexible furlough scheme, and the key points of difference from the current one, we spoke to Cripps Pemberton Greenish senior associate Patrick Glencross
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Buck & Birch adds six-strong range of Aelder Elixir RTDs
Wild Bottled Cocktails’ ingredients are inspired by Scotland’s countryside
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Comment & Opinion
Food factory coronavirus cases reflect fudged government response
The outbreaks at 2 Sisters and Oscar Mayer come after senior industry figures accused the government of an “inexplicable” lack of guidance on face masks and social distancing
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B&M sells FFP2 face masks as part of new range
FFP2 masks are recommended for clinical use by the World Health Organization
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Nisa retailer who opened store just before pandemic celebrates success
Harry Ahmed launched his Nisa Local in Greenock at the start of March, moving into a 1,500 sq ft purpose-built unit
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Coronavirus cases at 2 Sisters Anglesey factory rise to 158
The outbreak, at a 2 Sisters factory in Llangefni, Anglesey, was first reported last Wednesday, when the number stood at 51
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Online delivery firms failing to ID-check teenagers over booze and fags orders
The proportion of teenagers being asked for ID at the doorstep after buying cigarettes and booze online has fallen 15% since April
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Thai Union trials AI system to eradicate bad fishing practices
The John West owner claimed the system would provide greater reassurance their tuna was responsibly and ethically caught
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Tech firm Cennox launches ultraviolet-C chip & pin machine sanitiser
Cennox has designed a system with casing to fit around a retailer’s point-of-sale terminals and chip-and-pin devices
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Government extends protections for business tenants until 30 September
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has also announced further details of a new ’code of practice’
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Asda and Rowan Foods factories become latest hit by coronavirus outbreaks
Rowan Foods, Wrexham, said 38 staff had tested positive for Covid-19, out of a total workforce at the site of 1,500
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Bestway joins push to prevent relaxing of Sunday trading laws
MD Dawood Pervez has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak and business secretary Alok Sharma urging them to rethink their plans
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Suppliers uneasy about one-metre social distancing rule change
In a survey by the FDF this week, 71% of suppliers felt employees would be concerned a move to one metre would ‘not be a safe environment’ for food production
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Wholesale sector warning as Bidfood consults on hundreds of jobs
The Grocer understands hundreds of jobs are at risk as Bidfood, which employs 5,400 staff, looks to restructure
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Morrisons launches hot food-to-go takeaway service from cafés
It said the service, offering breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea or dinner, would effectively make Morrisons the nation’s largest fish and chip takeaway