All Coronavirus articles – Page 8
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NewsWholesalers beginning to receive Covid support despite slow progress
Only a third of councils have made payments from CARF so far, according to a study by property consultancy firm Gerald Eve
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NewsBestway Wholesale turnover climbs 10% to £2.66bn
The wholesaler said operating profit was £37.2m over the period, up from £7.3m the previous year
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NewsGousto launches smell recovery training kits for Covid sufferers
The limited-edition boxes contain four jars of fragrance which ‘help recover a lost sense of smell when sniffed every day’
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NewsTesco to donate money to FareShare from sales of fruit & veg
The campaign will see cash from each sale donated to Tesco’s food redistribution charity partner from this week until 3 April
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NewsFareShare reaches 250 million redistributed meals throughout Covid-19 pandemic
The network has redistributed 105,000 tones of surplus food to organisations in need across the UK from 23 March 2020
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NewsCecily’s plant-based ice cream brand calls in liquidators
Cecily’s made an award-winning range of eight organic dairy-free ice creams made using coconut milk and coconut sugar
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NewsZinda Foods secures six-figure investment as food-to-go recovers from Covid disruption
Food-to-go supplier Zinda Foods has bounced back from Covid disruption to close its first-ever investment round.
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NewsFace masks to remain in Scottish stores while other Covid restrictions are removed
Restrictions will be lifted including requirements for social distancing, limits on store numbers and collection of customer details in supermarket cafés
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Comment & OpinionBritish exporters have reason to be optimistic as we move on from the pandemic
As we learn to live with Covid, there is real reason to be bullish about the opportunities that lie ahead, says minister for exports Mike Freer
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Comment & OpinionWith Covid cases rising, grocery should think carefully before scrapping all measures
Wilko faced a backlash after The Mirror published a memo from the company saying staff with Covid could continue to work if they felt well enough, and has since made an apparent u-turn
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NewsJC Rook & Sons falls into administration with 155 redundancies
Butchers chain JC Rook and Sons has ceased trading after the Omicron surge at the end of 2021 hampered the peak Christmas period.
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NewsFamilies humiliated at tills as IT chaos blights Healthy Start scheme
Campaigners are calling for urgent intervention from health secretary Sajid Javid
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NewsGregg Wallace unveils scale of edible food binned in the UK with new Wrap campaign
Wrap’s latest figures show the UK throws away 6.6 million tonnes of household food waste a year
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Covid has changed the supermarkets’ property plans
Two years of Covid has transformed shopping patterns and left property plans in disarray. For some retailers, a new strategy is needed
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NewsBooming farm shop market worth £1.4bn, finds major study
64% of farm shops are expecting year-on-year sales to increase in 2022
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Comment & OpinionProfit warnings indicate a perfect storm of post-pandemic challenges
The pandemic’s impact on consumer behaviour, rising energy costs, inflation and labour shortages have all added costs and strained supply chains, says Hunter Kelly, partner at EY-Parthenon Turnaround & Restructuring Strategy
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Comment & OpinionConsumers are demanding purpose from brands – it’s time we responded
Businesses should embrace the responsibility to have apositive impact on the regions and communities within which they operate, says Kim Smet, interim general manager, Mars Petcare
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Covid changed the food industry’s approach to mental health
The food and drink industry was already a stressful environment for many – then the pandemic arrived. The toll has forced companies to take mental health seriously. How have they upped their support?
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NewsAsda announces £269 average bonus for store staff amid row over pay
Asda stressed it was the only supermarket to offer hourly-paid store colleagues a bonus scheme once they have completed a three-month probationary period
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NewsAsda a ‘minimum wage employer’ claims union amid anger over pay award
Last month Asda strongly denied claims it is forcing its staff to resort to using food banks and payday lenders