All Coronavirus articles – Page 82
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Comment & OpinionHow Unilever is adapting to the new normal – and how fmcg can follow suit
Unilever is a bellwether for consumer staples – so its first-half results next month should tell us how the sector has been affected by Covid-19, says Barclays’ Warren Ackerman
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NewsWholesalers call for relaxation of two-metre social distancing rules
Moving to a one-metre rule would have a major impact on the profitability of pubs and restaurants when they are allowed to reopen in early July
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NewsBottle DRS talks resume as industry urges delay to implementation
Defra held the first in a series of meetings with industry this week
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NewsDefra kicks off new tender process for deliveries to vulnerable
The Grocer understands Defra has identified businesses interested in servicing the contract currently held by Bidfood and Brakes
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NewsMy Food Shop launches online grocery delivery to support London foodservice suppliers
The platform’s aim is to work with as many suppliers and producers as possible to support the industry
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich UK supermarkets are selling coronavirus face masks?
We break down the types of mask available at major UK retailers and compare their prices
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NewsCity Snapshot: Bakkavor sales ‘showing signs of recovery’ despite May sales drop
UK ready meals player Bakkavor has said its sales volumes have stabilised and show “early signs of recovery in all markets”. Plus, UK GDP posts the worst monthly fall in history, Mitchells & Butlers renegotiates lending facilities and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Ocado right to bet big on the online grocery shopping boom?
There is no doubt the pandemic has sent digital grocery sales surging. But is Ocado right in assuming this shift will be permanent?
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NewsDairy farmers to miss out on recovery funds as criteria is changed
The fund will now pay out to those who saw their milk price fall by 25% rather than lost 25% of their income
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NewsCambridgeshire Nisa defies pandemic to open fully refurbished store
The store has undergone a major extension and refurbishment throughout the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsMedical journal links food industry to ‘devastating’ coronavirus death toll
Campaign groups have stepped up their calls for a new war on obesity in the past few weeks
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NewsIndustry leaders urge extension to emergency retailer delivery hours
FTA said the relaxation of hours had been a key part of the industry’s battle to continue feeding the nation
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NewsFood and drink trade groups urge government to rethink food strategy
The proposals claim successive governments have overseen a gradual decline in the UK’s self-sufficiency
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Comment & OpinionMinisters must act now to avoid a post-coronavirus food crisis
The UN is calling on countries around the world to take a threefold approach to prevent an increase in hunger
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NewsCoronavirus: Government approves only one in 10 Future Fund applications
The British Business Bank revealed £55.9m worth of convertible loans had been approved since the fund opened on 20 May, despite receiving applications worth £515m on the first day of opening
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Comment & OpinionWhat are the consumer trends emerging in online searches during lockdown?
Trying to understand which new shopper behaviours will be fads and which will sustain is a huge challenge, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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NewsCrediton expands Arctic Iced Coffee range with at-home one litre carton
The processor said the new, larger variant was in response to shopper demand
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NewsCornish cheesemaker may need to dump tonnes of unwanted cheese
The coronavirus crisis meant 90% of the Cornish Cheese Co’s business had been lost overnight, said owner Phillip Stansfield
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NewsBrakes offers home grocery delivery service for blind people
The scheme aims to help people that have difficulties maintaining social distancing in stores and accessing online delivery slots
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ProfilesParfetts joint MD Greg Suszczenia on how coronavirus has affected wholesale
’I can see the suppliers that are fixated in the ways of the past and those that are adapting and it’s obvious to me who will win’