All Coronavirus articles – Page 88
-
NewsGrocery courier business Buymie enters UK with Co-op partnership
Over 200,000 households across Bristol can use Buymie’s app to order from around 4,000 Co-op products
-
NewsWomen in Wholesale launches webinars for support during lockdown
The first panel and webinar will take place on 9 July
-
Comment & OpinionDoing the right thing for your consumer is the right thing to do in the ‘next normal’
Brands must base decisions on what is most important to consumers, says IRI UK MD Dan Finke
-
Comment & OpinionWe urgently need a strategy on hunger that binds food industry and government
FDF CEO Ian Wright has called for a minister for hunger. Whatever the government chooses, a strategy is badly needed
-
NewsM&S set to gravitate away from high streets more after coronavirus
Struggling travel franchise sites and some city centre locations have contributed to sluggish food sales during the crisis
-
NewsMorrisons launches wholesale service for councils, food banks and charities
Retailer said organisations could access supplies in bulk, more cheaply and more conveniently
-
NewsMorrisons offers safe spaces in pharmacies for victims of domestic abuse
Consulting rooms in pharmacies at 117 Morrisons stores will be designated safe spaces
-
NewsFood workers facing ‘lack of clarity’ over face masks and testing, MPs told
MPs on the EFRA Committee also heard yesterday how industry workers had suffered from severe shortages of face masks
-
NewsIndustry urges government to appoint ‘minister for hunger’
FDF chief executive Ian Wright said there was as lack of ownership in government of the hunger issue
-
NewsDanish Crown enjoys best-ever start to the year after Tulip divestment
The Danish farming co-op saw net profit climb 46% on the back of its sale of UK processor Tulip and soaring demand
-
NewsMajestic boosts Deliveroo partnership with 50 more stores
The move brings the total number of Majestic locations working with Deliveroo to 80
-
NewsAsda reports 3.5% first-quarter sales growth as coronavirus drives stockpiling
CEO Roger Burnley said despite the initial boom in sales, consumer sentiment was now being dominated by fears of a financial depression
-
NewsQuarter of convenience retailers report large lockdown sales declines
ACS said forecourts, city centre stores and those near transport hubs were the most likely to have been negatively affected
-
Comment & OpinionHow are food shopping habits changing during lockdown?
The current crisis has dramatically affected the way we plan and eat our meals, says Chris Blythe, director of The Brand Nursery
-
NewsStilton cheesemakers see sales plummet due to coronavirus
The Stilton Cheese Makers’ Association said producers had seen sales fall by between 20% and 30%
-
NewsUnitas Wholesale calls for more government support for wholesalers
Goldney has criticised the government for failing to acknowledge the ‘very real difference’ between lending and giving
-
NewsSuperdrug donates personal care and food parcels to NHS workers
Superdrug has also donated 5,000 products including toiletries to nurses working at the NHS Nightingale hospital…
-
NewsGlobal corporations call for world leaders to focus on the environment
All companies in the coalition also pledged to set independently verified “science-based” zero-carbon target
-
NewsFWD welcomes coronavirus grant scheme for small businesses
The FWD has written to the Local Government Association and asked that wholesalers’ applications are prioritised
-
NewsHancocks to begin reopening shuttered cash & carries
The wholesaler said its online sales have doubled since the end of March