All Coronavirus articles – Page 89
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News
Defra set to secure exemption for food workers from UK quarantine measures
The FDF joined other sectors in warning a quarantine on often foreign maintenance staff could bring factories grinding to a halt
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Sainsbury’s takes Chop Chop delivery service outside London
Sainsbury’s said the expansion would support efforts to feed the nation and help meet unprecedented demand
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Comment & Opinion
Letters: There’s a pandemic on, let’s cut out the unhealthy food and drink ads
During lockdown, certain food companies have been heavily promoting unhealthy food, even to the most vulnerable members of society
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Analysis & Features
What do lockdown easing measures mean for the food & drink industry?
Plans threaten disruption and other challenges for food and drink, but the sector may also offer a blueprint for other businesses to return to work
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Analysis & Features
Will coronavirus open the door to global food fraud?
Disrupted supply chains are a boon for food fraudsters. So what types of food are at risk, and how can the threat be count
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Tesco launches volunteer e-gift card for vulnerable shoppers
Customers can check the balance of their e-gift card over the phone to keep track of their grocery spending
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Big Interviews
Debbie Robinson big interview: how a leading co-op is coping with coronavirus
CEO Debbie Robinson has steered Central England Co-op through coronavirus-related abuse, safety and supply issues to support local communities
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Roberts Bakery moves into DTC with launch of home baking kits
The Get Baking Kit and Roberts Bakery Bundles have launched alongside Roberts’ DTC website today
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Meat and milk supply struggles push Brits to plant-based options
Latest data from Kantar shows sales of meat alternatives up 25.3% year on year, with free-from milks up 28.3%
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Lincolnshire Co-op challenged by Usdaw over staff welfare during coronavirus
The union has urged the mutual to end its ‘mean-spirited’ response to furloughed and self-isolating workers
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Scheff Foods shifts business focus from foodservice to retail
Scheff said it was also open to working with other manufacturers struggling to fulfil orders for retailers
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Online grocery shopping continues to increase share at all mealtimes
These increases follow retailers such as Tesco and Iceland highlighting dramatically increased capacity through their digital channels
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Costcutter expands range of coronavirus guidance and support
The online support package includes a guide to implementing social distancing in store
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Pukka launches new pack format aimed at wholesalers offering DTC
Its new six-packs of 230g frozen pies ‘fit neatly into a home fridge or freezer’
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Analysis & Features
Guide for SMEs: Five small brands on coping with the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has made being at the head of a fast-growing food & drink SME more challenging than ever. But these five brands have proven it is possible to cope
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Comment & Opinion
Getting ahead of consumer trends in the age of coronavirus won’t be easy
This crisis, as well as a recession, will change the consumer in ways we can’t predict, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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News
Sainsbury’s and customers raise over £4m for Comic Relief and Children in Need
The supermarket is also donating more than 750,000 new items for men, women and children from its Tu clothing range to loc…
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M&S to reopen cafés for takeaway hot drinks
One member of staff will both make drinks and take payment, for better social distancing
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Poundland staff deliver care packages to frontline workers
More than 700 care packages were delivered over the VE bank holiday
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Müller sees yoghurt sales soar during lockdown
During the eight weeks to 18 April, volumes for the Corner brand as a whole rose by 14%