All Coronavirus articles – Page 91
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Comment & OpinionA national food plan is the only way to ensure the UK feeds the vulnerable
Without a national plan, the grocery trade could be expected to feed people for free for many months to come, says Sustain CEO Kath Dalmeny
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NewsCo-op teams up with running clubs to launch volunteer shopping scheme
The retailer is connecting its most vulnerable customers with a volunteer to shop and deliver essential food supplies
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Comment & OpinionHow online searches for grocery have changed during lockdown
Weekly search interest in grocery since the lockdown has been on average 100% higher than previous years, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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NewsSpecialist food and drink stores see 40% sales hike in April
Online spending for eating and drinking – which includes takeaways – also saw growth of 24.6%
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Comment & OpinionThe government must take a stand on food security – or the US will do it for us
Domestic production is a prominent strand of the food security debate, with the coronavirus pandemic raising urgent questions on the resilience of our food supply chains
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NewsCo-op to offer free school meals with gift card scheme
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said schools would be fully reimbursed and refunded for purchasing the gift cards
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NewsMorrisons to launch ‘speedy shopper’ system for food-to-go customers
Morrisons reported a 5.7% rise in group like-for-like sales in its latest quarter
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Comment & OpinionThree ways supermarkets can overhaul supply chains to thrive in the ‘new normal’
The shift to online will likely last long after the crisis diminishes, says Olivier Goethals, VP, head of technology, retail EMEA/APAC at Publicis Sapient
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NewsRetail rents likely to factor in turnover after crisis, say landlords
Four out of five landlords said the pandemic would change the terms on which retail property was occupied
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Comment & OpinionA ‘glimmer of hope’ for businesses despite clouds of confusion
The food and drink industry’s action so far provides grounds for hope - even if the government’s new document doesn’t
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NewsFood redistribution charities to get £16m share of government coronavirus funding
The money will be used to buy food direct from supermarkets and other food suppliers to provide millions of meals over the next 12 weeks
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NewsThird of Brits order groceries online as availability grows
In the final two weeks of April, 33% of consumers ordered groceries for home delivery, according to a survey of 1,069 UK adults by Harris Interactive
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NewsBlakemore Retail launches new online shopping service
The new website offers a range of more than 1,100 products
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink industry players react to Boris Johnson’s lockdown easing announcement
The PM urged manufacturing staff who had stayed at home to return to work from today, though to avoid pubic transport if possible
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NewsRetailers and landlords warn of business collapse without rent support
The British Retail Consortium and British Property Federation have renewed their appeal for the government to pay some of the rent due in lockdown
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NewsMorrisons: Amazon Prime Now service capacity has doubled during lockdown
By the end of May, it will have been extended nationwide to over 40 stores, covering the UK’s largest cities
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Analysis & FeaturesFood donations: what’s the right way to back NHS workers in the war on coronavirus?
Krispy Kreme came under fire for donating sugary doughnuts and hospitals have had to turn away deliveries of food they can’t store
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NewsMSC sustainable fish certification a ‘sham’, claims NGO report
The MSC has described the analysis by NGO Bloom as ‘over-simplistic’ and ‘wholly untrue’
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NewsEased lockdown likely to hike food delivery, takeaway and recipe box sales
Him and MCA Insight forecast demand would surge next week by 25% as more foodservice operators re-opened for takeaway
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NewsStores should re-open based on risk, not size, says BRC
In an open letter in The Times, the consortium criticised reported plans for small shops to be the first to reopen