All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 120
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NewsCo-op’s Steve Murrells to donate salary for new members’ coronavirus fund
The fund will support food banks, funerals and frontline community causes
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NewsCostcutter and Compass link to open pop-up stores in English hospitals
Health and safety control measures recommended by Public Health England are in place throughout the store
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NewsSneeze screens in stores will become ‘commonplace’ after lockdown
High street chains including Costa and Greggs are in talks to fit protective screens once the lockdown ends
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NewsCooplands launches food delivery service in Yorkshire and north east
Cooplands is distributing food packages to customers within 10-15 miles of its three main production sites in Durham, Hull and Scarborough
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NewsShopper loyalty on the increase during coronavirus crisis, survey reveals
Confidence in the stock levels of certain stores grew in importance this week
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NewsSharon White thanks Waitrose and John Lewis staff in video message
White also thanks customers for their patience while stores have been busy, social distancing measures put in place and availability stretched
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Analysis & FeaturesIs enough being done to keep food industry workers safe?
Supermarkets have acted quickly to protect their ‘hidden heroes’, but some food production staff have voiced concerns about safety
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to deliver ‘care packages’ to NHS workers
The packages will contain items such as deodorant, antibac hand gel and lip balm, as well as snack food, tea and coffee
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Grocer 33Strong availability and queue management helps Waitrose to win revamped Grocer 33
Waitrose topped the Grocer 33 – despite our shopper having to queue for 35 minutes in the car park to get in
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Grocer 33Waitrose Newark: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It is still busy, but it is much calmer as customers and staff have adjusted to the new normal’
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NewsSainsbury’s to ease buying restrictions on most products
Sainsbury’s will also introduce a volunteer gift card and online voucher to help those shopping for others
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NewsWaitrose launches e-gift card to help NHS volunteers buy food
Move follows the government’s recruitment drive for NHS volunteers to help those in self-isolation
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Analysis & FeaturesCan food & drink startups survive the coronavirus crisis?
SMEs are slipping through the cracks in aid packages as avenues close. What can they do?
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NewsSainsbury’s revives Chop Chop delivery service from closed c-store
The supermarket had suspended its on-demand service, which guaranteed the delivery of up to 20 items in less than 60 minutes, to focus all efforts on stocking stores and meeting surging demand for online
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NewsBritish American Tobacco working on plant-based Covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine in development uses BAT’s proprietary, fast-growing tobacco plant technology
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NewsBritish Frozen Food Federation reports spike in traffic to consumer website
Consumers looked into how to defrost products and the shelf-life of frozen food
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NewsSales at indie retailers surge as shoppers ditch empty supermarket shelves
Grocery sales at independent retailers and symbol groupsvhave outpaced the record growth of traditional supermarkets and discounters
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NewsSainsbury’s and WH Smith to offer more grocery at hospital stores
The retailers said the collaboration would support the needs of NHS staff and make it easier for them to buy food and essential items
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NewsCentral England Co-op links with Lichfield council to distribute essentials to vulnerable
Lichfield District Council will identify vulnerable community members to pass on to the co-op
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NewsPlans for CBD certification scheme launched ahead of FSA regulations
The programme will be composed of three tiers, each representing the necessary steps to gaining full novel foods authorisation