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NewsFSA thanks meat processors for rising to coronavirus challenge
The regulator said it had implemented a number of measures to relax regulations temporarily
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NewsCity snapshot: Treasury to increase loans available under government-backed scheme
The Chancellor is preparing to double the amount of interest-free cash available to larger companies hammered by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsMedia Bites 14 April: Supermarkets/coronavirus, Government loans, Amazon
Supermarket chains suffer a sharp fall in sales over the past fortnight, government emergency aid to be retooled, Amazon on hiring spree.
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NewsLidl to donate surplus Easter eggs to Great Ormond St Hospital
The retailer is giving away thousands of surplus Easter eggs to good causes this weekend
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NewsRatings agency Fitch downgrades M&S to junk status
Global ratings agency Fitch has downgraded Marks & Spencer’s long-term credit rating to junk status as the coronavirus lockdown exacerbates “historical operating weakness”
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NewsInvestors heed WH Smith’s emergency cash call
WH Smith was forced to go cap in hand to its shareholders this week to raise emergency cash amid dire warnings over the impact coronavirus was having on current trading.
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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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NewsPHE slammed for delay issuing safety guidance for factory staff
Current regulations are too vague and misinformation is adding to anxiety say industry leaders
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NewsRibena and Lucozade to be ‘first to get 100% sustainable’ plastic bottles
It comes following a ‘major breakthrough’ by bio-industrial solutions company Carbios
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NewsTobacco webinar to answer retailers’ questions about category future
To help retailers, The Grocer, along with sister brands Convenience Store and Forecourt Trader, has put together an expert panel to discuss the legislation changes
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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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NewsMike Owen named trading director at Costcutter
Owen is currently category director for fresh and frozen
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NewsGovernment intervention boosts wholesale and convenience stock levels
The shake-up followed crisis talks between members of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors and the government
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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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NewsWyke Farms inks export deal with Dutch distributor Westland Cheese
Wyke said the move was a bid to crack the Dutch and German markets
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NewsGreggs raises £150m through coronavirus Bank of England finance scheme
Greggs has raised £150 through the government created Covid Corporate Financing Facility.
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NewsJuul launches menthol vaping pod as menthol cigarettes ban approaches
The Menthol Juulpods will go on sale in approved retailers and on the Juul website later this month
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NewsNFU calls for urgent ‘crisis meeting’ with Eustice over dairy slump
It comes as dairy farmers have been pouring unallocated milk down the drain
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NewsRed Bull relaunches Zero with new formulation
The drink will return to supermarket shelves after some three years off the market