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NewsNeil Turton to stay on to steer Sugro through coronavirus
Turton was due to leave the business on 1 May following a notice period
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NewsFrozen Food Platform set up to match hospitality suppliers with grocery retailers
The Frozen Food Platform is a response to the crisis in the out-of-home market
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NewsCMA gives green light to PepsiCo’s acquisition of Fruit Bowl owner Pioneer
The UK’s competition watchdog has closed its investigation into the $1.7bn merger between PepsiCo and South African food group Pioneer Foods.
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NewsFears food suppliers may not be able to cope with coronavirus demand
FDF has written to environment secretary George Eustice, urging the government to prioritise the food workforce
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NewsKellogg’s seeks temporary workers to ramp up production
It has urged anyone with food manufacturing experience to apply
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NewsBloom Gin adds limited-edition cocktail-inspired duo
They will feature neck tags showcasing their signature serves
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NewsCentral England Co-op employs temporary staff to cope with panic buying
The business has also launched an urgent appeal for food bank donations
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NewsLogistics company proposes 120,000 taxi drivers and couriers for food delivery
It follows talks between retail bosses and government over using non-food deliverers including taxis…
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NewsSupermarkets slammed over impact of farmed fish on ocean ecosystem
Retailers are not taking sufficient action to reduce the impact on ocean ecosystems, according to new research
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NewsWaitrose introduces new measures to deal with coronavirus crisis
The measures include a £1m community fund to support stores
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NewsCoronavirus: claims that closed restaurants are forced to waste food untrue, says City Harvest
The charity said that earlier in the week, one national radio station took calls from people planning to set up their own food redistribution businesses
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NewsGü taps health trend with lower-calorie dessert range
They are each made up of a fruit compote layer topped with cheesecake and “sprinkled” with a biscuit topping.
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado Retail reports sales lift amid ‘unprecedented demand’
Ocado Retail has reported double-digit sales increase in the first quarter, which was unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak
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NewsMedia Bites 19 March: Morrisons, Stockpiling, Ocado
As the coronavirus outbreak wrecks havoc on the grocery sector, supermarkets have implemented a number of rules to cur panic-buying and secure stock
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NewsCoronavirus: wholesalers and suppliers struggle with loss of bar and restaurant sales
Chancellor Rishi Sunak tabled a £330bn bailout for businesses impacted by the outbreak including pubs and restaurants
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NewsSupermarkets to benefit from £3bn bailout on business rates
The move would benefit 3,400 superstores and hypermarkets, paying £2.68bn a year in rates
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NewsCoronavirus: Migrant labour ‘could be flown into UK’ to help pick fresh produce
Specially chartered flights are being considered as growers seek to ensure they have enough pickers
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NewsCoronavirus: B&M prioritises food and toiletries over general merchandise
The variety discounter has turned its warehouses and lorry fleet to focussing on getting the products most in demand to stores
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NewsBorough Market to debut delivery vans as it extends online service
Deliveries will be temporarily extended to any location inside the M25 from tomorrow
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NewsCoronavirus: SMEs face ‘wartime’ grocery market
SMEs and startups have reported rising concern they will be faced with a ‘wartime’ grocery market, putting the survival of their businesses at risk