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NewsHigh street retailers may be called upon to help with supermarket deliveries
Retail bosses and government have floated the idea of using the likes of Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats, Yodel, DHL and high street retailers to boost supply chain capacity
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NewsMorrisons to expand delivery service in response to coronavirus outbreak
The move includes the launch of new food parcels to allow families to stock up in self-isolation
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NewsPandemic fuels record sales for delivery startup Grocemania
The company reported sales of over £9,000 on Monday, up from an average of £1,200 during a normal trading day
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NewsMeat sector calls for relaxation of rules to meet coronavirus demand
Processors are calling for ’pragmatism’ over the relaxation of some regulations to ensure continuity of supply
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NewsYop unveils new formats and styling in bid to reconnect with teens
The General Mills-owned marque has added a tropical flavour and a new 180g four-pack variant as well as an updated look
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NewsCoronavirus: Ocado turns away new orders as online services creak under strain
Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons are also struggling with high demand
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NewsCushelle launches toilet roll in recyclable paper packaging
Paper-packed Double Rolls hit the Co-op last week ahead of a major rollout into Asda, Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado
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NewsTropicana eyes new ‘Lean’ juice NPD
The juice giant has applied to register ‘Tropicana Lean’ with the Intellectual Property Office
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NewsCoronavirus: baked beans brands offer supply reassurance as shoppers bulk buy
Kraft Heinz and Princes said their supply chains were robust enough to handle the high demand for canned goods
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NewsScottish government pushes back plans for deposit return scheme
Scotland is still set to introduce DRS at least a year earlier than the UK’s timeframe
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NewsCity snapshot: Compass Group issues coronavirus-driven profits warning
Global catering giant Compass Group expects the spread of the coronavirus to hits its bottom line by up to 30% and reduce profits by £225m. Plus, The British Honey Co will use excess capacity to produce alcohol sanitisers, Bakkavor completes £455m refinancing and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 17 March: Asda, Supermarkets/coronavirus, ABF
Asda is moving closer to a sale after attracting bids from several private equity firms that could value the company at more than £7bn.
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NewsMcDonald’s to remove plastic from Happy Meal toys in UK&I
From 2021, every Happy Meal in the UK & Ireland will include either a soft toy, paper-based toy or book
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NewsCoronavirus: most supermarkets to enact restrictions to curb panic buying
Initial curbs look set to be a four-product limit on all skus
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NewsFirst Milk makes grazing pledge of 120 days a year
It will require farmers to commit to grazing cows outside for a minimum six hours a day for 120 days each year
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NewsSouthern Co-op to take part in Dragons’ Den-style event for local producers
The event gives local food and drink producers a chance to pitch to Southern Co-op and gain listings in stores
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NewsCoronavirus: Iceland encourages store managers nationwide to dedicate hours to elderly shoppers
The move comes after the Iceland branch in the Kennedy Centre in Belfast said the store hours of 8am-9am would be set aside for the elderly from Tuesday 17 March
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NewsPlanet Organic buys Caroline Gooding’s As Nature Intended
The deal sees Planet Organic acquire As Nature Intended’s chain of seven stores, all in London, for an undisclosed sum
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NewsCoronavirus: Italian food restocks facing delays due to lorry shortage
Italian products like pasta and tinned tomatoes have been most hit by panic buying
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NewsIceland own label products back in branding and palm oil-free, says MD Richard Walker
Walker made the announcement at The Grocer Conference this week