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10 foods affected by the coronavirus pandemic
Here’s how 10 of the most-affected categories are holding up against the crisis
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Media Bites 29 Apr: Waitrose/John Lewis, M&S, Grocery market share
Dame Sharon White, head of the John Lewis Partnership, is poised to announce that ex Sainsbury’s exec James Bailey will be Waitrose’s next leader.
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Belgian food tech startup Deliverect raises €16.3m to expand internationally
The company will use the investment to support R&D and product development, solidify its position in Europe and expand internationally
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City snapshot: Fever-Tree co-founder to step down
Charles Rolls has announced he will step down from the company’s board at the next annual general meeting on 4 June
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Waitrose and John Lewis report rising sales of breakfast accessories
The department store and supermarket said Britons had traditionally skipped breakfast in favour of ‘grab-and-go’ options in recent years
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ASA rejects Morrisons’ claim over Iceland turkey crown comparison
Morrisons claimed the ad was misleading because Iceland’s turkey crown was frozen and of lower quality than its own
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Tesco’s coronavirus sales growth outstrips discounters as convenience sales soar
The UK’s largest supermarket Tesco grew sales at a faster rate than the German discounters in April, while convenience sales continue to boom
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Coronavirus: SMEs welcome ‘lifeline’ of government-backed ‘bounce back’ loans
The new micro loan scheme comes as previous emergency measures for SMEs received harsh criticism for letting many “slip through the cracks”
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Live: Grocer Gold Awards shortlist announced
Find out who’s been shortlisted for Grocer of the Year 2020 and more in our live broadcast
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Tenzing claims first with plant-based BCAA energy drink
It claims the NPD is the first plant-based BCAA energy drink made with natural ingredients
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Aldi launches voucher scheme for volunteers shopping for the vulnerable
The vouchers can be bought by the self-isolating at vouchers.aldi.co.uk and posted to a volunteer
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Tesco fulfils one million grocery deliveries in one week
The supermarket giant said it aimed to reach a capacity of 1.2 million weekly delivery slots
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Coronavirus: Arla and 2 Sisters pledge food to NHS staff and vulnerable people
The food manufacturers will donate food to hospitals and charities across the UK
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Nestlé and Danone back campaign for mandatory EU Nutri-score labelling
The system itself uses an algorithm giving negative or positive points for each element in the nutrition table per 100g or ml
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RSPCA Assured rolls out virtual farm assessments
The move is a bid to ‘continue safeguarding the welfare of both members and their animals during the Covid-19 outbreak’
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Heck hails 12% sales rise after boost in supermarket distribution
The Yorkshire-based business saw sales grow by £2.5m to £23.6m for the 12 months to 31 July 2019
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Post Office rolls out cash delivery service for vulnerable customers
The National Shielding Service is a working partnership with the Department for Work & Pensions to determine if customers need a cash delivery
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Southampton Nisa partners with local taxis for delivery
The Maybush store also launched a click & collect service to help customers make purchases without putting themselves at risk
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Grocery sales growth slows in April
The past 12 weeks have continued to see strong grocery sales growth of 9.1%, according to Kantar, but sales growth slowed down in the past four weeks.
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Media Bites 28 April: Tesco, Treasury/loans, Imperial Brands
Tesco starts laying off temporary staff, Sunak unveils new loans for small businesses and Imperial brands sells cigar unit