All People articles – Page 138
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News
Tesco launches volunteer e-gift card for vulnerable shoppers
Customers can check the balance of their e-gift card over the phone to keep track of their grocery spending
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My Alternative CV
Jane Woodhead, Speakeasy Ice Creams, on snakes, Peter Pan and Richard Ayoade
‘The first record I owned was Tiger Feet by Mud – and I can still do the dance’
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The Big Interview
Debbie Robinson big interview: how a leading co-op is coping with coronavirus
CEO Debbie Robinson has steered Central England Co-op through coronavirus-related abuse, safety and supply issues to support local communities
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News
Aldi partners with Mental Health UK to boost support for staff
It will see a range of guides and ‘practical tools’ launched to help staff and their families take care of their mental health
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News
Lincolnshire Co-op challenged by Usdaw over staff welfare during coronavirus
The union has urged the mutual to end its ‘mean-spirited’ response to furloughed and self-isolating workers
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East End Foods founder Don Wouhra passes away
The Wouhra family said they were in “shock and mourning” at the loss of “a kind, generous and larger than life character”
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Comment and Opinion
Furlough scheme extension only delays day of reckoning for jobs
This gradual shift of the burden back on to business is going to be the acid test for the state of the jobs market and economy
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Freddie Keen, technical graduate, Pentadel
Freddie helps food brands such as Tyrrells, Hello Fresh and Charlie Bigham’s solve production issues
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News
Sainsbury’s and customers raise over £4m for Comic Relief and Children in Need
The supermarket is also donating more than 750,000 new items for men, women and children from its Tu clothing range to loc…
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Poundland staff deliver care packages to frontline workers
More than 700 care packages were delivered over the VE bank holiday
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Comment and Opinion
A national food plan is the only way to ensure the UK feeds the vulnerable
Without a national plan, the grocery trade could be expected to feed people for free for many months to come, says Sustain CEO Kath Dalmeny
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News
Co-op teams up with running clubs to launch volunteer shopping scheme
The retailer is connecting its most vulnerable customers with a volunteer to shop and deliver essential food supplies
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News
Co-op to offer free school meals with gift card scheme
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said schools would be fully reimbursed and refunded for purchasing the gift cards
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Sainsbury’s appoints Weed and Kapilashrami as non-exec directors
Keith Weed and Tanuj Kapilashrami join on 1 July to replace outgoing board members Matt Brittin and Jean Tomlin
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Food redistribution charities to get £16m share of government coronavirus funding
The money will be used to buy food direct from supermarkets and other food suppliers to provide millions of meals over the next 12 weeks
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Analysis and Features
Food and drink industry players react to Boris Johnson’s lockdown easing announcement
The PM urged manufacturing staff who had stayed at home to return to work from today, though to avoid pubic transport if possible
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Analysis and Features
Food donations: what’s the right way to back NHS workers in the war on coronavirus?
Krispy Kreme came under fire for donating sugary doughnuts and hospitals have had to turn away deliveries of food they can’t store
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News
Former Savsé boss Paul Gurnell joins Purearth as general manager
The brand was “fantastically well placed to unlock the huge potential that the functional drinks market holds”, said Gurnell
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Analysis and Features
Guide for SMEs: how to start selling on Amazon
In the third instalment of our free Guide for SMEs series, we break down how small businesses can set up and sell on Amazon
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News
Nisa retailer raises £2.4k for the NHS with customer support
Miv Chahal, owner of Nisa Prudhoe in Northumberland, ran around the precinct where the store is based 100 times