All The Grocer articles in 02 May 2020
Previous issues.
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Profiles and QandAs
My food & drink job: Ethan Hogan, national account manager, Piccolo
22-year-old Ethan is grateful to his team for ‘valuing ambition above age’ and giving him some great opportunities
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News
Game of Thrones star Michael Condron becomes Asda delivery driver
The actor, who played Bowen Marsh in the series, is working for Asda’s Belfast Shore Road branch
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News
Basmati rice shortages loom as prices continue to rise
Major exporters India and Pakistan have ended all food exports amid national lockdowns introduced in March
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Comment and Opinion
Amazon-Deliveroo risks clearing the way for a feeding frenzy of failing firms
The CMA is allowing Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo to keep the food courier firm afloat – but it could set a dangerous precedent
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News
Mindful Chef seeks £25m in fundraise as sales soar
Mindful Chef is seeking £25m in a new fundraising round as private equity investors, blue-chip conglomerates and retailers clamour to own a piece of the fast-growing farm-to-fork recipe box brand.
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News
Six ways coronavirus is threatening progress on single-use plastic
Not long ago, single-use plastic was public enemy number one. But now we’re fighting a new threat, which could scupper our progress on single-use plastic
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Category Report
End of an era? Soft drinks category report 2020
Coke has survived world wars and depressions. But it’s halted ads in the coronavirus pandemic – representing a sea change for soft drink
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News
Sainsbury’s not yet ‘in the money’ despite coronavirus sales uplift
Mike Coupe’s final results as Sainsbury’s boss firmly dispelled any notion the supermarket is finally “in the money” as a result of the coronavirus-induced grocery sales surge.
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Grocer 33
Tesco South Queensferry: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Tesco has a policy around flexible working, which allowed us both to stay with the business as joint store managers’
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News
Central England Co-op offers face visors to staff who want them
The socierty has already brought in a raft of measures to keep staff and customers safe
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News
Provence-based distillery QVT launches first gin into the UK
The gin was made with local botanicals for “an aroma that captures the essence of Provence”
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Comment and Opinion
Who’s winning amidst outrageous swings and unfortunate arrows of grocery’s good fortune?
In the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis the direction of travel was only one way. It’s getting trickier now
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News
Lidl veteran Erwin Meijer joins Meatless Farm Co board
Meijer has become the Leeds-based brand’s MD for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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Analysis and Features
Could coronavirus be the last straw for recycled plastic?
The recycling industry was already in crisis. Now, the pandemic is threatening to tip it over the edge
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News
US meat shortage unlikely to affect British prices
‘The food supply chain is breaking’, according to Tyson Foods
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News
EU trade deal ‘essential’ for UK food security, parliamentary committee told
The coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on our reliance on imports from the EU, a parliamentary committee heard
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Comment and Opinion
Mini Peperami fan earns a lockdown treat
Lockdown has necessitated a few changes in our shopping habits
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Comment and Opinion
Snack maker Emily makes witty adjustment to outdoor push
Snack maker Emily’s six-sheets, booked back in 2019, rolled out just as footfall all but came to a standstill
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Comment and Opinion
US medic Anthony Fauci honoured with beer tribute
Top US immunologist Anthony Fauci’s star continues to rise
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News
Co-op speeds up plans for online expansion
Between its Deliveroo partnership and its own shop.coop.co.uk operation, the society is offering online groceries in 1,000 catchment areas