All The Grocer articles in 04 April 2020
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News
Lipstick effect reversed as cosmetics sales drop
Cosmetics sales have fallen to £48.1m in the past month, down 12% on the same period last year
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Freixenet Copestick to support Care For Wild rhino charity with new wine brand
Former England cricketer and longstanding supporter of the charity Darren Gough will serve as a brand ambassador for the wines in the UK
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Low & no alcohol booming as Brits stock up for coronavirus lockdown
Sales of low and non-alcoholic drinks were up 18% (£4.8m) over the first quarter of 2020
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Appleby Westward purchases new lorry to collect products from suppliers
Wholesaler has also brought in other extra vehicles and taken on temporary staff as it processed record volumes last month
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Foodservice wholesalers sell direct to consumers through new website
Foodservice Online is one of the FWD’s service provider members
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The Grocer hosts #YourCustomersSayThankYou tribute portal for frontline workers
#YourCustomersSayThankYou is a new platform which allows the UK to post online thank-you notes and messages of gratitude to local supermarket staff
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Analysis and Features
Retail lessons from Italy: How will coronavirus affect UK supermarkets during lockdown?
To try to understand what lies on the horizon, we look to shopper and market insights from those who are slightly further along the curve than us
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News
Freixenet makes major still wine play with upmarket trio
The Italian still wine segment was “declining ahead of the total still wine category and there is a strong opportunity to bring some excitement and innovation to this sector”
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Baxters launches vegan tinned soup range
The new range comprises three variants inspired by world flavours
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Comment and Opinion
Support, don’t sacrifice, UK food & drink startups in these unprecedented times
Entrepreneurial, nimble brands can move quickly and have stock to keep shelves full in any supermarket within days
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News
Greencore and Bakkavor’s food to go businesses savaged by coronavirus outbreak
While the supermarkets have experienced unprecedented levels of demand and sales growth in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, the demand mechanics for two key listed grocery suppliers have been rather more mixed.
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News
Police and environmental health officers tell c-stores and pharmacies what they can and can’t sell
The Grocer understands Environment Health Officers have been approaching owners of convenience stores and newsagents stipulating which products are deemed non-essential and should not be sold
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Nestlé Purina to run £100m Lily’s Kitchen at arms length to ‘preserve premium credentials’
Premium petfood brand Lily’s Kitchen will continue to be run separately from global giant Nestlé Purina to “preserve [its] premium credentials” after being snapped up in a deal thought to be worth over £100m.
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Analysis and Features
What is happening to UK supermarket sales during the coronavirus crisis?
As the dust settles on panic buying – for now at least – how have categories performed, and how are consumers’ habits changing?
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News
SMEs welcome government loan scheme revamp but warn of unanswered issues
Food & drink SMEs have welcomed the revamp to the government emergency loan scheme, but warned there remain issues to be ironed out
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Analysis and Features
Can food & drink startups survive the coronavirus crisis?
SMEs are slipping through the cracks in aid packages as avenues close. What can they do?
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Comment and Opinion
You can’t mothball a cow, rescue packages are needed for great swathes of the industry
If HMG doesn’t thrash out a rescue package for great swathes of the food and drink sector caught up in this - if it doesn’t find bespoke solutions - many more will go under
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Rankings
Quiz: Britain’s Biggest Brands 2020
Who pulled in the most cash? Who’s plummeting down the ranking fastest? And who said what about their new product this year? Play the quiz and find out
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Comment and Opinion
Coronavirus threatens sustainability: plastic is making a comeback
It’s time for recycling work to be considered essential
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Comment and Opinion
Companies thank NHS staff with food donations
Acts of kindness and charity throughout the coronavirus crisis have been legion