All The Grocer articles in 13 June 2020 – Page 2
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NewsWest Berkshire Brewery smashes £750k crowdfunding target
The company raised over £765k from 555 investors, despite the coronavirus pandemic impact on the hospitality industry
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NewsMedia Bites 10 Jun: Hovis, Uber Eats, BAT
Hovis shareholders prepare to offload the business, Uber Eats abandons plans to own kitchens and BAT warns of profit drop following lockdown
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ProfilesParfetts joint MD Greg Suszczenia on how coronavirus has affected wholesale
’I can see the suppliers that are fixated in the ways of the past and those that are adapting and it’s obvious to me who will win’
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NewsBen & Jerry’s pairs ice cream and 'crunchy' potato in new flavour
The new flavour combines sweet and savoury elements
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NewsGold&Green launches “revolutionary” Pulled Oats meat alternative
It has launched two minces, which are made with oats, yellow peas, faba beans, rapeseed oil and salt
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NewsMission Ventures takes on seven startups to tackle childhood obesity
Mission Ventures will help seven brands at different growth stages tackle childhood obesity through an accelerator programme providing support and funding
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NewsBrakes offers home grocery delivery service for blind people
The scheme aims to help people that have difficulties maintaining social distancing in stores and accessing online delivery slots
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NewsCornish cheesemaker may need to dump tonnes of unwanted cheese
The coronavirus crisis meant 90% of the Cornish Cheese Co’s business had been lost overnight, said owner Phillip Stansfield
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NewsCrediton expands Arctic Iced Coffee range with at-home one litre carton
The processor said the new, larger variant was in response to shopper demand
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Comment & OpinionWhat are the consumer trends emerging in online searches during lockdown?
Trying to understand which new shopper behaviours will be fads and which will sustain is a huge challenge, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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NewsNew HR director and operations director appointed at CJ Lang
Sonya Harper takes the role of central operations director while Louise Rogers joins as HR director
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News#BoycottSainsburys trends amid racist statue mixup
False claims are circulating that legendary ex-Sainsbury’s CEO Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover – whose Linbury Trust donated £10m to set up the museum - ordered the Robert Milligan statue to be taken down
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NewsCoronavirus: Government approves only one in 10 Future Fund applications
The British Business Bank revealed £55.9m worth of convertible loans had been approved since the fund opened on 20 May, despite receiving applications worth £515m on the first day of opening
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NewsFood and drink trade groups urge government to rethink food strategy
The proposals claim successive governments have overseen a gradual decline in the UK’s self-sufficiency
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NewsBeyond Meat promises NPD and cheaper products as Dutch factory opens
The US plant-based giant has also acquired a second Dutch site dedicated to innovation
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NewsOcado launches £1bn funding drive to capitalise on online shopping boom
Ocado is seeking to raise more than £1bn to capitalise on the boom in online grocery shopping brought about by coronavirus.
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NewsMedia Bites 11 June: Ocado, Just Eat/Grubhub, Morrisons
The surge in online food shopping has prompted Ocado to tap investors for £1bn to build more of its robotic warehouses
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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat Takeaway to acquire Grubhub to create global delivery giant
The online delivery company will buy the US-based business for $7.3bn, in a move that will create the largest online food delivery company outside of China
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NewsMedical journal links food industry to ‘devastating’ coronavirus death toll
Campaign groups have stepped up their calls for a new war on obesity in the past few weeks
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NewsIndependent inquiry announced for Post Office Horizon IT scandal
The review will consider whether the Post Office has learned lessons from the Horizon dispute and court case