All The Grocer articles in 15 August 2020
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NewsGovernment to build £200m system to handle NI customs declarations
The new ‘Trader Support Service’ will provide ‘end-to-end support’ for NI businesses handling customs declarations on goods coming from GB
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NewsG’s hits one million meal donation milestone with FareShare
The supplier said five G’s sites across the UK were now regularly diverting surplus fresh food to communities via FareShare’s charity network
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NewsHotel Chocolat to recruit supply chain transformation manager
The supply chain transformation manager will report to director of fulfilment Robert Barrass, who joined the business in May
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NewsLivia’s smashes £1m fundraising target before going public
The treats brand secured funding from over 600 investors
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to sell face masks to raise money for NHS charities
The face coverings are being made in the retailer’s factory, which has also created thousands of medical gowns for the NHS
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NewsSlimFast launches Keto weight management range
The products claim to support the body in shifting its energy source from carbohydrates to fats
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NewsApple growers issue ‘untenable’ margins warning as weather hits 2020 crop
Price wars among retailers could squeeze already tight profit margins further, British Apples & Pears claim
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NewsSainsbury’s recalls UHT milk SKU over contamination fears
Sainsbury’s urged consumers to return the product to their closest store
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VideosOn The Frontline with BrewDog CEO James Watt
Our Food & Drink Editor Daniel Woolfson sits down with Watt to discuss the chaos coronavirus has created for drinks suppliers
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NewsActor Michael Sheen backs Co-op campaign to end child poverty
The retailer has been running the food bank campaign since the start of July
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NewsEast of England Co-op donates £4,000 to GroceryAid
The contribution will help to provide one-off, non-repayable crisis grants to grocery industry colleagues across the UK
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NewsCostcutter retailer doubles weekly sales after expanding Lincolnshire store
Emily Rosa Ranjini purchased the unit next door to create a new 2,000 sq ft convenience store in Stamford, Lincolnshire
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NewsSouthern Co-op picks 14 organisations to tackle retail crime with £100k fund
The retailer hopes donating to these programmes will help reduce future crime in its stores
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NewsBlakemore Retail Spar stores raise £25k for NSPCC in non-uniform weekend
Colleagues also organised raffles for customers and decorated their stores with flags, balloons and inflatables
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NewsWine and spirits trade stalwart Arthur Bennett dies aged 89
Bennett, who worked with Jack Cohen at Tesco in the 1960s, died shortly before his 90th birthday
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Comment & OpinionWhat McColl’s interims tell us about the impact of coronavirus on convenience
A £500k pre-tax loss doesn’t look like good news, but it’s not all doom and gloom
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Analysis & Features10 new food & drink launches containing pea protein
There’s a big trend for the little ingredient that packs a hit of plant-based protein
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NewsNew Harlech Foodservice MD David Cattrall to lead restructure
The family-owned company saw orders drop by 95% when the hospitality industry was shuttered during lockdown
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NewsShelf life of frozen meat could be extended by over a year, says new BFFF guidance
The guidance is aimed at suppliers of hospitality, who are holding excessive stocks of frozen food because of the shutdown
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NewsEcho Falls joins hard seltzer craze with new trio
The drinks are billed as a lower-calorie option at 69 calories per 250ml can