All The Grocer articles in 16 January 2021 – Page 2
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Comment & OpinionBrexit is no picnic. The EU must play its part to reduce border disruption
A bizarre incident with a driver’s ham sandwich illustrates the ridiculous implications of the new trading regime
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NewsWaitrose to make masks mandatory in-store and limit shoppers to one per household
Staff will also now be required to wear face coverings behind Perspex screens and in back-of-house areas
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NewsIceland rejects making staff enforce mask wearing by shoppers
Iceland has said that in light of abuse of shopworkers, it does not expect staff to ’confront the small minority of customers who aggressively refuse to comply with the law’
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NewsMorrisons first supermarket to guarantee £10 an hour pay
The increase, which is due in April, works out at around 9% for the vast majority of Morrisons workers
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NewsAldi pledges to donate 10 million meals to families in need
The discounter has also commissioned an animated film narrated by Marcus Rashford to raise awareness of food poverty
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NewsIceland launches new recruitment push for 1,000 drivers and 2,500 store staff
It’s on top of the 3,000 additional drivers and store assistants Iceland has already taken on in the pandemic
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NewsLogistics companies halt EU exports due to post-Brexit red tape
Groupage loads to the EU have been paused to avoid the worst of the disruption
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NewsSupermarket bosses demand ‘urgent intervention’ over NI food shortages
In a letter to Michael Gove, CEOs warned shortages could worsen after the grace period ended in April
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NewsBooths reports strong Christmas with like-for-like sales up 12%
There were strong sales of smaller turkey lines, up 23%, while turkey crown sales rose 38%
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NewsNisa store trials inflatable social distancing barrier technology
Another trial was conducted over Christmas at a garden centre in Derby
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NewsAsda to open in-store Covid vaccination centres
Qualified Asda pharmacy staff will administer jabs, starting with priority groups
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NewsScottish seafood sector reeling amid Brexit border chaos
Fishing vessels that would normally land their catch in Scotland have turned to EU ports instead
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NewsBRC and Company Shop launch new Covid food waste initiative
Company Shop has become the BRC’s Sustainability Partner for 2021
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NewsRadox overhauls brand and adds new lines in £6m revamp
The ‘Life’s Better With Bubbles’ campaign will span TV, radio, OOH and social
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NewsSainsbury’s seeks bacteria detection tech for ready to eat products
Sainsbury’s said at present bacteria detection could only be achieved through “destructive testing or inadvertent consumption”
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NewsM&S signs call to action on China human rights abuses
The move comes as part of its relaunched Plan A sustainability programme
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NewsGovernment set to prioritise supermarkets at EU border to avoid food shortages
Supermarket lorries returning to the EU to restock will be prioritised at the border under the proposals
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NewsPetition launched to prioritise shopworkers in Covid vaccine rollout
The petition was created by Sarah Green, understood to be a shopworker
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NewsFmcg heavyweights team up to launch 'mass-market' bone broth brand
Source: Sloth: The Slow Broth Co The brand will debut in the spring with a nine-strong lineup A team of fmcg heavyweights have teamed up to launch what they claim is the UK’s first mass-market bone broth brand. Called Sloth: The Slow Broth Co, the NPD is ...
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NewsQuorn kicks off 2021 with major marketing push on sustainability
The move includes a new TV ad and activity encouraging shoppers to cut down on meat, plus a new pack design