All The Grocer articles in 16 May 2020
Previous issues.
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NewsMeridian Foods plays up natural credentials with pack redesign
Meridian said its former design “lacked a distinct and recognisable brand marque”
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NewsPost Office extends coronavirus payment measures for postmasters
The new payment includes those operating multiple branches and is generated from May’s trading
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NewsNisa retailer raises £2.4k for the NHS with customer support
Miv Chahal, owner of Nisa Prudhoe in Northumberland, ran around the precinct where the store is based 100 times
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NewsStores should re-open based on risk, not size, says BRC
In an open letter in The Times, the consortium criticised reported plans for small shops to be the first to reopen
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NewsEased lockdown likely to hike food delivery, takeaway and recipe box sales
Him and MCA Insight forecast demand would surge next week by 25% as more foodservice operators re-opened for takeaway
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NewsMedia Bites 11 May: Morrisons, Supermarket shares, Retail footfall
Morrisons is expanding the same-day grocery delivery service it runs with Amazon to dozens of new stores by the end of this month.
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail footfall suffers sharpest drop ever as shops shut
Last months figures showed the number of visits to shops plunged 80%, almost double the 41.3% reduction experienced in March
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NewsAvrox claims oxygen delivery benefits with new Ei8ht Energy drink
It is sold in a sachet format to be mixed with water and shaken
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NewsPret enters retail with trio of organic coffees
The move marks the beginning of a wider retail play from the coffee shop giant
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NewsFormer Savsé boss Paul Gurnell joins Purearth as general manager
The brand was “fantastically well placed to unlock the huge potential that the functional drinks market holds”, said Gurnell
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NewsAvara targets millennials with new brand The Turkey Kitchen
The poultry giant has launched three products under the brand into Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons
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NewsMorrisons: Amazon Prime Now service capacity has doubled during lockdown
By the end of May, it will have been extended nationwide to over 40 stores, covering the UK’s largest cities
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink industry players react to Boris Johnson’s lockdown easing announcement
The PM urged manufacturing staff who had stayed at home to return to work from today, though to avoid pubic transport if possible
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NewsBlakemore Retail launches new online shopping service
The new website offers a range of more than 1,100 products
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NewsThird of Brits order groceries online as availability grows
In the final two weeks of April, 33% of consumers ordered groceries for home delivery, according to a survey of 1,069 UK adults by Harris Interactive
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NewsFood redistribution charities to get £16m share of government coronavirus funding
The money will be used to buy food direct from supermarkets and other food suppliers to provide millions of meals over the next 12 weeks
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NewsCoronavirus: SMEs fear end to furlough scheme will lead to redundancies
Emma Loisel, co-founder and chair at Volcano Coffee Works, wrote an open letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week urging a change in the rules of the furlough scheme
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Comment & OpinionA ‘glimmer of hope’ for businesses despite clouds of confusion
The food and drink industry’s action so far provides grounds for hope - even if the government’s new document doesn’t
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NewsCapVest adds Irish pork producer M&M Walshe to Karro and Young’s
Private equity investor CapVest has acquired Irish pork producer M&M Walshe for its Eight Fifty Food Group vehicle, which already houses Karro and Young’s Seafood.
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NewsRetail rents likely to factor in turnover after crisis, say landlords
Four out of five landlords said the pandemic would change the terms on which retail property was occupied