All The Grocer articles in 19 December 2020 – Page 18
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NewsFood leaders demand compensation from ‘bungling’ government over Dover chaos
‘You didn’t have to be Mystic Meg to know what was coming,’ FDF CEO Ian Wright tells BEIS committee
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Analysis & FeaturesHow has food & drink been affected by the French border closure?
With the border having been closed since Sunday, suppliers have expressed concern about the knock-on effects
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NewsPlans to test drivers at Dover risk spreading Covid, haulage chiefs warn
The government proposals were a “knee-jerk” reaction that would result in the mixing of drivers who would otherwise be socially distanced in their cabs, according to Road Haulage Association policy director Duncan Buchanan
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NewsGrowers welcome extension to post-Brexit seasonal workers pilot
The pilot scheme allows migrant labour to enter the UK to work for a six-month period
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NewsJJ Foodservice urges customers to keep calm over border disruption
’The timing could not have been any worse’ but the company was working around the clock to maintain supplies, said JJ COO Mushtaque Ahmed
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NewsWaterdrop to take on traditional teas with range of Microtea ‘drops’
Waterdrop has created a range it claims falls under a “whole new product category”
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NewsKettle owner Valeo Foods snaps up tortilla chip producer It’s All Good
The supplier will join Valeo’s snacking division alongside the likes of Kettle
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NewsTesco looks to head off panic buying as it extends product restrictions
Tesco brought back a raft of restrictions in September and yesterday announced the list of products had been expanded
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NewsHovis revamps Best of Both recipe with boosted vitamin D
Strong immunity and health were at “the forefront of shoppers’ minds”, Hovis said
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NewsBorder reopening ‘too late’ to stop food shortages
The FDF said there would be ‘significant disruption’ on the shelf starting next week
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NewsDavidstow follows tough 2020 with NPD & DTC offering
The launches come after the firm dropped out of the top 20 cheese brands, according to The Grocer’s Top Products Survey
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NewsSamworth Bros boosts Higgidy stake to become majority shareholder
Higgidy will remain a separate business with a separate leadership team and its own manufacturing facilities
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Comment & OpinionChaos at the border bodes far from well for Brexit
As FDF CEO Ian Wright pointed out, the week has ‘lifted the curtain’ on the potential for chaos
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Range PreviewRange preview: Marks & Spencer Veganuary 2021
M&S says it’s pulling out all the stops for Veganuary this year and its ‘game-changing’ new additions are set to bring even more choice and variety to its own-label Plant Kitchen range. Here’s our pick of the new launches
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News24 trade groups demand government compensation over border chaos
In a letter to Defra Secretary George Eustice, the head of groups including the FDF, Scotland Food & Drink and the Provision Trade Federation described the situation as a ‘catastrophe’
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ProfilesGrocery bosses reflect on food and drink’s response to Covid-19
We asked industry bosses to reflect on the pandemic and the industry’s response. Here’s what they had to say
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NewsTier 4 extension puts ‘light at the end of the tunnel further away’ warns BRC chief
Helen Dickinson was responding to an announcement from health secretary Matt Hancock this afternoon that tier 4 restrictions would apply to swathes more of England from Boxing Day
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PodcastThe Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Davina Bruce, McQueen’s Dairies
In this special podcast series we speak to six inspiring dairy heroes who went the extra mile to keep Brits’ favourite dairy products on shelves and in fridges during the coronavirus pandemic. In our sixth and final episode, we chat to dairy hero and milkwoman Davina Bruce about her 40 year career delivering milk to the people of Fife, and how she put off retirement to keep her community supplied over lockdown
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NewsArla hits two million meal donation mark with FareShare in 2020
The dairy co-op provided the charity with milk, butter and cheese throughout 2020
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NewsFood exporters welcome post-Brexit EU third country listing
It comes as the UK was poised to sign a trade deal with the EU on Christmas Eve