All The Grocer articles in 20 June 2020
Previous issues.
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NewsPurina claims first with Pro Plan allergen-reducing catfood
Pro Plan Live Clear neutralises allergens in cats’ saliva that affect humans
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NewsAsda-FareShare coronavirus partnership sees over 800,000 meals donated
Food such as non-chilled fruit, vegetables and eggs, dented tins and bread products were proving a lifeline for charities during the crisis
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NewsCornish Cheese Co teams up with waste app to shift excess cheese stock
Its cheese is now available on the Too Good to Go app after The Grocer reported 10 tonnes could go to waste last week
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NewsAsda to remove plastic forks from own label salads and protein bowls
The move would result in the removal of more than 24.5 million plastic forks each year
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NewsEx-Mars exec Paul Stephenson appointed new John West MD
He takes over from Thai Union Europe boss Paul Reenan, who will now concentrate on his position with John West’s parent
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NewsPerformance nutrition brand ProFoods turns to the crowd for US launch
Performance nutrition business ProFoods Group has launched a crowdfunding campaign to oversee its expansion in the US market.
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs to reopen 800 shops for takeaway this week
After a successful trial, Greggs now plans a “larger scale opening of selected shops” with around 800 of them to be reopened to takeaway customers on Thursday
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NewsMedia Bites 16 Jun: Shops reopening, two metre rule, restaurants
Shoppers flocked back to the high street as shops reopened on Monday leading to fears the two metre rule will be impossible to enforce
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NewsSupermarket promotions pick up further but still not at pre-Covid levels
Promotions are still down 35% at Tesco, 28% at Ocado, 23% at Asda, 14% at Sainsbury’s and 12% at Morrisons
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NewsBuymie targets 15 cities as it secures €5.8m funding
The latest funding round takes Buymie’s total capital raised this year to over €8m
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NewsBooths links with Deliveroo for delivery in Lancashire and Greater Manchester
Booths plans to expand the delivery offer to five additional stores in July, giving access to 400,000 households
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NewsSME owners relying on personal savings to keep businesses afloat
One in seven SME founders have had to use personal savings to provide “immediate financial support” to their business, depsite available government support
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NewsWaitrose reaches milestone of 150,000 online orders in a week
The retailer is also adding 150 new delivery vans to its fleet to give a boost to the number of delivery slots available
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NewsVegan brand This lands Milk & More and Tesco listings
The UK-based meat alternative brand has seen sales soar on the back of big distribution wins since launching last year
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NewsTesco adds eight meal kits to Wicked Kitchen vegan range
The ambient kits began rolling out at Tesco stores last week
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NewsHundreds of Brakes jobs at risk as part of coronavirus recovery plan
As many as 70 workers at Brakes’ head office at Eureka Business Park in Ashford have been entered into a 45-day consultation period
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NewsPret a Manger launches click & collect in London stores with Deliveroo
Customers are able to order and pay remotely through Deliveroo’s app and collect from a designated point in store
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NewsRetailers urged to stamp out price gouging during pandemic
An industry roundtable has warned of increased profiteering during the coronavirus crisis
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NewsJonathan Bunting named permanent CEO at Connect Group
Bunting was appointed as interim boss in November as Jos Opdeweegh stepped down
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NewsSwedish vegan brand Oumph snapped up by newcomer LiveKindly Co
Oumph joins the recently purchased Fry Family Food Co and LikeMeat in Livekindly’s growing portfolio of plant-based brands