All The Grocer articles in 21 March 2020 – Page 2
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News
Freshways cuts milk price and extends terms in response to coronavirus
The supplier is to extend terms to 45 days to ease cashflow worries
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Analysis and Features
Brexit: will British supermarkets drown in a sea of red tape?
The flow of goods between Northern Ireland and Great Britain has been Brexit’s Achilles’ heel. So how will supply chains adapt? Can retailers sustain their Northern Irish operations? And what’s the situation for suppliers?
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News
Ugly Drinks moves into plain water with Still Ugly
Still Ugly offered “an infinitely recyclable, locally-sourced alternatives to plastic bottles”
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Comment and Opinion
Grenade’s record-breaking bar offers sort-of solution to stockpiling
Made to mark five years of the proteinous treat, it’s 1.8m long, 62.5cm wide, and weighs a mighty 239kg
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News
Moy Park advertises hundreds of temp roles in bid to meet coronavirus demand
The temporary roles will be particularly targeted at hospitality workers due to their hygiene and food safety training
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Comment and Opinion
Snoop Dogg’s munchies benefit pigs
Apparently, dooby inhalement can lead to something called ‘the munchies’
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Comment and Opinion
Letters: now is the time for large retailers to step up and pay their smaller suppliers quickly
”Our most significant challenge now is managing cash”
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News
Supermarkets react to spike in demand by slashing promotions
Ocado, for one, has written to several suppliers to say it is removing all promotions set for April
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News
Westons expands Henry Westons brand with trio of new ciders
Cloudy Vintage, Organic Cider and Vintage Rosé roll out this month
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Category Report
The rise and fall: bottled water category report 2020
Bottled water has crashed to earth after five years of solid growth. Can it, like Craig David, stage a comeback?
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News
Retailers set aside trading hours for elderly shoppers
Iceland led the way at the start of the week by encouraging its store managers to dedicate the first two hours of opening
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News
Coronavirus: Crowdfunding platform Seedrs insists investor interest will remain strong
Seedrs reassured its community it was operating “business as usual” and will continue to support companies looking to raise investment
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Co-op to fast-track recruitment of 5,000 store staff from hospitality industry
Recruitment procedures have been simplified for the temporary roles
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City snapshot: M&S warned of ‘severe impact’ of coronavirus and readies store closure contingencies
Marks & Spencer has warned of the “severe impact” of the coronavirus outbreak on its clothing and home business and has detailed a cost-control programme to mitigate the damage. Plus, supermarket competition law temporarily relaxed, Hotel Chocolat raises cash amid outbreak sales downturn and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Media Bites 20 March: Coronavirus/supermarkets, Retail industry, Ocado
The government is relaxing competition regulations to allow retailers to work together more closely to help feed the UK during the coronavirus outbreak
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News
Coronavirus: EU border restrictions are disrupting food supplies
More than a dozen EU countries have introduced border controls to try and stem the spread of coronavirus
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Analysis and Features
What does the future hold for Rockstar Energy under PepsiCo?
PepsiCo has snapped up the energy drink brand for a huge £3.19bn
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News
Tech startup launches ‘fully-traceable’ livestock marketplace app
The free app helps farmers supply to retailer specifications more accurately
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News
Neil Turton to stay on to steer Sugro through coronavirus
Turton was due to leave the business on 1 May following a notice period
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News
Frozen Food Platform set up to match hospitality suppliers with grocery retailers
The Frozen Food Platform is a response to the crisis in the out-of-home market