All The Grocer articles in 25 April 2020 – Page 4
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Fmcg brands worry government furlough scheme delays will hit cashflow
The government has said money will take six days to reach firms, but many are sceptical
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Cashback app GreenJinn kicks off funding push to roll out online shop function
The coupons cashback startup is looking to raise £3m to expand its service, developing an integrated online shop function within the app
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Frozen Food: 30 May
The frozen food category was making a steady comeback. Then it accelerated at breakneck speed amid coronavirus-sparked stockpiling
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Poundland reports soaring sales of pregnancy tests under lockdown
Weekly sales of its £1 pregnancy tests have risen 25% since the first week of lockdown in March
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Coffee supplies under strain as producing countries face coronavirus disruption
The pressures are particularly acute in South America, from where the UK imports more than half its coffee.
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Freshways thanks dairy sector for support as director taken ill with coronavirus
The processor’s operations director Ravi Nijjar is in intensive care with Covid-19
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Comment and Opinion
Coronavirus will complicate next year’s trade negotiations with retailers. Start planning now
Retailers won’t want to accept this year’s high sales as the base figure for next year’s growth, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and Opinion
This crisis gives brands and retailers the chance to change shopper behaviour
Encouraging behaviour change is difficult. But during times of upheaval, it’s easier to influence, says Jeremy Garlick, partner of Insight Traction
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Retail display manufacturer Kesslers shifts to PPE production
Kesslers has put together safety packs for retailers which include protective guards, till dividers and Covid-19 awareness signs
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Pladis appoints Caroline Hipperson as chief marketing officer
Caroline Hipperson will join the team responsible for building the Pladis portfolio
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Graze adds healthier Super Snackers cereal bars for children
The reduced-sugar launch marks the Unilever snacking brand’s debut in the kids market
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Brits send more than 10,000 thank you notes to supermarket staff
Messages have poured in from across the country in a show of support for key grocery workers
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City snapshot: FeverTree annual sales rise 10% but coronavirus impact will be ‘material’
FeverTree annual revenues surged but the company expects “material impact” from the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, Glanbia’s 2020 sales rise but it withdraws full year guidance and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 22 April: John Lewis/Waitrose, Coca-Cola, ABF/Primark
The former bosses of John Lewis and Waitrose are being given payoffs of almost £1m each despite store closures and the furloughing of 14,000 staff.
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Tonic Health closes six-figure funding round as coronavirus boosts sales
The business experienced “incredible growth” this year as consumers started to understand the importance of the immune system
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Huel rival YFood secures multimillion investment to expand across Europe
The German-based business will use the funds to roll out its model, already profitable in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, across Europe
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SodaStream to switch syrups bottles from plastic to metal
The PepsiCo-owned supplier is to make the change from early next year at its factory in Israel
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Comment and Opinion
Time to end the farce. Coronavirus means we must delay Brexit
The UK is in no position for the transition period to end on 31 December
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Food suppliers fear factories could be ‘paralysed’ by face mask recommendation
Companies say a global shortage of the equipment would make it impossible for workplaces to remain open if the advice is changed
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M&S to provide more clothing for discharged hospital patients
M&S has been delivering the clothing packs to the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London since earlier this month