All The Grocer articles in 28 March 2020 – Page 3
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NewsLidl is next to install safety screens at checkouts, after Morrisons and Aldi
Waitrose is also looking to bring in checkout screens this week
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NewsMeatless Farm Co posts 157% Veganuary sales growth
The plant-based startup more than doubled its sales tally from last year’s vegan month
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NewsBidfood and JJ Foodservice adapt business models to sell to consumers
Bidfood is now offering home delivery as well as a click & collect service from 14 of its depots
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NewsB&M, Home Bargains, Poundland remain open due to food ranges
B&M, Home Bargains, Poundland and Poundstretcher continue to trade today thanks to their food ranges
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NewsFood & drink businesses urge clarity on reducing staff to ‘bare essentials’
The Food & Drink Federation told The Grocer its understanding was the guidance applied to all manufacturers
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NewsACS offers convenience retailers home delivery guidance
The guidance comes as more retailers are tuning to home delivery in a bid to help local customers
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NewsCoronavirus: Fairfax Meadow launches new DTC meat delivery service
The wholesale catering butcher is now also supplying into retail, through the Central England Co-op
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NewsActi-Snack launches seven-strong trail mix range for athletes
Rolling out now, each 100g provides between 17.5g and 25g of protein
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NewsCoronavirus: JD Wetherspoon boss asks suppliers for payment moratorium
One industry source at a major booze supplier called the move “absolutely shocking”
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NewsFood and drink M&A deals on hold as coronavirus outbreak freezes market
Sale processes - including that of MPM Products - have been put on hold as the coronavirus outbreak hits market confidence
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NewsCoronavirus Bill could force industry to share food supply data
The document stresses the key role played “on a voluntary basis” by the industry
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NewsUnilever offers €500m relief to suppliers and customers, donates hygiene products
The consumer goods giant will give early payments to the most vulnerable small and medium-sized suppliers
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NewsSloemotion Distillery launches ‘natural botanicals’ spirits brand Finders
The range is focused on natural botanicals
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NewsWild & Game adds two more self-isolation packs of frozen meals
It comes after the brand’s first such offer sold out within days
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NewsCoronavirus: DTC meal kit businesses report record demand
DTC recipe kit providers have been forced to turn down new customers as they grapple with ‘unprecedented’ levels of demand
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NewsM&S boosts food ranges at hospital stores for NHS staff
M&S has also signed a deal with Deliveroo to provide home delivery of essentials like milk, bread and ready meals from BP franchise stores
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NewsSpecialist pate makers Patchwork and Pyman to merge
North Wales-based Patchwork Pates and Devon-based Pyman Pates are to merge to scale up and meet demand for premium British pates and meat-free alternatives.
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NewsIceland to issue store staff with face masks
It’s one of a range of measures from the frozen food specialist to help slow the spread of coronavirus
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NewsMedia Bites 25 March: UK supermarkets, Pharmacies, Retail sector
Supermarkets start introducing measures to protect customers and staff, pharmacies urge shoppers to only buy what needed while the coronavirus outbreak batters an already weakened retail sector
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NewsCity snapshot: SSP braces for £135m coronavirus revenue hit
As travel halts across Europe and Asia, SSP Group expects group revenues to fall between £125m and £135m