All The Grocer articles in 28 March 2020 – Page 3
-
News
Ocado halts its Reserved service as demand continues to surge
Reserved customers usually receive a regular delivery day and time on a weekly or fortnightly basis
-
News
FSA and Defra issue new coronavirus guidance for food businesses
The advice covers a range of areas, such as hygiene practice, managing employee sickness and social distancing
-
Comment and Opinion
Autistic shoppers need particular support at this time of crisis
If they can find reserves of time and energy, it would be much appreciated if supermarkets could try to ease the burden of autistic people and their carers
-
News
Energy drink startup Füd rejects Dragons’ Den cash in favour of crowdfunding raise
The company walked away from a £50k cash investment secured in the Den to raise double that amount on Seedrs
-
Comment and Opinion
How small brands can stay in touch and get creative during lockdown
Nothing could prepare a small business for this – but we need to keep positive, says Rubies in the Rubble founder Jenny Costa
-
News
Emma Hynes to return to Greencore in role of chief financial officer
Hynes spent more than 11 years with Greencore
-
News
Stuart Pann made CEO at aisle-roaming robot maker Bossa Nova
Bossa Nova’s eight ft tall robots autonomously map large-format grocery stores and scan the shelves
-
News
Global coronavirus lockdowns set to hit vegetable supplies
India announced a “complete” lockdown on Wednesday. The country is the UK’s main supplier of vegetables such as baby sweetcorn, chillies and okra
-
Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s wins as supermarket staff are given praise
Unprecedented shopper demand left shelves bare across the board
-
News
Food industry calls on government ‘War Room’ to encourage food makers to return to work
The Grocer understands about 20% of factory workers for one major supplier are currently opting to stay at home
-
The Big Interview
Jim Cregan Big Interview: how Jimmy’s is keeping chins up
After 10 years, Jim Cregan’s iced coffee brand has revamped, but plans for a cola and its on-trade debut are on hold. For now
-
News
Bestway to impose sanctions on coronavirus profiteers
The wholesaler has also introduced social distancing measures in its depots
-
News
Sainsbury’s to close 12 convenience stores in ‘ghost towns’
Supermarket leaders have vowed to work together to keep enough stores open to meet demand
-
News
Greengrocer Reynolds reports 95% drop in business
The pandemic has seen its foodservice and out-of-home customers shut down their operations
-
News
Coronavirus: Government exempts factory canteens from lockdown ban
The move has been welcomed by meat sector bodies, who warned the rule would force workers into busy supermarkets
-
News
Boursin adds Inspiration range of spiced soft cheeses
The Bel-owned French cheese brand said the NPD would tap into trends for global cuisine…
-
News
Wholesalers call for support to prevent foodservice stock from going to waste
Millions of pounds worth of perishable food is sitting in warehouses as foodservice sector ‘falls off a cliff’
-
News
Brakes supports Iceland with supplies of milk
The Grocer understands Brakes will be supplying significant volumes to the retailer
-
News
Closed retailers pressure shopping centres to shut too, threatening supermarket stores
Shops ordered to close by Boris Johnson are refusing to pay shopping centre service charges
-
News
Sainsbury’s grants tenants one-month rent holiday
The supermarket announced yesterday it was offering tenants the option to pay rent monthly instead of quarterly