Community – Page 18
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NewsAldi to donate £1 from every turkey sold to tackling food poverty
The discounter has pledged £1 to The Neighbourly Foundation for each sale of its fresh whole turkeys or fresh turkey crowns in the run-up to Christmas
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Analysis and FeaturesCould the vulnerable be left out in online Christmas shopping surge?
As demand for deliveries rises at Christmas, many disabled and vulnerable shoppers are finding it hard to secure delivery slots
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NewsUnitas Wholesale kicks off quarterly charity donations scheme
United Wholesale Grocers has chosen Royston Youth Action to receive the first donation
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NewsFareShare given £16m government grant to fight ‘winter of hunger’
The money is to be used by the charity to buy food direct from suppliers to help food banks and charities coping with the pandemic
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NewsWaitrose expands Deliveroo trial to 40 branches in total
The service will be rolled out to 16 additional branches within the next week
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NewsBidfood to release Miley Cyrus cover as charity single with Hospitality Action
The track is a cover of Miley Cyrus’ The Climb, and will be available from 7 December
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NewsIceland funds planting of one million trees in Indonesia
Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation has donated $165,000 to the Eden Reforestation Projects
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NewsAsda says drivers are ‘happy to chat’ as it fights lockdown loneliness
Asda’s 7,500 delivery drivers will have the option to wear a ‘happy to chat’ badge
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Comment and OpinionWhy big businesses must join McDonald’s in supporting local communities
McDonald’s is committed to supporting the future of British and Irish farming, says Nina Prichard, head of sustainable and ethical sourcing
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NewsCentral England Co-op condemns violent till snatching incident in Derbyshire
The crime is the 10th incident to have occurred since July across the retailer’s estate
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NewsHeart of England Co-op teams up with Snappy Shopper for fast delivery
Some stores including its Allesley, Hinckley and Southam sites are also offering a click & collect service to shoppers within a five-mile radius
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NewsSupermarkets launch major hunger initiatives for Christmas
Tesco and Asda have both launched huge schemes to support UK food redistribution charities
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NewsCentral England Co-op adds £1 to Healthy Start vouchers
The initiative will mean those who use the vouchers will see their allowance rise from £3.10 to £4.10
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NewsJohn Lewis Christmas ad launched with kindness theme
The two-minute ad features various scenes of people helping one another
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NewsFareShare renews calls for added support over the winter
The charity told The Grocer it was witnessing a major spike in demand of as much as 70%
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NewsOcado CEO Tim Steiner wins Grocer Cup sealing stellar year for online
Ocado CEO Tim Steiner has won The Grocer Cup
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NewsThe Co-op wins Business Initiative of the Year for plan to tackle shopworker abuse
Co-op’s Safer Colleagues Safer Communities campaign has won The Grocer Gold Award
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NewsBrakes’ Meals & More charity launches fifth Christmas campaign
Wholesaler warns government support will not reach all families in need
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Analysis and FeaturesNisa’s Amrit Pahal: how one retailer prepared for lockdown 2.0
According to Pahal, his focus has been firmly on availability, home delivery and value
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NewsSouthern Co-op sets up fund for food banks with £5,000 donation
Sourthern said the grants would enable local groups to purchase essential equipment or cover running costs