Community – Page 20
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NewsSouthern Co-op raises £1.5m for good causes with carrier bag levy
For every single-use bag purchased at a Southern Co-op store, 5p is donated to good causes
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NewsJLP launches black employee advisory board to ensure food reflects inclusivity
The “black partner advisory group” will assess JLP’s current lines including its food and fashion ranges
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NewsMcColl’s reaches £500k of fundraising target for children’s charity
The money raised equates to half of its fundraising target of £1m for Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Children’s Charity
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Analysis and FeaturesSocial media boycotts: how has fmcg faced up to Facebook?
Fmcg brands have reacted strongly to Facebook’s failures to address hateful content. How has Facebook responded? And has it made a difference?
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NewsM&S raises £8m for NHS Charities Together
M&S received 24,000 donations from customers via its Sparks loyalty app
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NewsMorrisons to provide doorstep deliveries to retirement communities
It has joined forces with retirement community provider McCarthy & Stone on the scheme
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NewsIceland steps up support for Marcus Rashford’s food poverty campaign with free frozen veg bags
Shoppers using Healthy Start vouchers at Iceland will be offered a £1 bag of frozen veg for free from 11 September
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Analysis and FeaturesHow prevalent is child hunger in the UK? And what can be done about it?
Marcus Rashford has launched a taskforce with a raft of major supermarkets and suppliers to try reduce child food poverty. But just how big is the problem? And what can be done about it?
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VideoOn the Frontline with Oppo ice cream co-founder Charlie Thuillier
When lockdown started Thuillier decided to kick off a charity ice cream delivery service. Here he tells us why he did it and how he pulled it off.
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Comment and OpinionMarcus Rashford food poverty taskforce must activate the food and drink industry
Food and drink industry’s role in the taskforce must be about more than social media support
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NewsKent Foods’ flagship depot destroyed in fire
The state-of-the-art custom-built warehouse based in Basildon, Kent was devastated on 29 August
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NewsSpar retailer launches online store to fulfil delivery demand
The retailer said the online store will be a permanent addition to its operations
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NewsSainsbury’s adds online donation scheme with FareShare
Customers can donate as little as £1 after making their online grocery delivery orders with Sainsbury’s
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Comment and OpinionBig brands need to take a stand against child hunger
The Stand Against Hunger will look to keep the issue at the forefront of consumers’ minds, says Craig Sargeant, general manager, Mars Food
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NewsMarcus Rashford’s food poverty taskforce: supermarkets and suppliers sign up
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Deliveroo, Iceland, Kellogg’s, Lidl, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have all joined the taskforce
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NewsJames Hall backs Lancashire campaign to battle domestic abuse
The #noexcuseforabuse movement brings together councils, police and support agencies across Lancashir
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Comment and OpinionWhy we cannot accept hunger as part of the new normal
It’s an apt time to return to the key aim of The Grocer’s Waste Not Want Not campaign: government funding for surplus food redistribution
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NewsJames Hall triggers increased food donations with new branded stands
The initiative has seen its Spar stores raise nearly £20,000 in food donations for food banks so far
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Comment and OpinionIn the Covid-19 era, government must double down on food waste efforts
When ministers get it right – as they did following our food waste petition – people can get they help they need
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NewsThe Grocer’s food waste campaign sparks huge increase in donations
FareShare said as a a direct result of the funding, it had signed up over 300 more UK farmers, growers, and manufacturers