All Coronavirus articles – Page 59
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NewsGressingham looks to cash in on smaller Christmas gatherings with geese
Once a staple of festive dinners, goose could lend itself to Covid-19 restrictions due to its smaller size than turkey
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NewsOff-trade wine sales soar by almost £1bn since lockdown
Still wines accounted for the lion’s share of that sum, rising 32.5% to £3,049m, while sparkling wines mustered growth of 21.1% to £391m
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NewsSWA urges hospitality sector support as Scottish businesses are closed
It comes as first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced new tougher measures for restaurants, pubs and bars in Scotland yesterday
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NewsBidfood sheds 500 jobs and closes five depots as result of coronavirus
Bidfood has made in excess of 500 employees redundant
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Comment & OpinionHow to cater for food behaviours that have been changed by Covid
Shoppers are currently more receptive to change than usual, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsGroceryAid thanks industry for record-breaking year of donations
The charity has launched two new funds this year including a £1.5m Covid-19 fund
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Comment & OpinionShopworkers are paying a high price for face mask enforcement
Staff are being asked to take ’reasonable steps – but are also facing surging levels of abuse
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NewsPanic buying fears dampened as average basket spend declines
Waitrose this week ended its rationing rules on all product categories aside from toilet paper and flour
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NewsSugar reduction report reveals ‘little or no progress’ by food and drink suppliers
Some categories, such as chocolate and sweet confectionery, had seen sugar levels virtually unchanged
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NewsTesco’s new boss Ken Murphy says online surge ‘here to stay’
The supermarket has smashed its record for dotcom grocery orders
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NewsTate & Lyle CFO Imran Nawaz becomes Ken Murphy’s first major Tesco hire
Murphy said there had been an “extensive search” to find the right successor to Alan Stewart
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets are not immune from retail closure contagion
Small businesses deserve the right to day-one payment, says Paul Christensen of Previse
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NewsFood companies join mentoring programme on waste for future industry leaders
Spearheaded by food surplus redistribution organisation Company Shop Group, the Luminary Programme is billed as a first of its kind mentoring scheme for industry leaders
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NewsTesco begins adding traffic lights to store entrances
The lights control the number of shoppers inside based on the store’s capacity and two-metre social distancing guidelines
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s happened to food waste in a Covid-19 world?
The pandemic has brought the issue of food waste to a head. So how has the industry adapted, and what is it doing as the government threatens mandatory reporting?
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NewsFDF report reveals effect of pandemic on food & drink exports
Year-on-year exports fell by 13.8% to £9.7bn in the first half of 2020
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ProfilesWe are our own bosses now, no longer part of Walmart, says Asda CFO
Asda chief financial officer Rob McWilliam tells us everything we want to know following today’s announcement
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Category ReportThe perfect storm: winter remedies category report 2020
Over-the-counter drug stocks were hit hard by Covid. What’s being done to ensure they’re not wiped out by the second wave?
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Comment & OpinionHow the cleaning industry can become cleaner in the fight against climate change
In addition to the global pandemic, climate change is the other threat we all need to face up to, says Charlie Beevor, VP of home care for Unilever UK & Ireland
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NewsBooths relaunches grocery delivery service for vulnerable customers
Local lockdowns in areas such as Preston and Manchester have led the retailer to offer the deliveries of essential grocery packages again