All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 138
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Analysis & FeaturesCan food & drink startups survive the coronavirus crisis?
SMEs are slipping through the cracks in aid packages as avenues close. What can they do?
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NewsSainsbury’s revives Chop Chop delivery service from closed c-store
The supermarket had suspended its on-demand service, which guaranteed the delivery of up to 20 items in less than 60 minutes, to focus all efforts on stocking stores and meeting surging demand for online
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NewsBritish American Tobacco working on plant-based Covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine in development uses BAT’s proprietary, fast-growing tobacco plant technology
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NewsBritish Frozen Food Federation reports spike in traffic to consumer website
Consumers looked into how to defrost products and the shelf-life of frozen food
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NewsSales at indie retailers surge as shoppers ditch empty supermarket shelves
Grocery sales at independent retailers and symbol groupsvhave outpaced the record growth of traditional supermarkets and discounters
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NewsSainsbury’s and WH Smith to offer more grocery at hospital stores
The retailers said the collaboration would support the needs of NHS staff and make it easier for them to buy food and essential items
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NewsCentral England Co-op links with Lichfield council to distribute essentials to vulnerable
Lichfield District Council will identify vulnerable community members to pass on to the co-op
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NewsPlans for CBD certification scheme launched ahead of FSA regulations
The programme will be composed of three tiers, each representing the necessary steps to gaining full novel foods authorisation
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Otley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’ve been in retail for 31 years and I have never experienced anything like the past three weeks’
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NewsOnline platform launched to match idle lorries with struggling food producers
The British Frozen Food Federation has launched the service to ‘fill gaps in demand in the supply chain’
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NewsSupermarkets seeing stock levels ‘stabilise’
This week, most supermarkets introduced measures to calm the shopping experience
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NewsOcado 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
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s wins as supermarket staff are given praise
Unprecedented shopper demand left shelves bare across the board
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NewsSainsbury’s grants tenants one-month rent holiday
The supermarket announced yesterday it was offering tenants the option to pay rent monthly instead of quarterly
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NewsSainsbury’s moves to immediate supplier payments
The supermarket said support would also be available to suppliers in financial distress as a result of the ongoing uncertainty
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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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NewsWaitrose sets limit on number of people allowed in stores
The retailer will also introduce dedicated marshals for each outlet to help to manage queues outside
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NewsCoronavirus: Hotel Chocolat to close all stores and switch to online
Co-founder and CEO Angus Thirlwell said he took the decision to keep staff and customers safe during the ongoing pandemic
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NewsWaitrose to set aside essential supplies for NHS workers
Staff in stores from today will reserve core grocery items for healthcare professionals on production of an NHS card
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NewsJohn Lewis to donate to FareShare, Age UK and more
A donation of £75,000 will initially be given to each charity, including Age UK, FareShare, the Trussell Trust, GroceryAid and RetailTrust