All articles by Lyndsey Cambridge – Page 9
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NewsJempson’s ramps up home delivery with online ordering platform
The move builds on the telephone, fax and email ordering systems Jempson’s set up to enable home deliveries in response to the first lockdown
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NewsBrakes reports surge in sales as al fresco hospitality reopens
Brakes has put a raft of measures in place to help hospitality customers “get back on their feet”
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NewsGovernment seeking national supplier for £24m school breakfast contract
The contract is set to run for two academic years from September 2021 to July 2023
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NewsWholesalers face £30m bill as thousands of tonnes of food is wasted
The figure is three times higher than the Federation of Wholesale Distributors estimated for wasted goods in August 2020
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NewsCovid ‘war room’ closure ‘short-sighted’ warn food industry members
Discussions have shifted more towards problems arising from Brexit in recent months
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NewsUnitas MD Darren Goldney to join Pricecheck as commercial director
The new position will also see Goldney join the board of directors
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NewsLWC Drinks relocates HQ to £12.5m Oldham depot
The Oldham site will offer a dedicated area for Click N Drink, its DTC division launched in 2020
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NewsMPs renew calls for creation of minister for food security role
Efra committee also urged government to extend financial aid to hospitality suppliers including foodservice wholesalers
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Analysis & FeaturesHow convenience stores have upped their online shopping game
The pandemic drove a huge shift in convenience retail, as independents pivoted to home delivery models. So how did they manage the transition so quickly? And will the trend continue?
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NewsWholesale sector welcomes extended producer responsibility exemption
Previous government proposals in 2019 suggested introducing a wholesaler obligation
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NewsHarlech Foodservice to hire 50 staff and issue bumper pay rises
Its existing 150-strong workforce will see wages jump by an average of 5%
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NewsRapid Covid home testing kits to be provided to businesses
So far, 60,000 businesses across the UK have registered for regular work-based testing
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NewsBrakes cuts prices on 3,500 products in ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign
The ‘Help for Hospitality’ campaign will also see Brakes offer 10% cash back on key categories
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NewsJJ Foodservice steps up online security in response to fraudulent impersonations
The north London-based business has posted prominent anti-fraud messaging across its website
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NewsJW Filshill embarks on twice-weekly workplace testing
Seventy per cent of its 200 employees have signed up in the first week of testing
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NewsOne million breakfast boxes delivered by charity to pupils in need
School Food Matters supplied breakfast boxes throughout school closures and the holidays
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NewsUnitas Wholesale appoints new chairman Mark Aylwin
Aylwin will become the group’s first non-member chairman next month
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NewsWholesalers to get business rates relief under £1.5bn fund
The FWD dubbed the new “material change of circumstance” fund a ‘staggering u-turn’
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NewsJJ Foodservice launches recruitment drive for delivery team
The family-owned business is looking to bolster its 140-strong delivery team
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NewsBestway Wholesale pushes industry-wide healthy eating agenda
The wholesaler launched the healthy eating initiative to demonstrate how low-sugar and low-fat products could boost retailers’ sales