Events
Carrefour Italia Rolls Out Pre-Packaged Kits With Essential Goods
Date: 2020-04-07 08:10:21
Carrefour Italia has introduced a new service that provides free home delivery of pre-packaged kits containing essential food and non-food products. The service, dubbed as ‘Gli Essenziali‘, is available throughout Italy...
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Greencore Reports ‘Marked Reduction’ In Food-To-Go Business In UK
Date: 2020-04-06 08:30:32
Convenience foods firm Greencore has reported a ‘marked reduction’ in demand for its food to go categories in the UK, since the British government escalated measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak...
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Three ways social-distancing could change the future store experience
Date: 2020-04-06 08:10:54
Over the last few weeks we have seen retailers implement a range of social-distancing initiatives, including floor stickers, plexiglass guards and limiting the number of shoppers in store at any...
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(HU) FIGYELEM, Trade Marketing Klub ONLINE!
Date: 2020-04-03 18:16:42
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Finnish E-Commerce On The Rise, Driven By Coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-03 08:50:56
Finland is adopting e-commerce at a rapid pace, which is likely to be exacerbated by the current coronavirus epidemic, according to Kaupan Liitto, the Finnish Commerce Federation. However, the group...
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Polish Competition Authority Chief Seeks To Tackle Coronavirus-Related Price Increases
Date: 2020-04-03 08:30:22
The president of UOKiK, the Polish competition authority, Tomasz Chróstny, has said that his office is doing what it can to combat “unjustified” food price increases relating to the coronavirus...
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Pasta Express from Italy
Date: 2020-04-03 08:10:53
In addition to toilet paper, pasta has become a new currency in the Corona crisis. To prevent empty supermarket shelves, German discounter Aldi Süd has used special trains to import...
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(HU) Kína után Moszkvában is bevezették a QR-kódos karantént. Itthon is kísérleteznek
Date: 2020-04-02 11:21:42
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Healthy people and healthy planet. Our future depends on sustainable food production
Date: 2020-04-02 11:16:06
While the survival of supply chains is now the key issue, we need to address the challenge of developing a sustainable food system that is essential to maintaining human and...
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MENY Supports Local Food Suppliers In Norway
Date: 2020-04-02 08:50:50
Norwegian supermarket chain MENY has announced plans to help local food suppliers during the coronavirus crisis, amid fears that many could go bankrupt. The grocery industry normally accounts for just...
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German Vegetable Prices May Rise As Virus Disrupts Farms
Date: 2020-04-02 08:30:26
German fruit and vegetable prices may increase following coronavirus-related travel bans that are preventing east Europeans from gathering harvests at domestic farms, the head of the country’s farming association DBV...
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Central Food Hall employs robot in coronavirus fight
Date: 2020-04-02 08:10:39
Thai supermarket Central Food Hall has begun using UV-C Disinfection Robots to sterilise stores in a move to combat coronavirus transmission. The firm is the first supermarket in the region...
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Furniture giant IKEA making masks to help fight coronavirus
Date: 2020-04-01 08:49:11
Furniture giant IKEA is producing face masks and other protective gear for hospitals, joining a growing list of companies branching out of their normal business areas to help meet equipment...
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Lidl donates fruit and veg bags to thousands of NHS staff to keep them healthy
Date: 2020-04-01 08:30:24
The budget supermarket chain has partnered with Royal Voluntary Service charity to donate bags of fresh produce to hospitals across the UK The supermarket chain has teamed up with Royal...
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Ocado buys 100,000 Covid-19 test kits to ensure ‘safety for all’
Date: 2020-04-01 08:10:10
Food delivery company Ocado has said its decision to order 100,000 Covid-19 testing kits for staff would help keep grocery supplies flowing and protect both staff and the public –...
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Johnson & Johnson: human testing of its coronavirus vaccine to begin by September
Date: 2020-03-31 08:50:44
Johnson & Johnson announced human testing of its experimental vaccine for the coronavirus will begin by September and it could be available for emergency use authorization in early 2021. J&J also...
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Amazon warehouse workers are walking out and Whole Food workers are striking
Date: 2020-03-31 08:30:39
Amazon, the e-commerce giant that has fared well financially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, is facing a bevy of worker strikes. Today, warehouse workers on Staten Island in New York walked...
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As population works from home, Walmart reports increased sales for tops but not pants
Date: 2020-03-31 08:10:54
In the age of social distancing, working from home has become the new normal. But coronavirus quarantine has led to an interesting trend in fashion: sales for tops are up,...
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China – 2 months ahead of us
Date: 2020-03-30 12:32:14
POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the consequences of the virus situation, with particular regard to the development of...
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Coop Italia Freezes Prices Of Packaged Goods For Two Months
Date: 2020-03-30 08:50:11
Coop Italia has announced plans to freeze the prices of all packaged goods for two months, effective immediately. The initiative, which runs until 31 May, will include both private-label products as...
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Coronavirus: Rationing rule proves effective, says Aldi
Date: 2020-03-30 08:30:43
Aldi has implemented new protective measures in stores to prevent the transmission of coronavirus amid the pandemic. Aldi has also installed perspex screens at checkouts to keep its colleagues and...
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Starbucks, Krispy Kreme among chains giving free items to front-line responders
Date: 2020-03-30 08:10:32
Several major chains are stepping up to offer support to healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Starbucks is offering free coffee to front line responders through May 3. Any customer...
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New Interreg Europe program about to be launched
Date: 2020-03-27 10:19:17
OptiWaMag involves 6 EU regions with a shared ambition to accelerate the scaling up of waste management innovation that can support active and innovative environment and resource efficiency and secure...
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Structural changes ahead
Date: 2020-03-27 08:50:16
The coronavirus crisis is producing a number of surprising results. In California, the authorities are using drones manufactured in China, which was prohibited until a few days ago for flight...
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Croatia’s Konzum To Increase Sale Of Local Fresh Produce Due To Closure Of Greengrocers
Date: 2020-03-27 08:30:53
Croatian retailer Konzum has said that it will open additional sales channels for local producers affected by the closure of greengrocers in the country due to COVID-19. The retailer, which...
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Inside One Distillery’s Pivot to Hand Sanitizer
Date: 2020-03-27 08:10:12
Dirty Water Distillery in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is best known for its “Velnias,” a honey liqueur. The distillery’s biggest product these days, however, is hand sanitizer. That recipe comes straight from...
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(HU) Miért nem maradnak otthon a nyugdíjasok, amikor miattuk van minden korlátozás?
Date: 2020-03-26 14:56:25
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(HU) Adományokkal támogatja az egészségügyi dolgozókat a Maspex Olympos
Date: 2020-03-26 11:00:48
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Nobody Will Starve In Coronavirus Crisis, Says Ocado
Date: 2020-03-26 08:50:22
There is no shortage of food in Britain and nobody will starve during the coronavirus emergency, said the chairman of online supermarket Ocado who believes he himself has been infected....
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McDonald’s logo changed to promote social distancing
Date: 2020-03-26 08:30:56
International fast food chain McDonald’s logo has been altered in some global markets to emphasise the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus crisis. The popular restaurant chain is largely...
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