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Croatia’s Konzum To Increase Sale Of Local Fresh Produce Due To Closure Of Greengrocers
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
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?
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(HU) Adományokkal támogatja az egészségügyi dolgozókat a Maspex Olympos
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Nobody Will Starve In Coronavirus Crisis, Says Ocado
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
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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Amid Coronavirus Crisis, US Shoppers Turn Chicken Into A Scarcity
Major US chicken companies are diverting supplies to grocery stores from restaurants to meet red-hot demand as shoppers, unnerved by worries over the new coronavirus, stock their freezers to the...
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Walmart Ups Minimum Wage In E-Commerce Warehouses As Orders Surge
Walmart Inc said on Monday it has temporarily raised entry wages for workers in its e-commerce warehouses by $2, following similar moves by rivals, as it attempts to manage a shopping...
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Mondelēz To Support Communities During COVID-19 Crisis
Mondelēz International has announced plans to donate $15 million in financial and in- kind support to community partners to ensure critical food stability and further emergency relief efforts during the...
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Carrefour Supports French Fishermen During Crisis
As COVID-19 impacts the global food chain, Carrefour is taking action to support the French fishing industry. In an attempt to mitigate falling prices, the French retailer has committed to...
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The Ministry of Agriculture announces a Hungarikum competition
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) announced a tender to support the collection, promotion, awareness, preservation and care of national treasures and Hungarikums – the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Tuesday....
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Amazon teams up with Bill Gates-backed group to deliver coronavirus test kits
Amazon.com Inc is teaming up with a research program funded by Bill Gates to pick up and deliver coronavirus test kits in Seattle, the e-commerce giant said on Monday. The...
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Two coronavirus testing sites open in Illinois Walmart parking lots
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Sunday that federal drive-thru coronavirus testing sites have been set up in parking lots of its stores in Northlake and Joliet, Illinois to test first...
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Starbucks adopts drive-thru- and delivery-only model
In response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Starbucks is closing all consumer access to its company-operated café stores, including patio seating, through at least Friday, April 3. Customers will need...
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GKI economic sentiment index hardly declined in the first half of March
Surprisingly, the GKI economic sentiment index dropped hardly in March, business expecta-tions worsened slightly, and consumer ones remained unchanged. This is obviously due to the fact that the survey, conducted...
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New Look, H&M, Harrods, Zara join growing list of temporary store closures
With H&M Group, Inditex, New Look, Reiss, River Island, Clarks & Arcadia Group all taking up a significant market share and all closed in the UK for the time being,...
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Panic buyers “should be ashamed”, says NHS director
At the press conference, NHS England national medical director Stephen Powis said the country should be ashamed that key medical staff were left unable to buy food. Powis referred to...
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Walmart’s Mexico unit pulls elderly workers from checkouts on coronavirus concerns
Grocers including Walmart de Mexico have begun bowing to pressure to pull from stores tens of thousands of elderly workers who pack bags at checkouts as concerns grow about their...
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The continental qualifications for the Bocuse d’Or are also postponed
Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the continental qualifications originally announced for spring are postponed at the Bocuse d’Or International Cooking Competition. Copa Maya, the joint qualification for North and South...
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Everything for supply
The corona crisis has put Germany in a state of emergency, and the food industry is right in the middle of it. The sector plays a key role in supplying...
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Coronavirus: Co-op fast tracks 5000-strong recruitment drive
The Co-op is to create 5000 store-based posts which will provide temporary employment for hospitality workers who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis. The grocery retailer said...
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Tesco rations all items to counteract coronavirus panic-buying
Tesco has introduced a three per person limit on all items in a bid to counteract coronavirus-linked stockpiling. In a letter to staff, chief executive Dave Lewis wrote that all...
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L’Oréal Announces Measures To Fight Coronavirus Pandemic In Europe
L’Oréal has announced a series of measures to support those who are at the front-line in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in the continent. Garnier will supply free-of-cost hand...
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Metro to build new fresh/frozen distribution center in $420 million project
In a $420 million, five-year project, Canadian food and drug retailer Metro Inc. plans to build an automated distribution center for fresh and frozen products and enlarge an existing produce...
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Aldi named Britain’s best grocer for second year running
Aldi has been crowned Best Grocer for the second year in a row at the Retail Week Awards, beating off stiff competition from runner up, The Co-Op. For 25 years the awards...
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Lidl on top
Lidl has overtaken sister company Kaufland and became the market leader in the Czech Republic. Thanks to store modernization and expansion of the product range, the discounter has achieved double-digit growth...
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(HU) Figyelem! Ideiglenes munkaerőt toboroz a Kifli.hu!
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The Pálinka Festival in Gyula is postponed until the autumn
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a government decision banned indefinitely the holding of outdoor events with more than 500 participants. This would also affect the Gyula Pálinka Festival, so the...
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