COVID-19

Lidl Publishes UK Store Wish List

German-owned discounter Lidl GB has appealed to Britons to help it find hundreds of new sites, so it can hit its target of 1,000 stores by the end of 2023....

Food Supply Success In Pandemic Belies Wasteful Farm Policies: OECD

Emergency measures by governments helped keep food supply functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic, but agricultural policies continue to pour out subsidie...

DS Smith Sees Record Second-Half Growth On Online Shopping Boom

DS Smith said on Tuesday it saw record second-half growth, as the British cardboard maker benefited from a pandemic-driven boom in online shopping that hel...

UK Retail Sales Dip As Consumers, Freed From Lockdown, Dine Out

British retail sales fell unexpectedly last month as a lifting of lockdown restrictions encouraged spending in restaurants rather than shops, according to...

Bord Bia Forecasts Irish Foodservice Market To Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels

According to a new report launched by Bord Bia today, the Irish foodservice market will grow by 11% on last year to reach almost €5 billion by ye...

Boots Ireland To Offer COVID-19 Vaccinations From Tomorrow

Boots Ireland has confirmed it will start offering COVID-19 vaccinations from tomorrow, 15 June. Boots Ireland’s 81 pharmacies administrat...

Meat-Free Diet May Lower Severe Disease Risk, Says BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health

People on meat-free diets had lower odds of contracting moderate to severe COVID-19, according to a six-country study published on Monday in BMJ Nutrition,...

Heineken Ireland Launches ‘Fresh Beginnings’ Support Programme For Hospitality Re-Opening

Heineken Ireland is supporting the re-opening of the hospitality industry with the launch of its 'Fresh Beginnings' programme. The programme will see th...