Supermarkets are cracking down on what shoppers can purchase as panic about the coronavirus epidemic lead to wide-spread stockpiling. The chaos saw people scrabbling to load up with loo rolls, long-life milk and pasta in a bid to prepare for the worst as the coronavirus death toll hit 21 yesterday while the number of infected soared past 1,000 … Read more
British beef returns to American supermarkets and restaurants for the first time in 24 years as officials lift ban imposed in mad cow disease crisis British farmers can export their beef to America after US lifts 1996 UK beef ban Decision to drop the ban followed three-week visit to British farms and abattoirs British firms firms … Read more
Supermarkets warn shoppers could wait more than a week for deliveries as Ocado takes its app offline and Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Morrisons are forced to drop rivalries and share vans and depots A surge of panic-buying and large orders means online shops are ill-prepared Leading supermarkets will work together to ensure shopping is delivered But … Read more
Italians were packing into supermarkets to stock up for a weeks-long quarantine today as police began roaming the streets to enforce a new nationwide lockdown. Panic-buyers were queuing with shopping trolleys outside 24-hour supermarkets in cities including Rome and Naples last night after prime minister Giuseppe Conte announced the latest drastic measures. Conte declared that … Read more
Tesco has begun rationing the amount of pasta, baked beans and hand sanitiser per customer to stop shelves being stripped amid coronavirus fears. In a move to ensure the supermarket has enough supply, they have decided to limit the amount of dry pasta, UHT milk and baked bean tins that each customer can purchase. As … Read more
Supermarkets to stockpile supplies in coronavirus ‘hotspots’ to prevent food from running short Environment Secretary George Eustice will hold talks with supermarket chiefs It will be aimed at stopping panic buying and ensuring food supply continues They will also consider how the supermarkets will deliver food to elderly people By Mark Hookham For The Mail On … Read more
Supermarket have rubbished Government claims about mass food deliveries to the sick as ‘fanciful, bogus and misleading’. Health Secretary Matt Hancock claimed talks have been held with retailers to supply groceries through online orders and home delivery to Britons who are self-isolating. But chains insist they do not have the vehicles and drivers to cope … Read more
Supermarkets draw up emergency plans to ‘feed the nation’ if coronavirus causes mass shutdown – amid fears panic-buying could spark food riots and empty shelves Shops have seen a surge in panic buying fuelled by the coronavirus crisis A major outbreak in Britain would cause ‘food riots’, former Tesco executive said Supermarkets have now drawn … Read more