By Alice Leader2021-04-19T16:46:00+01:00
Midcounties Co-op launched its home delivery service just a year ago, in response to the pandemic, and yet it has now fulfilled over 120,000 orders. As it marks the milestone, chief retail officer Rupert Newman tells The Grocer how it plans to hone the service to continue serving the vulnerable in the wake of the pandemic, and of the other challenges of serving communities through the crisis.
How have you managed demand for home deliveries?
Whilst a number of our competitors were increasing the capacity to deliver online, we had a slightly more localised issue where we had a number of our customers who were being asked to shield, and didn’t necessarily have the means of accessing online slots.
Diana Food Nominated for Upcycling and Waste Management January 22, 2021 Contact Author Hannah Fink
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Diana Food s cranberry project is generated within its Canadian facility, which is dedicated to the production of health actives from natural Nordic fruits.
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The award recognizes excellence across the spectrum of green business. Diana Food is being recognized for its overall waste reduction strategy and recent initiatives that focus on the valorization of the company’s side streams.
Another recently launched initiative deals with cranberry sugars generated within its Canadian facility. The project will deliver a 20% waste reduction in cranberry by-products, which are now being successfully valorized into a brand new natural ingredient dedicated to personal care. It will be commercialized by Symrise’s Cosmetic Ingredients division in the coming months