Food

He posted the photos with the caption: 'To all the people in this great city of ours in Derby, if you have gone out and panic bought like a lot of you have and stacked up your houses with unnecessary items you don't normally buy or you have bought in more food than you need, then you need to take a good look at yourself.' … [Read more...] about ‘The madness continues’: Social media users slam ‘wasteful’ panic-buyers who are still throwing away perfectly good food after stockpiling more than they can consume

Motor vehicles pull up to the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank's emergency distribution on Monday. The food bank, which is about 10 miles outside Pittsburgh and serves 11 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, is considered an essential facility during the outbreak … [Read more...] about Drivers form mile-long lines for food bank after being banned from turning up in person to stop spread of coronavirus

Chris Williamson, chief economist at economic survey firm Markit, said: “Retail sales growth slowed in May after a sunshine-related burst of spending in April, but the underlying trend remains impressively strong and adds to the likelihood of interest rates rising later this year rather than being delayed until 2016.“ … [Read more...] about Retail sales see slight increase as food buying offsets drop in clothing sales

Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, salt it, then add the broccoli stems, let them cook for 2 minutes then remove with a draining spoon and plunge into a bowl of iced water. Add the florets to the boiling water, leave for a minute only, then drain and add them to the stems. … [Read more...] about Nigel Slater’s recipe for polenta, mushrooms and broccoli

Supermarkets have also been forced to cap the number of shoppers in store to help people stick to the two metres distance rule put in place by the government. … [Read more...] about Fury as stockpilers throw away mountains of food bought in panic-buyer supermarket frenzy