Jun 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Food-to-go firm Adelie Foods has ceased trading with 2,169 redundancies being made after efforts to save the company failed. The move comes after Adelie Foods appointed restructuring firm Deloitte to search for a potential buyer of the company, which included Samworth...
Jun 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Storage space for cold and frozen products remains limited following a flux in demand from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Cold Chain Federation (CCF). The Federation has revealed that cold storage occupancy rates are likely to remain high for the near...
May 29, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
As Scotland enters the first phase in easing lockdown restrictions, egg and poultry producers are beginning to reset, restart and recover from a very healthy position, according to the National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS). The Union says that resetting and...
May 28, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published analysis showing that in the first quarter of 2020, food and drink exports fell by over £700m compared to the same period in 2019. Sales to the EU were hit the hardest, with total value falling by 17.4% compared to...
May 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Sandwich firm Greencore has announced it has made a £35 million in its half year results but has come under fire from the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union (BFAWU) for placing staff on furlough during the coronavirus pandemic. Despite the company saying...
May 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
British take-home grocery sales rose by 14.3% during the 12 weeks to the 17th May, the fastest rate since comparable records began in 1994, according to the latest figures released by Kantar. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar, said: “The...
