May 7, 2020 | Coronavirus, Food Hygiene, News
The food safety standard organisation, BRCGS, has issued new guidance to food manufacturers amid concerns about the impact of Covid-19 on food production. According to the World Health Organisation, it is highly unlikely that people can contract the virus from food or...
May 6, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Seafood Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish seafood sector, has written to the chief executives of the main UK supermarket retailers, urging them to reopen their fresh fish counters. With international markets closed off, and the UK restaurant/catering sector largely...
May 6, 2020 | Dairy, News
The UK dairy sector, in partnership with Government, has announced a new joint-funded campaign to highlight the importance of ‘human connections’ during the current coronavirus crisis. The £1 million promotional campaign taps into the need for personal moments during...
May 6, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and a number of trade unions have joined together for the first time to commend the efforts of all those in the food and drink manufacturing working to maintain the UK’s food security. In a joint statement, the FDF, along with...
May 5, 2020 | News, Retailing
Former KFC managing director, Misty Reich, has joined the board of recipe box company Gousto. Reich joins the company following an additional £33m investment to boost further job creation and business expansion. Having previously held positions as global chief people...