Apr 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published an open letter addressed to members of the food industry detailing the shortage of PPE as well as updated health and safety guidance for those continuing to work during the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the main concerns...
Apr 22, 2020 | Awards, News
The annual Meat Management Industry Awards, have reassured participants about organisational intentions for the dinner and ceremony this year. Judging was fully completed on time over a full week of activity at the Regional Food Academy within Harper Adams University...
Apr 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
One of Britain’s biggest food companies, Premier Foods, has revealed that sales for convenient products such as Super Noodles and Smash instant mash potato have increased as consumers stock up on cupboard items for lockdown. Premier Foods owns some of the largest food...
Apr 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
With shoppers needing to cater for an additional 500 million meals a week, sales of meat, fish and poultry have been at an all-time high, according to the latest research from Kantar. £10.8 billion of grocery sales were recorded over the last four weeks, surpassing...
Apr 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
Waitrose has announced a number of support initiatives for its most vulnerable suppliers during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Most notably the supermarket has unlocked £200k from the Waitrose Foundation Global Fund to support its overseas farming communities in...
Apr 20, 2020 | Cheese, News
Britain’s specialist cheesemakers and retailers have joined forces to urge the public to ‘support small cheesemakers’ as the coronavirus crisis threatens to wipe out the previously thriving industry. Revealing plans for the first ever British Cheese...
