Apr 20, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
International charity Concordia is looking to put thousands of Britons who have lost their jobs to the Covid-19 pandemic to work on farms across the country, despite workers being flown in from Romania. Sky News reported last week that a chartered flight of 150...
Apr 20, 2020 | Frozen Foods, News
In a joint letter from British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) president, Nigel Broadhurst and CEO, Richard Harrow have said that over the course of the last few weeks the food production and supply chain has demonstrated innovation, fortitude and resilience in the face...
Apr 20, 2020 | Fish Processing, News
The Scottish seafood industry is working extremely hard, adapting to new guidelines and developing new routes to the consumer in an effort to ensure a continuing supply of fresh, nutritious seafood during the coronavirus pandemic and the current ‘lockdown’, according...
Apr 17, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
GMB London and East of England, the union for logistics staff, is calling on the Co-op to extend its cash bonus of £100 to its outsourced logistics staff as well as its regular members of staff. The bonus is awarded to staff for coping with the massive surge in sales...
Apr 17, 2020 | News, Waste
Approved Food, a large online retailer of surplus food and drink, is continuing to urge shoppers to only buy what they need in the run-up to this year’s Stop Food Waste Day on April 29th. The company estimates the amount of food thrown away by householders has risen...
