Apr 15, 2020 | Food Hygiene, Food labelling, News
Co-op has been forced to recall packs of its sliced pepperoni after E. coli O157 was found in the product. The retailer is now displaying point-of-sale notices in all stores that are selling the pepperoni, with the notices explaining to customers why the product is...
Apr 14, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Severn & Wye Smokery in Gloucestershire has launched a telephone and online supermarket and nationwide delivery service in order to keep supplying its retail customers during the lockdown period of the Covid-19 crisis. Richard Cook of Severn & Wye Smokery,...
Apr 13, 2020 | News, Red Meat Processing
NFU and NFU Cymru are urging retailers and processors to support British beef and sheep farmers by promoting cuts of meat such as steaks and roasting joints in stores, which are now in high supply due to the complete loss of the food service market. In an open letter,...
Apr 9, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
Lancashire police has arrested two men after they licked their hands and contaminated food in a Sainsbury’s in Morecambe. The incident took place on the 4th April at the supermarket on Lancaster Road, where the men had been caught licking their hands and wiping them...
Apr 9, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
McDonald’s sales fell by only 3.4% in the first three months of the year, despite closing all of its restaurants in the UK. The fast food chain’s international business was hit due to closures in the UK, France, Italy and Spain, but 99% of restaurants in the US...
