Grocery growth slows and habits change as nation adapts to lockdown
Take home grocery sales in Britain increased by 9.1% in the 12 weeks to the 19th April as consumers settled into life under lockdown and stocked up on food, according to the latest figures from Kantar. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar,...
Interfood partnership to extend retort offering to UK food processors
Interfood is extending its range of equipment with the announcement of a new partnership with French company Steriflow to supply its range of retort machines to food processors in the UK and Eire. The retorts, also known as autoclaves, are designed to both pasteurise...
Guild of Fine Food research reveals Covid-19 trends for independent retail community
Research conducted by the Guild of Fine Food this month has identified some key trends emerging in independent food and drink as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, with producers and retailers reporting contrasting results. Having surveyed over 200 fine food businesses,...
Harper Adams University analyses impact of Covid-19 on UK food system
Staff at Harper Adams University (HAU) have come together to discuss the potential long-term implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on the UK’s food system and supply chain. The team at the University analysed aspects of the food industry ranging from shifts in...
NFU says Covid-19 business loan scheme must do more
National Farmers Union (NFU) deputy president, Stuart Roberts, has welcomed the arrival of the Government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL) scheme but says it must do more to help farmers and smaller food businesses. The scheme was set up by the...
