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New project to extend fish and seafood shelf-life

Sep 29, 2020

Campden BRI is looking for partners to help with new research that aims to revise established standards in order to increase the shelf-life of fresh fish and seafood, which could save producers and retailers millions of pounds in wasted food by extending shelf-life by...

Future of grocery shopping depends on customer experience

Sep 29, 2020

The Big Four supermarkets (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons) are having to further enhance their customer experience (CX) and delivery capabilities in response to increased demand for eGrocery services and to prevent Amazon taking further market share, according...

Cold Chain Federation launches new report and virtual event series

Sep 28, 2020

The Cold Chain Federation has published its new report, Shaping the Cold Chain of the Future: The Road to Net Zero, that examines how the UK cold chain can start a collaborative journey towards becoming a Net Zero industry. The new report opens four weeks of...

Bureau Veritas calls on hospitality businesses to introduce stricter Covid-secure measures

Sep 25, 2020

Global health and safety company Bureau Veritas has advised that hospitality businesses must step up their fight against coronavirus transmission with a more robust and formalised framework to avoid the risk of fines or closure, following the Prime Minister's...

CEIH calls on Government to protect standards in Agriculture Bill

Sep 25, 2020

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has welcomed the news that an amendment to Agriculture Bill, requiring food imports to meet domestic standards, was voted through in the House of Lords. Despite assurances from Ministers that UK standards will not...

Whitworths sees sales boom during coronavirus

Sep 25, 2020

Snacking and ingredients firm Whitworths saw a “significant sales increase” during lockdown with a turnover of more than £117 million, according to the company’s annual financial results. While sales were up as a result of the pandemic, Whitworths added that it had...

Chancellor unveils ‘winter economy plan’ for businesses

Sep 24, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced another support scheme for UK businesses which will replace the existing furlough scheme. The winter economy plan will see the Government and employers pay one-third of workers equivalent salary each for the next six months from...