Jun 25, 2020 | Coronavirus, Food Hygiene, News
Scientists at food research institute Campden BRI have developed a new test to assess the effectiveness of cleaning chemicals and disinfection operations on a SARS-CoV-2 surrogate virus. Microbiologist Annette Sansom, who has been leading the project, said: “We have...
Jun 24, 2020 | Brexit, Coronavirus, News
Defra and the Department of International Trade (DIT) have announced a ‘Bounce Back Plan’ for the agriculture, food and drink industries in order to support businesses that have been impacted by coronavirus. The plan consists of a number of trade measures...
Jun 4, 2020 | Coronavirus, News, Retailing
Morrisons’ new phone shopping service, aimed specifically at the old and vulnerable during the current pandemic, has received over 100,00 orders in its first two months of operation. Launched in April, the new telesales shopping platform was introduced in response to...
Jun 4, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
A survey of 1,706 people conducted by Leatherhead Food Research has suggested that consumer behaviour and eating habits may be permanently affected as a result of Covid-19. The survey found that the majority of UK consumers (94%) said they changed the way they shop...
Jun 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Food-to-go firm Adelie Foods has ceased trading with 2,169 redundancies being made after efforts to save the company failed. The move comes after Adelie Foods appointed restructuring firm Deloitte to search for a potential buyer of the company, which included Samworth...
