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FareShare has worked with almost 150 additional food businesses to aid vulnerable consumers

Coronavirus support maintained by food industry

Food industry coronavirus initiatives have continued over the past month, with a range of companies offering support to consumers, the NHS and firms in the supply chain.

Coronavirus hit 2 Sisters factory reopens

The coronavirus-hit 2 Sisters Food Group poultry processing site in Llangefni, Wales has reopened today (3 July), after being given the go-ahead from local safety bodies.

Crisps firm Walkers confirms coronavirus cases at Leicester factory

The employees tested positive from the 1,400 strong workforce at the factory in the Beaumont Leys area of the city. It followed cases at a number of other food processors in the area, which have reported clusters of COVID-19 at their sites.

Robot cleaner for food factories developed

Food safety, hygiene and cleaning in food factories has gained a boost in the form of a robot cleaner developed by Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV in Dresden.

Kerry Foods appoints new chief executive

Chilled food manufacturer Kerry Foods has promoted Nick Robinson to the role of chief executive from his current position as managing director of consumer brands.

Noble Foods commercial director joins from Andros UK

Egg processor Noble Foods has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of commercial director Jerome Saulet.

Eustice: Government avoided ‘Captain Mainwaring type of approach’

The Government avoided saying “don’t panic” as the coronavirus pandemic sparked consumer stockpiling of food, according to George Eustice, secretary of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

SICK makes production line sensor data easier to access

Sensor solutions company SICK has launched a web-based platform, SICK IntegrationSpace, to house its growing data-based digital software and services portfolio.