Fresh prepared foods producer Bakkavor is to review capacity across its manufacturing base in response to the coronavirus, as it predicted a hit to sales for the 2020 financial year.
Sales of canned meats, flour and canned beans have more than doubled since significant consumer stockpiling began in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Entrepreneurs targeting a reduction in childhood obesity are set to benefit from a £1.8m funding pot launched yesterday (30 March), supported by accelerator Mission Ventures.
Liverpool-based Sykes Seafood has completed the acquisition of processor Klaas Puul from the Dutch Seafood Company, leading to the creation of a €300m (£269m) pan European seafood business.
Understanding issues throughout the supply chain is important to animal proteins producer Essentia, as sales director Tom Cooke (pictured far right) explains.
Now, more than ever, it is important that we here at Food Manufacture show solidarity with our readers, friends and supporters in the industry, who are integral to the survival of this nation during the coronavirus outbreak.
Meat factory workers at Moy Park’s Portadown plant and ABP's Lurgan facility in Northern Ireland walked out over concerns about social distancing yesterday (25 March), trade union Unite has said.
Sandwich producer Halal Kitchen has reported more than a 50% drop in sales and production as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, despite industry reports suggesting a contrary trend.
Cut earnings, threats to supplies and helplines for manufacturers’ customers are just some of the latest developments in the drinks industry as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has cemented its support for the UK meat sector, as the food industry continues to struggle from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.
Meat supplies in the UK are at serious risk of disruption from a shortage of labour due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA).
