Wholesalers are calling for food manufacturers and the Government to help move ambient and frozen stock out of their warehouses as the foodservice sector prepares to reopen on 4 July.
Princes has reopened its factory site in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire following a 24-hour closure to conduct a deep clean after 14 cases of coronavirus were confirmed at the site.
The food supply chain may take time to adjust to the reopening of the hospitality sector, Kate Nicholls
UKHospitality chief executive has told the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee.
Food and drink suppliers have been granted more power at the negotiating table after seven years of successful regulation in the groceries sector, according to the exiting Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA).
Premier Foods, the owner of brands such as Mr Kipling, Bisto and Oxo, is expecting a 20% rise in revenue in the first quarter of this financial year, boosted by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Castell Howell Foods, the Carmarthenshire-based food wholesaler and processor, has revealed it is to make job cuts following the impact of the closure of the foodservice and hospitality sector on its business.
A number of cases of coronavirus have been confirmed at Tulip’s Tipton fresh pork manufacturing site, less than a month after confirming the closure of the factory.
Nearly two-thirds of people in Britain have attributed the main reason for eating less healthily than usual during the coronavirus lockdown to boredom, according to the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).
