Kimberly Coffin, global technical director at LRQA, explains why the way food supply network risks are managed must change amid geopolitical disruptions and an ever-changing supply climate.
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, could survive on meat and fish products in the freezer or refrigerator for up to 30 days, a new study has suggested.
Healthier living, trading up for premium options and mindfulness of our food's impact on the planet were key observations among consumers post lockdown in FrieslandCampina’s fourth annual trends report.
It has now been just over a year since the industry had to contend with the seismic impact of COVID-19, which brought a tremendous strain upon supply chains, retailers and producers.
An employee at Muller Milk and Ingredient's Droitwich, Worcestershire site has died from COVID-19, with 16 other employees currently in self-isolation as a result of the virus.
Somerdale International Limited, an exporter of British cheeses and dairy products, has published its report and accounts for the year ended March 31, 2020.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new job support scheme and extended the coronavirus loan scheme for businesses as part of his Winter Economy Plan.
Greggs has temporarily halted production and sent 300 staff home from its factory near Newcastle after a “small number” of coronavirus cases were confirmed among staff working at the site.
Raynors, the sandwich supplier, was Manufacturing Company of The Year at the 2020 Food Manufacture Excellence Awards. Matt Raynor, chairman, talks about the company and overcoming the challenges of Covid-19.
Finsbury Food Group, the cake and bread manufacturer, has revealed that demand across its product portfolio underwent “rapid change” with the outbreak of coronavirus, the resulting lockdown and move to consumption at home.
Vegan diets have become more attractive to consumers during the Covid-19 pandemic and in particular to a quarter (25%) of young British Millennials (aged 21-30), new research from Mintel has revealed.
Lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis has had a positive effect on the nation’s cooking habits, according to new figures published by the Stilton Cheese Makers Association (SCMA), which represents the UK’s Stilton producers.
The link between obesity and deprivation amid COVID-19 has been confirmed in the latest report from Public Health England (PHE), entitled Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19.
Consumer confidence in eating out is set to take a plunge as people are anxious about returning to pubs, bars and restaurants, according to research from plant-based food company Meatless Farm.
