The Government has issued back-to-work guidance as it extends the furlough scheme, enabling workers to receive 80% of their salary up to £2,500, to the end of October.
Calls have been made to protect staff in the Northern Ireland meat processing sector following the death of a staff member who worked for the Moy Park poultry site in Dungannon.
A £16m support package to help charities FareShare and WRAP feed vulnerable people was revealed by environment secretary George Eustice this weekend, before Prime Minister Boris Johnson updated the UK’s lockdown measures.
New registrations to the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB’s) meat education programme (MEP) have increased by 50% since the coronavirus lockdown.
2 Sisters has revealed that a “small number” of workers across different departments have tested positive for COVID-19 at its meat factory site Willand in Cullompton, Devon.
Ready meals manufacturer Moy Park has partnered with community groups to donate thousands of meals to people most at risk during the coronavirus pandemic.
The balance and volume of meat cuts will remain compromised until the coronavirus outbreak has passed and the market is back to normal, trade body Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has warned.
Government plans to end the coronavirus lockdown could mean the enforcement of staggered shift times, limiting the numbers of people in company vehicles and the regular cleaning of factories and servicing of ventilation systems.
Members of the Bakers’, Food and Allied Workers’ Union (BFAWU) at Greencore’s Northampton factory have raised concerns after a member of staff working at the site tested positive for COVID-19.
Müller, the dairy processing giant, is facing criticism from National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) for making a u-turn on proposed price increases for farmgate milk.
2 Sisters Food Group, Arla Foods, Princes Group and Alpro are among the latest food processors strengthening coronavirus support efforts to aid the vulnerable, NHS and businesses.
Small food and drink businesses unable to access funding through existing coronavirus support schemes could soon benefit from 100% state-backed loans worth up to £50,000.
Sales of fish fingers and frozen peas are skyrocketing as millions of hungry schoolchildren swap school dinners for lunchtime at home, the latest figures from the British Food Federation (BFFF) and Kantar have revealed.
Shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have sparked a “crisis within a crisis”, according to trade union GMB.
The UK is facing a shortage of farm workers in June to pick fruits and vegetables and the Government is calling for furloughed workers to take on second jobs to plug the gap.
Coronavirus has seen compliance firm Bureau Veritas and digital design company Regency Design develop health and safety offerings for food and drink manufacturers.
Tackling the challenges of the coronavirus and the increased need to adopt automation and robotics technology are hot topics at Lancashire Farm Dairies, as featured in this podcast.
Titanic Brewery has secured £1m in funding through the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), securing the jobs of its 200 workers in the process.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has written an open letter to the food industry following concerns about the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE).
As the coronavirus pandemic highlights the vulnerability of global supply chains, the UK is likely to see a policy change focusing on domestic food production, according to one specialist research firm.
The boss of Associated British Foods (ABF) has revealed that its food businesses had to produce 'more than ever before' during the weeks of panic-buying.
Premier Foods has delivered a “triple whammy” of positive results on the back of its latest update, according to Shore Capital head of research Clive Black.
Nestlé UK & Ireland has revealed it is working with two trade unions, GMB and Unite, on the issues around employee safety, working conditions and maintaining supply.
Responding to coronavirus’s impact, the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) has urged retailers to share financial aid with their suppliers, as manufacturers increasingly rely on debt to weather the pandemic.
Coronavirus has moved foodservice wholesaler Bidfood to work with packaging company Smurfit Kappa to send food parcels containing products from brands including Nescafé, Heinz and Tilda to 1.5m vulnerable people.
Molson Coors Beverage Company, the owner of brands such as Carling and Coors, has scaled back its UK operations and rationalised its range to deal with the impact of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus' threat to food industry workers has triggered one trade union to press the six top grocery retailers put staff before profit, accusing a major supplier of foregoing social distancing guidance and scrimping on pay.
UK food manufacturer British Premium Sausage Company has won new listings with two major supermarkets, resulting in 35 employees not having to be furloughed.
Food manufacturers should gain consent from employees it intends to furlough on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme or it could face a “boat load of claims”, a leading employment lawyer has claimed.
Greggs could be the last baker on the high street if shops are forced to stay closed until the end of 2020 because of the coronavirus, research analyst Shore Capital has warned.
